
STORIES OF PSYCHIATRY
Depression
'You don't watch Bollywood with me anymore' - a story about generational stigma
"We wanted to know if the generation that lives so much online is any more comfortable talking about psychological problems — in real life — than their parents are"
Jared Singer: In the wake of suicide
Bipolar Disorder

Day 177. "I was really in a dark place here. I was completely in a depressive phase."
Fed up with keeping her mental health a secret, bipolar disorder sufferer Missy Douglas spent a year creating a painting each day to express her feelings. Controversially, she decided not to take her medication during this time, in the hope that paintings demonstrating her highs and lows would raise awareness of her condition.
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Anxiety and Panic Disorders
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Inspired by the phenomenon of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Tiffany Dawn Hasse makes it a mission to prolifically use her words to articulate her experience of having OCD as well as a tic disorder.
Substance Use & Addiction
Demi Lovato sings about her long battle with addiction, the devastation of relapse and her ongoing work to be well
What really causes addiction - to everything from cocaine to smart-phones? And how can we overcome it? Johann Hari has seen our current methods fail firsthand, as he has watched loved ones struggle to manage their addictions. He started to wonder why we treat addicts the way we do - and if there might be a better way.
Autism Spectrum Disorder

"The act of sewing, knitting, what have you, is a very nice stim for me. I will fidget myself bloody if my hands are left idle."
New Yorkers from all over the spectrum were invited to participate in a portrait session with their favourite stim toys, and to talk about how they would like to be perceived.
Poet Alyea Pierce’s stunning tribute to her friend Justin
A sister describes her sentiments about her severely autistic brother
Life in a Psychiatric Facility
Eating Disorders
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Psychosis
“Psychosis can happen to anyone and it's far more common than you think.”

"Once, I saw liquid, melting rose gold cover trees and cars in an incandescent glow, magnified by the sunset. It was one of the most exquisite things I’ve ever witnessed: this gorgeous, pink metallic sheen on everything around me. I remember thinking to myself, I wish others could see things the way I do.'"
What it's like experiencing hallucinations you enjoy

Schizophrenia
Elyn Saks, Debra Lampshire and Paris Williams are all world experts on mental health. They're using their personal experiences and working in their respective fields to debunk the myths and stigma surrounding schizophrenia.
Rachel opens up the floor for questions and shares her personal experience with schizophrenia
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

"Cancer is much less formidable when it’s only a figment of your imagination and not an actual malignancy of the body. But it is formidable, real or imagined.. You see, I have health anxiety, a condition whereby the line between good health and imminent doom—real cancer and fake cancer—is perpetually blurred."
Personality Disorders
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

“When we go into a lot of First Nations health centres there’s posters on diabetes, cancer, HIV, AIDS, safe sex, quitting smoking — those are a lot of symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder — but we see very little information and awareness about what post-traumatic stress is and what it’s causing to the people,” said Kiesman, a First Nations member who struggles with PTSD. Writing and doing art are key tools for managing his condition.

"Michael was not in New York on September 11, 2001. But for years afterwards, when an elevator opened at work, he would imagine people on fire rushing out, their screams filling the lobby."
A clinical psychologist from Lower Manhattan developed secondary/acquired trauma as he treated hundreds of patients with PTSD in the aftermath of September 11th.