Category: Mad women in the attic

‘Why are you worrying about your health when you were told that you’re fine?’

Oct 14, 2020 | #BlackWomensHealthMatters, Mad women in the attic

Guest post by Olugbemi Moronfolu. Content warning: bulimia and its physical effects The writer of...

Bipolar: ‘They didn’t trust my Jamaican psychiatrist, and they didn’t trust me with my own body’

Oct 12, 2020 | #BlackWomensHealthMatters, Mad women in the attic

Guest post by Christina Ivey The writer of this guest post was paid for her contribution thanks to...

Black Minds Matter: ‘For some reason there’s a belief that Black people are stronger’

Oct 9, 2020 | #BlackWomensHealthMatters, Mad women in the attic

Q&A with Soraya Stuart from Black Minds Matter UK Black Minds Matter UK is a charitable fund...

World Mental Health Day 2019

Oct 10, 2019 | Mad women in the attic

A look back at the last year of mental health posts on Hysterical Women Yesterday marked...

When physical disability and mental ill-health collide: ‘At least we know now you’re not making it up’

Aug 7, 2019 | Mad women in the attic

Guest post by Philippa Willitts People often see that I walk with crutches and ask me how I became...

Antidepressant withdrawal and serotonin syndrome: ‘I felt like I was dying, but doctors put it down to my mental health problems’

Jun 12, 2019 | Attention-seeking hypochondriacs, Mad women in the attic

Guest post by Fiona In writing this, I am hoping to help others through my experience. I have been...

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