“When the people in my life give me this space to talk and explain, I don’t feel the need to hide my mental illness”
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Letting Feelings Flow: A Psychotherapist’s Thoughts on Mental Health
“I believe [negative thoughts] can be recognised as the sometimes random ticker tape message of the brain” In this interview, I ask a psychotherapist named Dan about his ideas surrounding issues in mental health. He responds with his own understanding and experience as well as some views on how they might be tackled – through…
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Interview with Tayo ; Tayo Project
“[Stigma] can also be connected with empowerment and inspiration” – Mari Mendoza, Tayo ; Tayo Tayo ; Tayo is a mental health advocacy project based in the Philippines. With Project Semi Colon being one of their main influencers, Tayo ; Tayo launched their own line of t-shirts, aimed at spreading awareness of depression and suicide. In…
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Mindfump: On Depression
Paul Green (Mindfump) writes witty, thought-provoking and uplifting articles on mental health.
After reading many of these, including The Secret History of Depression, Mental Illness Has No Chance and When Depression Was Your Friend, I became interested in knowing more of Paul’s story and his perspectives.
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Why do Some Experience PTSD After Sexual Trauma, While Others do Not?
Viktor Frankl on the Meaning of Suffering
Viktor Frankl was an Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor. In ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’, he writes on how he survived through finding meaning in suffering. Here is a short excerpt from that book, where he speaks in the context of suffering loss.
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Do Violent People Have Low Self-Esteem?
An exploration of contemporary studies that support and challenge this widely held question.
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The Overview Effect
How does it feel to view Earth from space? Exploring the psychological phenomenon that led to an “explosion of awareness” and improved mental wellbeing in a number of astronauts.
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Social Anxiety: “Off the Beaten Track” – Interview with Vincent Mars
Vincent Mars is a writer from Romania. In his articles, ‘Social Anxiety and What (Not) to Do About It’ and ‘The Benefits of Being an Introvert’, Vincent writes of his past experiences: how he hid from social anxiety, and the change in perception that instead allowed him to view it as a personal strength. This refreshing perspective interested me to know more, including how he came to that realisation, and any advice he would give to others who are experiencing the same.
This interview is conducted as part of a series of articles aiming to enlighten stories as well as strategies related to mental health.
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“Being Happy is a Generous Act”: An Interview on Mental Health
The first interview in a series of articles aiming to enlighten stories as well as strategies related to mental health.
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Theories of Schizophrenia: Can They Work in Harmony?
The Pursuit of Mindfulness
“It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor”
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