A day in a psychiatry ward
Bharti shares her prose about what it’s like to check in and remain the day in a psychiatry ward.
lifestyle
Rules for coming home from an inpatient visit with schizoaffective disorder
After two episodes of psychosis without any warning, and their first priority was their kids being in an environment that was safe for them, Brad and his wife came up with a list of measurable things that could represent his mental instability and would require him leaving the house and getting help.
Missing years dating
Afraid to be “outed” by others for his mental illness, Jim would withdrawal, leaving big gaps between his romantic relationships and an incomplete ledger of dating successes.
Why dreaming could be key to your mental health
Jane finds that it’s her dreaming at night that is helping her to feel more resilient and less anxious throughout the day.
Walking our way through anxiety & depression
Paul David Smith shares how his partner retreating to her bed for months caused him to improvised in how to help her in a way that she needed to recover.
Leaving religion, depression, and me
H grew up with Islam structuring her whole life but it wasn’t true to who she was. Years of depression developed until she decided to take the risk of leaving it all behind.
Why I decided to go back into therapy
Dee Chan shares that though she feels her borderline personality disorder (BPD) is in remission, a triggering event has her going back to therapy for suicide ideation.
