In Pakistan, a young man begins hearing voices. He grows suspicious, stops sleeping, accuses his family of poisoning him. What…
Browsing: Mental Health Disorders
When someone you love develops schizophrenia, the ground shifts under the whole family. You may grieve the person they were,…
Of all mental health conditions, schizophrenia may be the most buried under mythology. Movies portray people with schizophrenia as violent…
A diagnosis of schizophrenia can feel like a door closing. For the person diagnosed and for their family, the fear…
In Pakistan, thousands of people live with borderline personality disorder without ever hearing its name. They know they feel too…
Loving someone with borderline personality disorder can feel like living beside the ocean in a storm: moments of breathtaking closeness…
If you have just learned that you — or someone you love — has borderline personality disorder, the most important…
Few mental health diagnoses carry as much misunderstanding — and as much quiet shame — as borderline personality disorder, usually…
In Pakistan, bipolar disorder does not arrive alone. It arrives carrying centuries of misunderstanding: the whispers of “pagal,” the well-meaning…
Here is a fact that surprises most people: when someone with bipolar disorder is depressed, their depression can look exactly…
