mental illness
The Teens Using Instagram Hashtags to Glorify Suicide
Ana, Annie, Bella, Deb, Mia, Perry, Sue and Sophie aren't real girls. They're abbreviations for mental health issues and eating disorders used by teenagers looking to band together through personal stories on Instagram.
My Life After Being Diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder and Epilepsy
Some people hear 'Borderline Personality Disorder' and call bullshit. What I've learned over the past few years is that it's not bullshit at all.
The Mental Health Warriors of Instagram
The community serves as a place to help and support each other through whatever problems its members are dealing with, from dissociative identity disorder to eating disorders.
Thirty Sentences I Never Said Again After I Turned 30
The things you think when you start thinking of yourself as an "adult."
People Who Pretend to Be Blind
Blindsimmers, or people who pretend to be blind, feel a visceral desire to obscure their own vision, sometimes leading them to take drastic measures.
How to Have Sex on Your Deathbed
Just because you're slowly dying of a terminal illness doesn't mean you're not thinking about sex.
Rosemary Kennedy and the Legacy of Mental Illness
In 1941, a lobotomy left Rosemary Kennedy permanently incapacitated. Two new books this month explore what has and hasn't changed about the way we treat mental illness more than 70 years later.
Living with a Partner Who Has OCD Is Hell
Because of his OCD, my boyfriend won't touch anything he perceives as "dirty"—public door handles, chipped cups, even his own girlfriend.
How Borderline Personality Disorder Put an End to My Party Days
At the time I was suffering most from the mental illness, everyone from my friends to my doctor failed to understand what was wrong with me. Here's how I got better.
Why You Make Art When You're on Ambien
You're not the only one who turns into Picasso after 10 mg of Ambien.
Australia Has Closed Its Most Controversial Ketamine Clinics
Aura Medical Corporation ran a chain of facilities where people could treat depression, bipolar disorder and PTSD with ketamine – but these clinics were recently shut down amid controversy.
I Tried to Cure My Self-Loathing with a Shaman on the Streets of New York
I saw a wolf sitting in the black field of my mind, but I still hate myself.