One in four people lives with a mental illness worldwide. We all deserve to have dignity in our lives, from others, but also from ourselves.
Today, October 10, 2015 is Mental Health Awareness Day …
Category Archives: Schizophrenia
Dignity & Living with a Mental Illness | World of Psychology
Dignity & Living with a Mental Illness Dignity is easy to take for granted. It's something we assume will be afforded us when we come in contact with the government, a healthcare system, or even strangers on the street. After all …
The state of mental health care in Bangladesh – in pictures | Global …
The state of mental health care in Bangladesh – in pictures. People with mental illness are severely neglected in Bangladesh and patients are stigmatised and even chained up due to a lack of understanding. Photojournalist …
Bipolar Disorder and Drug Abuse | World of Psychology
If you were to experience the constant interference, disruption and pain that bipolar brings about, you would understand why one would resort to using drugs. Bipolar disorder makes it hard to get up in the morning, hard to …
I Lost a Decade to Schizophrenia: Alice's Story | Rethink Mental Illness
When I was 30 I was finally diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, which affects your mood and thoughts and has symptoms of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Having a name for it meant I was able to talk about it and …