I tried to book uni counselling for a week but was told ‘come back tomorrow’ every day
Every time it said ‘no appointments are available’
5 months ago
I logged on to Sussex University’s online counselling service booking system every day for a week, only to be told to “come back tomorrow” every single time.
At a time when university students need support most, I decided to see just how readily available this support is. So, around the same time, early in the morning, for seven consecutive days I logged on – only to find no appointments available.
I set alarms and went to great lengths to try and get help from my university, but nothing showed up for a whole week. Every day I was met with the same three words: “Come back tomorrow.”
From trips to the dentist to vaccinations, injections are a mainstay of modern medicine.
And, while it s fair to say few of us really like them, the mere thought of a needle is enough to make some pass out.
Up to 10 per cent of the UK population has a needle phobia and, with the biggest vaccination programme in Britain s history under way in which at least 30 million adults are due to be offered two shots of the coronavirus vaccine millions of trypanophobics, as needle phobia is known, could be struggling with fear over the next few months.
Up to 10 per cent of the UK population has the needle phobia trypanophobia. (Stock image)