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Can we stop ‘diagnosing’ Trump?

Some psychiatrists are damaging anti-stigma progress by conflating 'mad' with bad in their…

Mark Brown

Should coming off anti-depressants be the ultimate recovery goal?

Sophie Benson explores the common consensus that coming off antidepressants marks success,…

Sophie Benson

Clinicians gave up on my ability to survive: they didn’t realise that I had bipolar disorder

Joy Hibbins, founder of Suicide Crisis, writes about her own struggles with…

Joy Hibbins

‘When I’m having a bad day everything feels overwhelming’

Rae Ritche talks about what bad days feel like when living with…

Rae Ritchie

‘I want the #MeToo campaign to succeed but it is hard for my mental health to take’

Rae Ritchie explores the push and pull between wanting the #MeToo campaign…

LeeMC2022

Living with borderline personality disorder

Jessica Murray explains how borderline shapes her view of the world and offers…

Jessica Murray

A meaningful life as an antidote to depression

If there is anything which we can justifiably call an antidote to…

LeeMC2022

‘It is not wrong to cry, it is human’

Rae Ritchie explores techniques to avoid intense emotional reactions to the world but…

Rae Ritchie

‘Greater openness doesn’t mean that you always have to share’

Rae Ritchie talks about discovering her need for boundaries and finding that…

Rae Ritchie

‘Borderline personality disorder is part of me but not all consuming’

Rae Ritchie is working to accept that borderline personality disorder is part of…

Rae Ritchie