Mental Health

News from Lake Brain-Be-Gone

My brain broke up with me. I mean broke up in me. Everything fell out of place.

Dec 18 • Judith Hannah Weiss

Am I Food Insecure Because I Have Bulimia, Or Do I Have Bulimia Because I’m Food Insecure?

What nobody talks about when it comes to eating disorders and SNAP

Dec 2 • Christina Jumper

When I’m Alone, I Try on All My Jeans

Is my fashion obsession self-soothing or self-abusing?

Nov 24 • Christie Tate

Billy Blanks, I Love You: Help Me Get the Body of My Dreams

My love affair with Tae Bo workout videos

Sep 29 • Anna Rollins

Is ADHD Why I Have Trouble Taking Real Vacations?

I loved being away from my laptop, but not the guilt that accompanied it

Sep 1 • Rachel Kramer Bussel

I Navigated the Grief of My Second Trimester Miscarriage by Widely Sharing My Story

An excerpt from Normalize It: Upending the Silence, Stigma, and Shame That Shape Women's Lives

Jul 8 • Jessica Zucker, PhD

What If I Let My Intrusive Thoughts Win?

Life with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder

Jun 30 • Anastasia Jill

Confronting a Second Grade Bully at Age Forty

How naming my relentless inner critic put me on a path toward healing

May 30 • Sarah Gormley

How I Joined a Cult Without Knowing It

An excerpt from memoir 'The True Happiness Company' by Veena Dinavahi

May 20 • Veena Dinavahi

911: What Led to My Bipolar Diagnosis

An excerpt from Michelle Yang's memoir 'Phoenix Girl: How a Fat Asian with Bipolar Found Love'

May 5 • Michelle Yang

The ADHD Diaries: It's Amazing I've Ever Accomplished Anything Because I'm Always Distracted

Even on ADHD medication, sitting down to focus and write feels impossible

Feb 15 • Rachel Kramer Bussel

Secrets of the New York City Subway

It's a little-known fact that all the trains are haunted.

Jul 15, 2024 • John DeVore

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