The very fact this question occurs to me is a sign of just how skewed the thinking is on mental illness in this country: my mind is framing it, even if unintentionally, as a personal weakness
the frisky
mental health
I was diagnosed with bipolar II disorder at 27, just one year older than you are now. Thank God there was no Twitter or Facebook or Instagram back then.
mental health
Sometimes my body gets numb and I forget that I'm a human being.
mental health
I was fidgety, inattentive, and had a hard time putting together sentences that were longer than one or two words. According to my doctors, this was "good," because it was a sign that my medication was working.
mental health
Oh, by the way, this is THE WORST POST I'VE EVER WRITTEN.
dating
The Crazy Town stuff is difficult to explain to my boyfriend. He’s sympathetic, for sure, but as far as I can ascertain, his biggest life tragedy thus far was wearing a palate expander in the fourth grade.
anxiety
This depression and anxiety thing isn't temporary. It's not going to disappear when I hit a certain age, or achieve certain career milestones, or get a really great deep-conditioning treatment.
mental health
I take mental illness very seriously. So I’ve never regretted having my second husband committed to a psychiatric ward -- and would do it all over again, if need be.
anxiety
I went to therapy once. For exactly a year. I don't think it worked.
healthy
By the time I understood this personality disorder, we had two daughters, were almost 2 million dollars in debt and I had lost every ounce of respect that I once had for this man.
Tina Swithin in
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mental health
Dec 18, 2012 at 11:00am | 172 comments
mental health
By all means, let’s improve mental health services in the US. Please. We desperately need it. But if you want to talk about how to prevent rampage violence, I’m afraid you’re going to need to move on to other subjects.
adam lanza
Over the weekend, the viral blog post “I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother” spoke to the complicated relationship of a mother to a potentially dangerous and mentally ill son. xoJane asked a psychiatrist to respond.
motherhood
After I had Gabe, I was clearly in need of some help. I was a wreck, my baby was basically starving and the midwife on call wouldn’t come and see me at home because she wasn’t allowed to visit a house in the dark.
seasonal affective disorder
I want to crawl into a hole for the winter and emerge looking pretty just in time for spring.
Hannah in
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Nov 8, 2012 at 1:00pm | 111 comments
mental health
There are many things that impact mental health. I’d say it goes without saying that racism and oppression are two very large things, but maybe it really does need to be said.
healthy
I grew up with the idea that doctors knew what they were doing, that they were competent and trustworthy and had most of the answers. I don't believe that anymore.
mariannicures
I did my nails three times yesterday. And I still don't really like what I wound up with
adventures in crazy brain
I can be a bitch sometimes.
healthy
I’ve never been to a nightclub or held down a real job for long, I don’t have friends, and I live with my mum and dad at an age where most of my old school friends have children and spouses of their own.
adventures in crazy brain
The question is not whether you know mental illness exists, but what you are going to do about it.
anxiety management
I've had enough panic attacks to fuel a dozen Woody Allen movies. Here are my tips on how to deal.
how to
Some practical tips for finding a professional to help you save your mental health -- or even your life.
