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Why we have to talk about class when we talk about Stigmatisation of mental illness!

For the past 16 months my partner and I have been homeless. Or at least, we don’t have a regular home where we reside. Instead, we have...

Mental health while bike touring

Most people, when they think about long term travel, whether by bicycle or backpack or Van, they imagine the life on road exciting, full...

The Mental Health Dilemma: Face Your Truth

This essay has been written by Ellen who was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and shows a different perspective regarding Stigma...

How will someone ever love me the way I am?

I am meeting my long-term client in front of a small coffee shop in Berlin. As usually in April the weather is capricious and the sun,...

Stigma

This impressive text describes very vividly, what it's author experiences quite regularly because of Stigma regarding mental illnesses....

I love you, like I hate myself

This poetry like essay has been written by a person who suffers from a borderline personality disorder. She wants to remain anonymous as...

My normal nightmare

“My normal nightmare” was written by a person who suffers from manic depression since many years. This impressive essay is telling her...

The vicious power of Stigma

Everyone knows the word Stigma. But what does it actually mean? Why is it a problem and what has Stigma to do with mental illness?

How would I have known that she needed help?

Suicice is a shocking phenomenom. Not only the fact itself but also the rising number of suicide attempt and actual completions. Why do...

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