mental illness

There’s nothing I can let go of that ends my renewed experiences of stigma and shame surrounding mental illness.

When I was diagnosed with OCD several years ago, like most people, I assumed it was an anxiety disorder. It wasn’t until months later that I stumbled on articles debating the merits of defining OCD as an entirely separate category of mental illness.

Despite the possible consequences, I am allowing myself more than a mere moment to recuperate.

Does chronic anxiety ever make you feel like a flake?

We both have mental illness. How can I know either, let alone both of us, will be okay after our breakup?

I just can't shake this feeling that my boyfriend going to leave me and find someone who makes him happy without mental health issues.

Once I learned how to discuss my bipolar disorder, I stopped defining myself by my illness and started talking about my emotions as well as my struggles.

Ultimately, asylum-themed haunted houses make a mockery and sideshow attraction out of the pain of people with mental illness.