When being ‘out of touch with reality’ is your reality
Writer Erica Crompton has experienced psychosis for much of her life, at…
The label of bipolar disorder has freed me rather than pigeonholed me
A diagnosis has the potential to hinder, validate, exclude, or liberate someone.…
I may be overweight but I still have anorexia
Maddi Crease is both overweight and anorexic, something which she says many people…
Are autism and ADHD symptoms of the same underlying condition?
Studies have revealed symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in around…
Recognising PTSD within myself
Jessica Murray, a trainee counsellor who lives with post-traumatic stress disorder and…
Is work the problem or solution to burnout?
Michael O'Sullivan, a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, explores what bearing the diagnostic inclusion…
I display symptoms that can be scary, bizarre, or unpalatable: why I felt excluded from WMHD
Few managed to avoid the social media frenzy that ensued on World…
I pull my own hair out as a post-traumatic response – and now I’ve made peace with it
This week is Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours Awareness Week, otherwise known as BFRB…
We can discuss mental health care responses, but leave my personality out of it
Rachel Rowan Olive is an illustrator, researcher, and mental health service user/survivor. In…
The DSM and the ICD: do “equivalent” diagnoses between manuals exist?
Today, the two most widely established systems of psychiatric classification are the…