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Anosognosia
Anosognosia is when someone is unaware of their own mental illness or when they can’t perceive their symptoms accurately. -
Surviving the Bed Shortage in Mental Health Treatment Facilities: A Teenager’s Experience
This is an unprecedented crisis in mental health facilities — and it needs to be addressed. -
Autism
Autism is a complex developmental disorder that can cause problems with thinking, feeling, language and the ability to relate to others. Many individuals with autism also live with mental illness like anxiety or depression. -
Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are characterized by the intentional changing of food consumption to the point where physical health or social behaviors are affected. -
The Power and Value of Insight
Insight is an ability that many of us take for granted before losing it. -
Anosognosia: A Big Word for a Surprising Condition
A broad familiarity within our society about this condition would be life-changing for people with SMI. -
Changing the Conversation about Eating Disorders
Everyone deserves compassion and support as they live with and recover from eating disorders. -
Overcoming Condition-Specific Barriers: Facing Anosognosia
As I battled schizoaffective disorder, I had no idea I was experiencing delusions, hallucinations and paranoia. -
Accepting My Sexuality in Eating Disorder Recovery
The pride I feel about my identity is inextricably linked to the pride I feel about being in recovery from an eating disorder.