Mental Health

Stories, information and advice by and for people with a mental illness, including coping tips, inspiration and the very real experiences of people with various mental illnesses.

A Letter to Myself When I Feel Like Life Isn’t Worth Living

The Tie Dye Poet

When I Found Out My Psychiatrist Died of COVID-19

Roxanne Kang

Breonna Taylor Showed Us That Black Women are Still Invisible

Maya Lorde

New Study Shows How Racial Bias Impacts Mental Health Care for Black Community

Silvia Pittman

I ‘Should’ Be Happy, but Bipolar Disorder Has Other Ideas

Janet Coburn

How Anorexia Nervosa Became My Whole Identity

Ruby Alarcon Gleeson

4 Ways To Save Your Mental Health After Losing a Job

Nikki Opara

Why Traditional Self-Care Doesn’t Meet My Needs as a Black Woman

Maya Lorde

How I'm 'In Repair' With My Bipolar Disorder

Nina Alexandra Horn

4 Tips on Defeating Your Anxiety in the Time of COVID-19

Jennifer P.

What I Would Tell My 12-Year-Old Self After His First Panic Attack

Brett Krasnove

To Mental Health Professionals: Stop Calling Your 'Difficult' Patients 'Borderline'

Kellyann May Navarre

Medical PTSD: It's Real and Impacts My Everyday Life

Via Untethered

Self-Care Tips Only Go So Far During a Pandemic

Christa Marie

What Milestones Mean to Me as Someone With Depression

Nate Stewart

5 Ways to Escape a Suicidal Spiral

Rae Shane

Checking in on Children's Mental Health During the Pandemic

Clare E.

14 Subtle Ways People With Depression Reach Out for Help

Christiana Ares-Christian

Try This Meditation Next Time You're in Fight-or-Flight Mode

Carley Centen

What I Wish People Understood About 'Agitated Depression'

Megan Griffith

5 Ways to Process Anger Without Turning It on Yourself

Kimberly Zapata

What Pulled Me Out of the Downward Spiral of Suicidal Thoughts

Elle Ivy Ray

4 Takeaways From NBA Player Kevin Love’s Recent Mental Health Article

Gabrielle Ferrara, MSW, LSW

The Parts of My Mental Health My Boss Doesn’t See on Our Zoom Calls

Sky Taylor

Growing Up Economically Privileged Didn't Stop My Depression or Schizophrenia

Lindsay Musgrove

What Happened When My Therapist Asked Me To ‘Let Go’ of My Child Self

Tabitha Yates

Why My Friends Were Surprised When I Stopped Hiding My Borderline Personality Disorder

Debi Mann

How Depression Takes Hold of My Life

Susanne Bruderer

Experiencing a Quarter-Life Crisis as Someone With Mental Illness

Brian Fu

Lady Gaga Talks About Her Mental Health and Releases Video for Song '911'

Julia Metraux

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