![Suicide in the Trenches](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/04/Ascension-web-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Once a patriotic and willing recruit of the British army and decorated twice for his incredible acts of bravery during the first world war, Military…
![Crushing Debt Affects Student Mental Health](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/04/VB10-_-Feature-1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Brian, a graduate from a university in California, struggled financially and emotionally. He often experienced anxiety, panic, and shame about his student loans. Upon graduating,…
![Can mental health be funny?](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/04/3818247781_65135742be_z-470x140.jpg?x81652)
In an unconventionally comedic way, TV personality John Oliver brings attention to the poor state of mental-health care in the United States. He exposes misconceptions…
![Fell on Black Days](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/04/joshua-earle-557-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“Whatsoever I’ve feared has come to life. Whatsoever I’ve fought off became my life.” “Fell on Black days” is a song by Soundgarden with lyrics…
![Depicting Mental Illness with Architecture](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/04/Italy-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Italian illustrator Federico Babina, in his latest series ‘ARCHIATRIC’, forms an illustrated reflection of the relationship between creativity, architecture, and psychopathology. An animated video and…
![Mysterious Pain](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/04/cristian-newman-141895-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Peggy Stewart’s poem ‘Mysterious Pain’ depicts anxiety and panic attacks. The author compares the unprovoked and unpredictable terror associated with a panic attack to a…
![Rape Victims' Reactions Misunderstood by Law Enforcement](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/04/CM-_-Feature-1-_Let-me-go-wv2-800x675-470x140.jpg?x81652)
In 2008, 18-year-old Marie reported being raped at knifepoint in her apartment. Confronted by the police with allegations that she was lying, she conceded under…
![Not just a woman’s issue](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/04/Tethered-web-470x140.jpg?x81652)
After being raped by her boyfriend at the age of 16 and living for nearly a decade with the shame and guilt of the assault,…
![Right to Be Depressed?](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/04/Refreshing-Embrace-web-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“I’ve got a right to be depressed.” The song “Fill in the Blank” by Car Seat Headrest explores living with depression, and struggling to understand…
![Compulsive Creativity](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/03/Alien-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Out of possible side effects to expect when taking medication for Parkinson’s disease, uncontrollable painting is probably not one of them. Ingrid Hauff-Jacubasch was diagnosed…