My first instinct was to tell them no—my mind was in way more turmoil than I wanted a camera crew to observe. But my wife ...

In recent years, social media has empowered people who live with conditions that have been historically maligned or misunderstood to share information, whether it be facts about their condition or ...

A visual representation of split personality disorder. When people hear the word "split personality", they often tend to link it with the movies and the vision of a person flipping between the two ...

Many medical terms have evolved or changed over the years to reflect advancements in medical knowledge or to reduce stigma. For example, what was once called consumption is now known to be ...

Sarah Schuster has a journalism degree from Syracuse University. She spent seven years helping people tell their mental health stories at The Mighty, and is currently pursing a master's in social work ...

One morning at work, I looked in the men’s room mirror and started stammering gibberish in a voice that wasn't my own. I was a 38-year-old businessman. My life was stable. I was happily married to my ...

We all dissociate. We plan our weddings while staring out at our backyards during breakfast. We get in our cars after a long day of work and somehow float home. We scroll through dozens of TikToks and ...

People are turning to social media to define dissociative disorders, but those portrayals aren’t always accurate. Here is a primer. By Christina Caron Have you ever zoned out? Maybe you have ...

Today’s fast-paced and high-pressure world is believed to be one of the major factors responsible for the increasing cases of ...

PTSD can manifest in different forms, including typical PTSD, complex PTSD (CPTSD), secondary trauma, acute stress disorder, dissociative PTSD, and comorbid PTSD, each with unique characteristics and ...