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…
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…
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,…
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…
Henry Rollins’ spoken word poem “I know you” touches on feelings of loneliness, isolation, and inability to fit in. He starkly portrays the pain of…
On October 1st, 2016, a Canadian medical marijuana company called Marijuana for Trauma opened a location in Edmonton, Alberta to treat PTSD in military veterans….
Canadian musician Matthew Good discusses his paralyzing battle with bipolar disorder in this TEDx Toronto presentation. He begins the story with his voluntary stay at…
This historical image is a poster from the Canadian National Committee for Mental Hygiene (CNCMH), formed in 1918 when knowledge of mental illness was still…
As an advocate for mental-illness awareness, spoken word artist Rage Almighty often deals with themes of depression and suicide in his poetry. In his recent…
Death comes unexpectedly. As City University of New York professor Massimo Pigliucci once said, “You can evade taxes. But so far, you can’t evade death.”…
