“Reason for referral: anxious depressive syndrome” was the only information I had about Alan (name changed for anonymity), my last patient in the clinic that…
Known for some of the most surreal and symbolic paintings, Frida Kahlo was no stranger to depicting themes of self-identity, mental health and the human…
“What if people judge me for taking arm floaties?” Well, those people don’t care if you live or die. Coming to terms with a diagnosis…
Nadia Bedzhanova’s directorial debut “Beware of Dog” (2020) follows the lives of 3 people severely affected by mental disorders. The film premiered at the Slamdance…
Rae Morgan, a mental health advocate, writer and storyteller, created these pieces while she was hospitalized in an outpatient program with bipolar disorder. She says…
“I shut down again. I went blank. One minute I was spinning, and the next minute my mind was dragging itself around in a circle,…
Suse Silva is a Toronto based visual artist working in Toronto. She uses visual art as a way to express her internal experiences to being…
Coleman Hell wrote the song “Manic” to shed light on the struggle of dealing with bipolar disorder. Although he was diagnosed years ago, he neglected…
Neil Hilborn is an American slam poet who writes and performs poetry. Hilborn was diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) as a child, and bipolar disorder while he was in college, and has always used…
At the age of 19, Kevin Hines decided that he was going to take his life by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge; he is of the 1% of people who have survived…
