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Tayler’s Story
When I was about 13 years old, I told my parents that I didn’t feel right. They thought it was just a phase all teenagers go through.
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I Am Me
I fight the suicidal thoughts that creep into my mind daily. But I can do this. I have to. My story doesn’t end here.
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OMG, I’m So OCD
Ponder the question of why we use mental illnesses, such as OCD, as terminology for certain qualities like being organized. -
Another Day
I hope that receiving care will become less of a struggle. It’s bad enough fighting your own mind while also trying to navigate your way through a broken system.
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BPD Relapse and Recovery
It’s a scary thing to speak openly about an illness that is often extremely misunderstood. I want my experience to give hope to at least one person living with BPD.
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So Dark & Deep: A Story of Mental Illness
Admitting that you have a problem is probably the hardest thing to do. Telling my best friend that I have anxiety, depression and OCD took me months.
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In the Grip of Panic
I have ADHD, anxiety, OCD and a tic disorder. But none of them rule my life. Most importantly, I am no longer a prisoner to panic attacks.
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Eric’s Story
I am a single dad who just happens to have a chronic mental illness. After years of struggling, I found a wonderful doctor that actually took his time going through my symptoms in detail. I was diagnosed with schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder/anxiety and major depression.
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Autism Research Sheds New Light on Gender Differences
New studies presented at The 2013 International Meeting for Autism Research provide possible explanations behind the skewed gender ratio in autism diagnoses. -
Battling from the Inside: The Devil in Silver by Victor LaValle
Pepper does not have a mental illness but finds himself suddenly placed in a psychiatric ward. He soon joins forces with three other residents to fight monsters outside and within.