Sociopaths Are Charming, Manipulative and Fantastic in Bed
They may be compulsive liars without empathy or full human emotions, but they have seductive powers on their side.
I'm a Bad Bitch with Shame and Anxiety, OK?
I decided to delve into my shame and anxiety with writer Safy-Hallan Farah, and also ask her some questions about her own shame and anxiety.
I Traveled to India to Try an Ancient Detox and Found Enlightenment with a ‘Shart Chart’
I hated myself for blindly filling prescriptions and taking the advice provided by the "rehabilitation team" surrounding me in Canada. I needed a change.
Can MDMA Help the Mental Well-Being of Critically Ill People?
A new study authorized by the FDA focusing on subjects suffering from severe anxiety stemming from a life-threatening condition aims to find out.
This Canadian College Student Says He Was Kicked Out of the Dorms After a Suicide Attempt
James Rodriguez says the University of Toronto failed to accommodate his mental health issues.
This Is What It's Like Being Addicted to Laxatives
Laxative abuse is a common manifestation of eating disorders that we rarely talk about. But with the pills so easy to buy and become addicted to, and increasing numbers of young people using them, it's about time we started.
Can the Long History of 'Madness' Help in Our Understanding of Mental Health Today?
We talked to sociologist Andrew Scull about his new book 'Madness in Civilisation', which traces the history of mental health disorders over 3000 years.
How Losing My Sight Helped Me Express My Gender Identity
With no mirrors to face I saw my beautiful inner self as a girl, and a woman slowly pushing away the past.
Searching for Reasons Why I Self-Harmed for Seven Years, and for Why I Stopped
From an outsider's perspective, it's hard to wrap your head around why, when humans instinctively avoid pain, someone would actively and regularly seek it out. But I did.
What It's Like to Have a Suicidal Best Friend
I am frustrated that her medications don't work, the doctors can't seem to help her, and neither can I.
Started from the Psych Meds, Now I’m Fucked
The first week I stopped taking Effexor I spun out into an anxiety hole so deep that it felt less like anxiety and more like I was in a battle with actual demons.
I Got Anxiety at the Most Relaxing Place in the World
Iceland's Blue Lagoon might be beautiful, but its crowds – and my natural tendency toward anxiety in relaxing places – made it hell.