Constant harassment from law enforcement is always infuriating, but it can also have profound physical and psychological effects. This is what Jasmine Gibson experienced while doing legal support during the NYPD’s witch-hunt of militants and radicals last winter.

There is no magic cure for insomnia. Nothing can guarantee sleep. But I know this: once I stopped worrying about my insomnia, it became more sporadic and less disruptive.

Heather doesn’t identify as schizophrenic, although her medical records do classify her that way. After years of struggling with multiple realities, she has figured out some ways to let them and her co-exist, and it has worked much better than when she was locked up in a hospital.

Choosing a psychotherapist or any other kind of psyche healer is a serious and sometimes difficult task. Here are seven things to consider before making your choice.

After the passage of the Affordable Care Act, tens of thousands of people suddenly had access to health insurance. Here’s how it affected my job.

Sometimes, you get tossed in the children’s psych ward, but only so long as the insurance company foots the bill. Only problem is: it can fuck you up for life. Randy Marcott tells the story of his time in a mental hospital and how he never stopped feeling alone.

Marco DaSilva recounts his path from mental health crisis to healing.

If your job is making you miserable, it’s probably time to quit. But how are you then going to afford all the addictions and recreations keeping you alive? Follow Myriah Florence’s tips for how to indulge in your obsessions on the cheap.

How can you spend years with someone and then try and do that again with someone else? What string of events led this conversation to polyamory? Apparently my friend’s Twitter account is being subpoenaed? Do shrooms go bad?

Stimulants, anti-anxiety meds, SSRIs, oh my! Rachel Allen recounts a day of her body on various drugs.