mental illness, different views

Stereotypes about mental illness and successful people who suffered from it.

Like Virginia Wolf who had bipolar disorder or 

Sylvia Plath who had depression.

Artist Vincent Van Gogh had bipolar disorder.

From Emma's blog, The Madvocate,

this interesting research that shows the misconceptions of mental illness.

Article in Upworthy: 

Do Mental Ill people scare you?

Instants

There is no talk of immortality among these!

Photo: Lydia Jane

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There is this white wall, above which the sky creates itself--- Infinite, green, utterly untouchable. Angels swim in it, and the stars, in indifference also. They are my medium. The sun dissolves on this wall, bleeding its lights.

Sylvia Plath

Respirar y por esconderse que no sea,
Tengo la rabia en la lengua y los labios enjaulados
Vivo para la impotencia,
El dolor pasa y me deja
Huella, tengo
Miedo
Y el miedo es lo que queda y lo que vendo,
Y lo que temo, y lo que revivo,
Lo que respiro.

Lo que escondo entre mi yo y mi yo.