I recently realised something. They looked at my resume, decided I was a suitable candidate and called me down. They liked my experience and education.…
A Mental Illness Advocate Afraid of Stigma
But what if other people don’t see it that way? What if they don’t take me seriously anymore? What if they doubt my competence? This doesn’t just apply…
Justifying The Fear And Exclusion of The Mentally Ill
When those with mental illnesses are relatively “normal” and able to function (more or less), displaying only the more “passive” symptoms, people are usually fine…
Walking Away From Someone With Mental Illness
Do note that this post is directed towards friends of those with mental illness; not caregivers. Sometimes we have to take a step back when a relationship…
Spectrum
[Spectrum: Band of colours formed from a beam of light (1670s); from Latin, literally ‘image, apparition’ (1610s); word origin, spec(ere) ‘to look at, see’ (1605)]