Tag - mental health

A person with long black hair sits up in bed, under a blanket, in a bedroom, reading a book.

A year in Skin Stories: 2019

A graphic representation of a person conjoined to a skull sporting flowers. The skull speaks to the person through a speed bubble that reads, 'Knew who I was this morning. But I’ve changed a few times since then.' The two figures are conjoined at the bottom to wheels. Text on the left of the panel reads, 'At what point did you realize you are abled?'

Through the Looking Glass: Questioning Dis/Ability

A person is sitting on a chair and reading a book. Another person is standing behind them holding papers. To their left, a person facing a window is opening the blinds.

Even under India’s new mental healthcare act, institutionalisation is still a problem

Light purple background. Two women are standing holding hands. Behind them is a wall with many framed pictures.

Still healing: A daughter’s view of domestic violence that I survived with my mother

Comic: Living with Social Anxiety

Against a pair of large open palms, a small child and a person with long hair face away from each other.

Dear ex-therapist, when I say one thing, I don’t mean my mother

The image shows a person in a white night gown and long black hair left open. They are outdoors, and holding a night lamp in one hand. In the other, they hold a photoframe with a person’s outline on it. A deep yellow panel symbolising the light goes from the ground to the top illuminating leaves, a water body, clouds and a crescent moon. There are two black panels travelling vertically on the sides of the yellow light; the panels have pairs of white eyes like that of a wild animal, and various plants/shrubs.

The stigma around suicide made my own experience of grief far more difficult

A person sits in a bedroom applying nail polish on their fingernails, with a smile on their face. To one side is a steaming mug and books, and to the other side, a dressing table. The room is warmly lit, coloured in shades of orange and red.

‘Fake it till you make it’: Surviving the terrifying loneliness of being a young person with an amputation

A person with short black hair, glasses and stubble leans against a balcony railing, looking down. We see the orange walls of a room behind them. Trees and plants grow around them, and there are buildings in the background.

Review: Shreevatsa Nevatia’s ‘How to Travel Light’

A person sits resting on a pillow, in the background, a cat sits on the windowsill and a yellow brick wall.

What to expect when you’re expecting (and happen to live with mental health issues)