内容摘要：She said: “It’s such an unspoken about topic that everyone thinks is taboo but it's not. It's everywhere and it really needs talking about more.”

She said: “It’s such an unspoken about topic that everyone thinks is taboo but it's not. It's everywhere and it really needs talking about more.”

Unfortunately I was so behind in studying and so disconnected from any possible chance of friendship that I ended up dropping out and enrolling at an entirely different university. I was full of hope for a fresh start but it was like reliving that lonely, alienating experience all over again.I couldn't just drop out again and go home to my parents in shame for the second time so I stuck it out. I was almost entirely isolated and alone in my room seven days a week, rarely speaking or seeing anyone, despite having joined every society under the sun to try and make new friends.

I never told Mark how hard I was finding it and he never understood fully why I'd cry whenever he'd leave after visiting me for a few days.I figured that if I was alone and miserable for a year, I might as well use the time to get into the best shape of my life. Sadly for me, that meant that I began to over-exercise and restrict food. I ended up uncontrollably binge eating from being so physically exhausted and under-fuelled.This cycle continued until I eventually completed my first year, when Mark and I agreed I should move universities to continue my last two years closer to home.

I finally graduated from the University of Essex in 2013 and didn't have much luck concerning friendship there either. My weight plummeted and my relationship with food and exercise was in tatters. My stress surrounding maintaining that toxic cycle made me a horrible person to be around, especially whenever food was involved.After plucking up the courage to seek help, I was eventually diagnosed with anorexia nervosa with binging tendencies. The following years of treatment were a huge struggle. I was told that I was so underweight that I could die in my sleep.

After spending time in an eating disorder unit, I was told that if I didn't change, I'd soon be sectioned, which was the wake-up call I needed.

On that day, I called up my gym, where I used to go twice a day for multiple hours at a time, and told them to cancel my membership and never let me in again.Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned the budget would be "painful" and said the government would have to make "big asks" of the public.

Sir Keir's government repeatedly accused the Conservatives of leaving the public finances in a dire state since Labour won the general election in July.In response, the Conservatives have been saying Labour inherited a growing economy and claim Sir Keir is laying the groundwork for tax rises.

The Household Support Fund was introduced in October 2021, with initial funding of £500m to help people hit by the Covid pandemic.It has since been extended several times, most recently in the spring budget when the previous government provided a further £500m to extend the fund through to September this year.