Stigmabase | North America

We are just people ... not mental  -  Mental illness is not who they are - it's just something that happened to them. ... A fugue state, or disassociative fugue, is a rare psychiatric disorder that ...

Occupy Toronto a welcome shelter for those with mental health ... As an eviction notice looms over Occupy Toronto, some fear that the loss of the tent city could be devastating for participants with mental health issues who have found themselves in a supportive atmosphere they don't often find in the outside community. Gail Trottman is a social worker who leads the Health and Wellness ... "The people here are working on it, instead of just shunning us or saying we're not desirable." When asked how he expects police will treat people with mental ...

Why we should all be angry when our trains are delayed by suicides - I have bipolar disorder. As someone who once stood at a platform and only just decided not to step, I can tell you the support for people with long term mental health conditions in this country is laughable. If you're as angry as I am when faced with delays due to deaths like this you can use this to whine ...