psyche

The edge is not something to be shied away from, though it is formidable. Rather, regard the precipice with awe and rejoice in your proximity.

I’ve suffered from depression intermittently since I was a teenager. Some of these episodes have been highly debilitating – resulting in self-harm, withdrawal (where I would spend months on e…

Rachel Aviv on the self beyond psychiatry

Capitalism inflicts a double injury on depressed people: first, it causes, or contributes to, the state of depression, and second, it erases any form of causality and individualizes the illness, implying that the depression in question is a personal problem (or property).

We krijgen tegenwoordig de opdracht om positief en zelfverzekerd te zijn. Lukt dat niet? Dan is het je eigen schuld.

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Robin van den Maagdenberg schrijft in 'Thuis is waar we beginnen' over opgroeien met een manisch-depressieve vader.