As a mental health professional, I feel as though I need more ways of understanding how my clients view the world. To feel a piece of what it’s like to be them. Lately I have been finding many comics that let readers take a look at what it is like to have a mental illness. […]
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I’ve written before about mental health comics as a way of coping for the artist. Last week I came across a mental health comic created for a different (just as important) purpose. (Image via Public Insight Network) Dr. Jonathan Shay had an issue with the term PTSD. His problem was that it did not cover
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There are few times that an entire city comes together. When asked to think of a city or country uniting, it usually brings up images of facing adversity. 9/11. The Boston Marathon bombings. Hurricane Katrina. Superstorm Sandy. These tragedies brought us together as people in ways that stick in our minds forever. Traumatic events force
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