Mental illness as part of a complex identity
Lisbeth Coiman shares her experience with bipolar and psychosis and how looking at life through the lens of mental illness has changed her perspective.
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Living in a mad world with severe depression and coming out alive
B tries to cope with horror after horror as she falls deeper into depression and makes countless suicide attempts.
5 reasons electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is my family’s first choice for treating psychotic episodes
Ian shares his experience with using electroconvulsive therapy to bring his wife out of psychosis. He gives 5 reasons why it works so well vs medication.
How delusions can be an experience and not a symptom; Trish’s story of acceptance
MHT founder and editor Trish Hurtubise shares her belief we are just right & how this re-frames her recent experience with delusions to be a coping mechanism for fear vs a psychotic symptom. And there’s a cartoon.
Spiritual awakening: doctors label it delusional but one healer calls it magic
An interview with wounded healer Gary on his spiritual awakening and how society labels it as psychotic and/or schizophrenic.
Confusion in the 4th dimension: my schizophrenia story
Jared tells his story of having a bad acid trip resulting in hyper-awareness and a psychotic break. He details this experience with schizophrenia and recovery.
From suicidal to thriving: a video interview with cathleen spacil on how to find joy
In a video interview, Cathleen Spacil talks of her experience with mental illness and brain injury from ECT to becoming suicidal. She then speaks on how she and you can find joy.