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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. -
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. -
Recovering from an Eating Disorder as a Trans Person
"I am who I am, and I don’t need to force my body into a shape that’s uncomfortable or unhealthy."