Part of loving a person with a psychiatric disorder, writes Pauline Gaines, is acknowledging that the disorder is real.
Mental Illness
The Guy Having a Panic Attack
Suffering from panic attacks since college has been bad enough. Even more difficult is the thought that my kids will inherit them.
Laugh at the Punch
After four years sober, cracks begin to appear in Erik Christian’s façade of normalcy.
The Spoiled Only Child
Being the adopted child of older parents made Christopher Banks the subject of bullying in school.
Military PTSD and the DSM-V
Implications for combat veterans as the APA considers revisions to the DSM-V.
Living on a Thread
Without anti-depressants, writes Dichotomy Hubris, his will to live would run out in four months or less.
Post-Partum Depression in Men: It’s Real
Lauren Hale insists that men can, and often do, suffer from a form of Post-Partum Depression. But there is hope.
My Name Is John, And I’m An Addict
John Taylor is sober today, and that’s all that counts.
300 Pounds and Afraid of The World
Archy offers an insider’s perspective on how an anxiety disorder can overtake a man’s life.
The Cognitive Dissonance Of Love
When bipolar illness would’t let the woman he loved find her voice, Jack Varnell wrote the voice he heard anyway.
Not All Narcissists Love What They See in the Mirror
A man diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality Disorder explains how living with NPD is very different from what one might expect.
On Mental Illness
Exploring and exploding the issues surrounding men and mental illness.
A Partial Defense Of Narcissism
Quit Riot Girl believes that narcissism is less a personality disorder, and more a normal attribute of contemporary culture—even for men.
Hey Guys, Are You Depressed and Don’t Know It?
Jed Diamond didn’t think he was depressed until his wife and two doctors convinced him.
Autism in Vogue
After years of working with autistic boys, Simon Taylor questions the efficacy of diagnosing mental disorders in children.
Headaches
Andy May discovers that when it comes to Clinical Depression, there is a very fine line between refusing to talk about your problems and being ‘manly’ about them.