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I Have a Mental Disorder – And No, I’m Not Sorry
If anyone expects you to apologize for how your mental disorder or illness shows up, this comic is a great answer to them.
Read More7 Things We Need to Stop Saying to People Taking Anti-Depressants
“#2: Anti-depressants should be a last resort.” It’s likely that you know someone on anti-depressants – so avoid this stigmatizing language.
Read MoreWhy We Demonize Mental Illness – And What to Do About It
How does the stigma against mental illness impact you and the rest of our society? Stigmas and silencing protect a hurtful status quo, causing the most harm against those who are most in need of support. So how can you respond? Read on to learn why we must show compassion to combat stigma – and why you have to start with showing compassion to yourself.
Read More5 Ways to Address LGBTQIA+ Disparities in Health Care
Our LGBTQIA+ communities are, in general, less healthy than our heterosexual counterparts and much of that is directly related to discrimination and social stigma. We get the short end in terms of access, utilization, and LGBTQIA+ informed care, and the consequences of the health disparities within our communities are severe. So what can you do to help?
Read MoreHow to Help the Cause When You Need to Help Yourself
“How can I be of any help to any cause when I’m truly mentally sick?” If you have mental health struggles like she does, try these approaches to activism.
Read More4 Ways Therapists Failed Me As a Woman
Stereotyping, making assumptions – it’s hard to find healing with mental health professionals following these patterns. Here’s what many therapists could do differently.
Read More5 Lessons Buffy Taught Me That Helped Me Survive Depression
“Our wounds don’t make us weak – they make us human.” Fiction can be more than just entertainment. Turns out Buffy the Vampire Slayer had some great mental health tips!
Read MoreHere’s What Silence On Depression and Suicide is Doing to Black Communities
“I don’t have time to break down.” Can you relate to these stories of dealing with depression and suicide? Here’s what’s getting in the way of mental health support in black communities – with some ideas that can help.
Read MoreHow Getting Diagnosed as Schizoaffective Bipolar Helped Save My Life
This artist was really hesitant to seek mental health care, but finally getting it changed her life. This comic tells the story of why she calls her diagnosis the best thing that ever happened to her.
Read MoreSociopaths, Borderlines, and Psychotics: 3 Mental Illnesses We Must Stop Hating On
We need to talk about the most feared mental illnesses – the ones we tend not to empathize with. Here are some of the most commonly misunderstood mental illnesses, and how to think about them with compassion.
Read MoreThese 8 Assumptions We Make About Teens with Mental Illness Are Dangerous – Here’s Why We Need to Stop
Some of these assumptions are super common – they’re just what adults tend to think about teenagers. Have you recognized how these thoughts can go wrong?
Read MoreWhy Some Therapists Can Still Practice Conversion Therapy Despite How Harmful It Is
You might have heard that every prominent medical and mental health organization in the US denounces the use of “conversion” therapy to try changing someone’s sexual orientation to heterosexual. But do you know about the disturbing number of individual therapists who still think it’s an ethical practice? Here’s what’s really going on with reparative therapy.
Read More4 Myths About Self-Harm We Urgently Need to Unlearn
Myth #2: “Self-harm is done for attention.” This author learned about self-harm at a young age, and in a terrible way. Let’s do better by unlearning these myths.
Read More5 Things You Shouldn’t Say to Somebody Dealing with Anxiety
Saying the second one always seems like it’s helpful – until you find out what it’s like to hear it.
Read MoreWhy We Need Mental Healthcare Without Asexual Erasure – And How to Get There
If you’ve ever had a therapist like this one or been in her shoes, this can show you how to right the wrongs too many asexual people have to deal with.
Read MoreLet’s Talk About “Asian Sadness”
Hearing the phrase “Asian sadness” made me feel like my depression linked to my Asian American identity isn’t just something I made up.
Read MoreWe Need to Talk About How Social Justice Organizations Overwork Their Staff
A culture of overwork makes burnout and staff turnover inevitable at social justice organizations – and here’s how it’s getting in the way of our anti-oppression goals.
Read MoreHere Are 7 Reasons Why Polyamory Is More Difficult When You’re Disabled
Though polyamory has become (slightly) more mainstream-most articles and self-help books focus on abled and neurotypical folks. As someone who’s disabled and non-monogamous, it’s hard for me to relate to most of them. So many of the things me and my partner(s) have to navigate are often ignored or glossed over. Mainstream polyamory discourse generally…
Read More3 Transition Obstacles I Never Expected as Mentally Ill and Transgender
You may be surprised by the disturbing barriers people face when they’re both trans and mentally ill. But we have to face what’s happening.
Read More5 Facts About Eating Disorders You Won’t Learn from Mainstream Media
If you’ve been personally affected by an eating disorder, you know they’re complex – and often misunderstood. Here’s some information we miss when we only focus on the link between eating disorders and mainstream media.
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