About

Hi , my name is Rebecca Sherrington and I’m currently a fashion student in Newcastle. This September I will be transferring to Leeds Beckett to continue my final 2 years of university.

My university experience has been a complete rollercoaster. I began my Fashion course back in 2017 at the age of 18. I completed my 1st year with troubles along the way and began my 2nd year in September of 2018. Unfortunately for me, my mental health hit hard! It was so difficult for me to actually focus on my end goal. It was time for a break , so I took a year out to focus on my own health and to be around family and friends.

In September 2019, I began my 2nd year once again but this time I had help from my mentor Hannah ( Hi Hannah if you’re reading !) and I started to take fluoxetine to help me balance out my emotions because trust me, I was an emotion wreck. I’d never had panic attacks before but I kid you not they were BAD! My friends genuinely didn’t know if I was performing a meme when I had my first one ( cheers gals haha). I was so scared to go anywhere in case I had one in public. It was utterly shit! But this takes me to where I am now ; living at home on ‘ placement term ‘ and making decisions to change university.

I’m only 21. In the past 3 years I’ve had more ups and downs that I have ever had. I never fully understood mental health until now. I have the bestest friends a girl could ask for and a loving family who have supported me through my worst moments.

As I adventure into my new chapter of my education, I leave behind my life in Newcastle for a different one. I will never forget the memories I had in Newcastle and all the friends I made along the way.

This is my story. This is the story of my crazy life of a fashion university student who had ambitions of becoming a fashion designer one day. And trust me, mental health is a bitch but it’s not gonna stop me from being me.