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Binge eating disorder - [link]
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Brief psychotic disorder - [link]
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Cyclothymic Disorder - [link]

Dependent Personality Disorder - [link]
Depression - [link]
Depersonalization - [link]
Dissociation - [link]
Dissociative Amnesia - [link]
Dissociative Identity Disorder - [link]

Gender Identity Disorder - [link]

Hypersomnia - [link]

Insomnia - [link]

Learning Disorders - [link]

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Pain disorder - [link]
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Phonological disorder - [link]
Pica - [link]
PTSD - [link]
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Schizophenia - [link]
Selective Mutism - [link]
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StigmaIt was not the disease that turned me mad.
It was what they said, see it got me bad.

I was sane, until they came.
It was them who caused this pain.

I'd like to think that I'm sane.
Yet no one else feels the same.

Maybe none of this is real.
This is not fact, just what I feel.

It's true then that I'm just fucked.
Maybe this was just my luck.

So I sinned in my past life.
So my skin just loves my knife.

Tell her she's sick and she'll do what we ask.
So they gave me poison; in a wine flask. Stigma by ~PastelPaintPrincess

When everything whispers... by *The-Tempest-Star

Freedom by ~xXxLostMonstersxXx

Lay Bare _Short Film Promo_ by ~intrinsic21

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Stamps

deviation in storage by ~Homulilly

Trich Awareness by `savagebinn

Shatter the Stigma by `savagebinn

wonderland by *la---mer

Stamps

Advise, support and help

the silence of your pain by ~leiki-kuollutta

For those who ask why by ~violetense

An Unhelping Hand by ~JensBK

Used To - HappyI used to be lonely,
So hurt and so scared,
But now I have friends
Who show me they care.

I used to have fears
That kept me from trying,
But they're drifting away
And I'm no longer crying.

I used to have scars
Carved into my heart,
But now they are fading;
I'll make a new start.

I used to have holes
That nothing could fill,
But it's been filled with hope
Which resides there still.Used To - Happy by *n1saxmds

Advise, support and help

Empowering and positive messages

Rise Above by ~meggierenee

Stollen MomentsMaybe that night I looked into the wrong window
Caught a glimpse of something I shouldn't have seen
Took a private moment and wrapped it around my shoulders
Even though I knew it wasn't mine. And it didn't fit right;
A little tight in the shoulders, too loose around the hips

But I stood there letting it warm my soul and make my chest ache
Because I wasn't whole and the figures inside were,
They had each other and I had barely anything at all.
I stood there mesmerized, as the memories cascaded around me
Nights I spent wrapped up in a friendly embrace.
The nights fell with small tingling music, playing a private symphony
As the delStollen Moments by ~kml91225

Never Be Afraid by ~kml91225

Our ScarsScars fade, but never disappear completely. However, that's not necessarily a bad thing. Scars remind you of the battles you've fought, the trials you've faced and overcome. They show the world that you're human. You've struggled through life just as everyone else has at one point or another. You came out of the battle, not unscathed, but alive. You won the fight. If you hadn't, you'd still be bleeding. But you're not. You're wounds have healed and all that remains are little scars. But these scars aren't ugly. They're beauOur Scars by *n1saxmds

Empowering and positive messages

Articles and information on disorders

Epilepsy Awareness Day March 26th 2013The Purple Truth

March 26, known to the epileptic community as Purple Day, is a day to promote understanding and teach others the signs of epilepsy and seizures. As one of the most common neurological conditions in the world, directly affecting 65 million people globally, and with 1 out of 10 people having suffered a seizure in their lifetime, this condition has a real presence in our lives. What is epilepsy though?
Epilepsy is defined as a medical condition that produces seizures affecting a variety of mental and physical functions. Normal brain function is made possible by millions of tiny electrical charges passing between nerve cells in the brain and to all parts of the body. When someone has epilepsy, this normal pattern may be interrupted by intermittent bursts of electrical energy that are much more intense than usual.
A seizure, a symptom of epilepsy, occurs when a brief, strong surEpilepsy Awareness Day March 26th 2013 by ^NicSwaner

Explanation of Depression For those of you who are lucky enough to have never experienced the curse of depression, this is for you. This is for you to try and comprehend what myself and millions of other people go through every single day. Just think hard and hold onto these words. Take them with you wherever you go. When you are alone, think only of what I am about to tell you. For that is the first burden of depression. No matter how hard you try, it is impossible to escape. It haunts the lives of those it preys upon. The moment your mind is clear of worldly distractions it consumes every thought inside your head. It's the annoying and constant nagging voice of a mExplanation of Depression by ~sexy-neji

ASPD by ~geronimo89

Attention DeficitMarie is one of the best readers in her class. Her comprehension is a good 3 years ahead of the rest of her first grade peers, and yet she forgets to write down her daily homework assignments. Her grades begin to slip. Her teacher, Mrs. Graber, catches on and for whatever reason (maybe she sees potential in the child?) she makes it a point to remind this shy little student, every single day, "Don't forget to write down your homework assignments," and then stands next to her to see to it that she writes them all down. Mrs. Graber lets a few weeks go by, watching the pattern of behavior for signs of change before deciding to mention it to MarieAttention Deficit by ~skyeconnelly

Articles and information on disorders

Awareness Images

SIAD March 1st - Love You All by ~Broken-Girlx

Autism Awareness Pin by ~CelestialMemories

Scars by *Nessie905

Broken. by *Nessie905

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Awareness Literature

The Steps to CuttingMy arm, burning for a blade,
Because of the feelings that just won't fade,
I try to say, "Go away!"
Instead they just replay.

The blades are sitting in front of me,
My hand is shaking, fighting the need,
I pick up a blade, to complete the deed,
The blade flies across my anatomy.

My arms are bleeding, my heart is torn,
My legs are cut, my feelings worn,
The time right now, I feel reborn,
Until tomorrow, when I'll be scorned...The Steps to Cutting by ~EchoDreamer1

DepressionThe thoughts have become unsettling,
like drowning in a sea of darkness,
but you can see everyone else breathing.

The day it took over,
I blindly signed my name.
A promise to the inner nightmares,
to be trapped in fear for years.

A smile will hide a lot from the world,
Everything is fine,
What was once the truth now becomes a lie.

The screams now silent,
unheard by most.
As they continue to see the world as they would like,
when I see the reality.

These feeling are very real,
Though they believe it's only a phase.
trying to recover,
counting the days.

Battling the nightmares,
no hope left in sight.
this mysterious pain,
goes unexplained.Depression by ~ghostlyfears

I dont see a PointNot sure how i feel
but this pain never truly ends
my sleep turns to nightmares
the dreams will never come by

the way i feel in this life
there was never a point on me living
cause why live this life
with all these issues in your life...

there is no place like other
this is the darkness that lives in me
Nobody will truly understand
cause afterall i am a ghost to this world

The tears that crash around me
the blood that pours down the veins
all I truly want in life
was to know a purpose of living...

I don't see that my life was worth it
it is burden deep inside me
I don't know why I'm still here
cause to me this was a mistake to begin with.I dont see a Point by *xXxEmoGothicFairyxXx

Whats the point on Living?I'm lost in this world alone
with no hope to go on
with only the tears
crashing all around me

There is nothing that can be done
nothing that is risk anything
I can't help it
but to make sure that I feel this pain

A feeling that I always wanted
a feeling that is like a drug to me
to slit my wrists open
and to watch the blood fall to the ground

There is no hope left to my life
there is no reason for me to be here
I'm stuck in this depression
that I can't seem to control anymore

I just want to feel the pain on my arms
to watch the blood flow from my arms
to feel this pain deep inside
to end my life for good....

There is no hoWhats the point on Living? by *xXxEmoGothicFairyxXx

Awareness Literature

Personal experiances and emotional expression

Elyn Saks on stigma against mental illness.. by ~rationalhub

Whispering NumbersI have dyscalculia.

You might be thinking: 'The hell is that? It sounds like a monster from Greek mythology, or a name from an Asimov novel.'

I'm disappointed to tell you that dyscalculia is neither of those things, though I deeply wish it was. No, dyscalculia isn't romantic nor fantastical; neither is it cool, in case you're wondering. Dyscalculia has been described as the reverse of dyslexia. While dyslexia effects one's ability to comprehend language concepts, dyscalculia is the inability to understand mathematical principles. Not only can dyscalculia make it nearly impossible to absorb the lessons most 'normal' students take for grantedWhispering Numbers by *kimikimochi

Hidden by ~saysomethingclever13

Depression Feels Like.... by ~poetrice

Personal experiances and emotional expression

Not ashamed

I'm a Fighter by ~ASpilledCanvas

Tree Of Futility by ~bets4alart

ShadowPsychos Cartoon by ~ShadowPsychos

Make Heaven BleedScream it through my walls

make me understand you feel it too

make the heavens bleed

gushing open roses of momentum

twisted, never to be set free

cause we are the ones that always fall

burnt, torn apart skin

neither of us will stop to take control

no one ever takes the lead

lucid interaction is all we ever have

to bind our fate

leaving me lost to all but you

only reachable through this dissociated state

why must i breathe in the air of this tainted world

never able to see you no matter what i do

we help each other through this haze

more than anyone else on our own side

because no one else understands the secrets

the shadow cMake Heaven Bleed by ~ShadowPsychos

Not ashamed

Not just a label

I am not my illness... by ~live-love-life-4eva

The girl made of pills

The doctors see a patient
A girl made of pills
A girl of facts
Formulas
And broken ends
My parents see my mask
One no one should wear
They see the smiles
The daughter they know as theirs
My friends see a shadow
A fallen friend
They think there is nothing to do
And leave me be
I see a girl
Little and scared
Who wants to be better
Holding her bear
I am not my illness
My illness is not me
What can I do
When no one else sees?The girl made of pills by ~DevilsDynamite666

Never be...People look at me,
They,
    Simply,
         Stare.

They can't see,
Tears,
    Falling,
          Down.

I'm broken inside,
Mentally,
       Suffering,
               Again.

They only see the outside,
Dark,
   Shadow,
        Dweller.

A skittish figure in the crowd,
Running,
      Hiding,
Never be... by ~FireChic86

Will Not... by ~BeyondMyTouch89

Not just a label

Discrimination and stigma

What an absurd by ~hope-is-overrated

The Sick Tea PartyAfter so long
We're finally trying to renew our friendship
She keeps claiming she's changed
I accept that, because I have changed, too
She tells me she's not ready
That it'll throw her life out of balance
And she just got to this place of happiness
I accept all of this, I understand
I'm willing to wait the world turning
To start our friendship again
With all pride set aside
But what she doesn't know is how bad I've missed her
When she left there was a time when there was no light in my eyes
And I asked if what was holding her back
Was my bipolar disorder

After the first message
I showed her my scars
I wept at her feet
And shThe Sick Tea Party by ~Alice-SingMeToSleep

Self-injurers aren't freaks. by ~Broken-Girlx

Self Injury Does Not Define Me.I am a Self-Injurer,
I may cut,
I may burn,
I may pull my hair out,
I may 'chicken scratch',
I may hit myself,
I may bite or punch myself,
Or I may hurt myself in some other way.

But you have to understand,
I don't do it because I'm suicidal,
I don't do it to attention seek,
I don't do it to 'be emo',
I don't do it because I'm insane,
I don't do it because I'm overreacting,
Or because I'm 'just being a teenager',
You have to understand most stereotypical ideas about self injury are wrong.

I self injure for many reasons;
To cope with unpleasant feelings,
To cope with unpleasant thoughts or memories,
To calm down,
To actuallSelf Injury Does Not Define Me. by ~Broken-Girlx

Discrimination and stigma

Medication Related

amphetamine by ~parakeetwuvs

Just Another Delusionblood is fullest
when spread across your
favorite set of lips.
index fingers
pink as the latest explosion
touch heavily ringing ears
and answer a faint hello.
but who is there
to listen to your everlasting worries?
feet are unusually barefoot
today
and they wear their own sweaters
called thick socks.
swearing that the furniture
was skipping across the floor
but it was just the neighbors
next door
moving to a different part
of the bustling city.Just Another Delusion by ~Wise-lies

Asthma by ~gmac22

Chemically Numb by *Numbaholic13

Medication Related

Addiction related

Just Like The Rest OF You by ~kml91225

Don't HealScars

Won't heal

When you keep

x Cutting xDon't Heal by ~kml91225

Self Destructive Still Life v3 by ~hope-is-overrated

Under the Bracelets by ~hope-is-overrated

Addiction related

General mental health and specific disorders

all signs point to nowherepinched nose to stop from crying
broke a string
like tears will change a thing
accent on the first syllable please darling, I'd love to hear you scream

ravenous for a story
you sure you don't want a knife with that pen?
i know i will never look at you the same

the same things
that have been pulling me under
for the past forever
are reaching up for you
and i know exactly what
the little things are planning to do

a little crash with that stutter
a little fear with that shudder
you'll never be the same again
don't know where my head has been at these days

iron struts keep us all up but the underworld isn't made of irall signs point to nowhere by ~ambulances

WrongInsane.
Insanity. Perhaps no longer a medical condition. Perhaps the result of ill-treatment. Not rape, abuse, but mental attacks, constant mental attacks.
Contradictions, intensity. Nothing makes sense.
Just because it's dark, doesn't mean they can't see what goes on.
Sickness, dizziness, headaches, chest pains…

Hide

It, they, she. When, where, how. If…
I love you. I hate you. I see you. I can't see you.
I'm lost without you, it they, her, them. I'm lost and I can't find myself.
I can't find you.
Crying as if it will bring you here.
Crying; as if I haven't lost enough. Crying so much that I can't see anymore.
MaybeWrong by ~Silent-Obsession

Worthless. by *Numbaholic13

InsomniaInsomnia is the epidemic no pill can quell.
{The days fade into nights and the nights bleed back into days}
Time is just a notion; sleep is a fictional bedtime story.
There is no concept of division, distance, or separation.

Insomnia by ~TheAmericanAverage

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Neurological illnesses and disabilities

deviation in storage by ~little-supernova

Neurological illnesses and disabilities

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TWLOHA

Suicide Prevention Day

World Mental Health Day

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Self-help - DepressionThanks to my boyfriend, I've finally realised that I don't have to suffer because I don't want to upset my friends or family. I don't have to suffer because I think I'm not worth the hassle, or because I think there are people who have problems far worse than my own.

I suffer from tension headaches, stomach upset, insomnia, from stress and anxiety. I've gained almost two stone in the three years that I've felt my symptoms getting worse. I'm going to see a doctor next week, and I think I will be diagnosed with depression. I have a good life: I'm living in a lovely house with an amazing boyfriend, and people who care about me; I'm getting 2:1 Self-help - Depression by ~Zer0Hawke

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Too Much

She realized only after the honeymoon. The way he set the dishes out for supper, how he made her go around the bed to make sure the sheets were tucked in just so, how all the pencils in the cup by the phone had to be sharpened to perfect points, how the cutting board had to be positioned an inch from the counter's edge, that the remote had to be centered on the TV table, how his books had to be arranged alphabetically by author, when he made her wash and rewash a glass until there were no more spots...Too Much by *jamberry-song

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The voices in my head by ~JeannieHowlett

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Dear you by =iPawed

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The world of Autistic ChildrenAutism. Such a simple word, but oh so complex in its meaning...

First, before I continue writing about this subject, we must gain a better understanding of what Autism is and "Who" and "What" [does] it affect an individual. I will begin with a brief explanation of this ever expanding, intriguing subject.

So, what is Autism, or better yet, what do people understand by "Autism"? I will give you the definition. Autism is a neurological and developmental disorder also known as Autism Spectrum Disorder. It affects the brain's development; and it's thought to be caused by some genetic mutation or damage deep within the gene's structure. Although,The world of Autistic Children by ~AngelofGod87

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Did you know that only 1 in 3 people with diagnosable mental illness seak help? The other two thirds will suffer in silence, afraid of the isolation and judgement that admitting they have a problem may bring.

Stigma is a dangerous and damaging thing.

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~violetense Dec 1, 2012 Student Writer

Is this group still active? Somebody, please answer for me
All of my submissions are expiring without acceptance or declination

~leiki-kuollutta Nov 27, 2012

Where can I find myself again?...

~violetense Oct 8, 2012 Student Writer

What is the submission limit?

*la---mer Sep 15, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

~TimelordWitch10 Jun 14, 2012

My teen suicide prevention blog is up and running! Please take the time to read and share it if you can, and we're always open to contributions. Hopefully as it grows it will become a great help to the community

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!bleedinggumspteter Apr 13, 2012

Hi there. Listen, I hate to be the voice of negativity here but a member of this group has been adding hate art and is also harassing one of my friends

. He entitled the deviation as utter lowlife and has tried to make out that he is the victim here when he isn't. Could you please talk to this guy and get him to stop doing this? Thanks.

*whitefangedwolf200 Feb 26, 2012

Would Coeliac disease count in your list?

It's a auto-immune disease that is seen by most as just something like a nut allergy or people being picky when really it it's a hereditary illness that causes alot of problems through out the body Info about it can be found here [link]

and i wrote something about m experiance with being diagnosed with it and living with it too [link]

~Inu-Girl-Kagome Dec 7, 2011

You should add Generalized Anxiety Disorder under Mental Health FAQs. It often goes hand-in-hand with depression and it's incredibly difficult to break free (I haven't and it's been many years).

=AlexandraB24 Oct 30, 2011 Professional General Artist

I have a post on schizophrenia in my blog [link] and also [link]

~NIELSPETERDEJONG Jul 20, 2011

Excuse me, but I was wondering if you could add this picture here to your gallery? [link]

Thanks!

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