If you had to imagine your mental illness or disorder as a house, what would it look like?
Federico Babina has just released a new project called Archiatric, which depicts 16 different conditions as works of architecture in various states of repair. The designs are chillingly abstract, but for anyone living with the agony of mental illness, they're all too accurate. An animated video posted to the Barcelona-based digital artist's YouTube page further intensifies the effect of the images.
Babina is known for architecture-inspired work, using a unique geometric style that takes clear notes from cubism. His designs are often surreal, yet underlined with cheeky humour.
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Anxiety
Depression
Insomnia
Dementia
Omg people...This man is an artist. These are HIS takes on various human conditions. Stop critiquing his choices and just appreciate his gift and willingness to share with the world.
Schizophrenia
Autism
Alzheimer
This depicts very well the bits and pieces of memory and habit that linger with this disease. The cracks are nearly all the way through, excellent.
Bipolar
I think this one needs to be worked on.... It's still too safe......
Phobias
Paranoia
Dyslexia
Eating Disorder
Dissociative Disorders
I can relate to this... Though in my experience it's more like being in a bubble. Although i fully appreciate what the artist was aiming for. Good job
Gender Disorder
It's not on here because it's a disorder, there are disorders that follow this confusion with body and brain. This artist is just trying to articulate these feelings of dysphoria, that lead to anxiety, depression, and stress. They just didn't update the wording of the title, it's now called gender dysphoria, not disorder...
Load More Replies...Gender is a social construct. Some are born with a gender they do not identify with. It is not black and white, as much as medicine wants to put it in a nice neat labeled box.
Although I do agree that gender is a social construct, I don't agree that it is only a social construct. Gender has clear physical and biological aspects as well. Of course we need to accept that not everyone fits in, but the male and female gender will always have their relevance.
Load More Replies...I think Gender disorder fits. It's not about the gender that you identify as, which is what you all seem to be railing against, but more about the feeling of otherness that comes with not having identified how you fit. This is solved once the issue is identified, but until you know why you don't feel right it has all the effects of a mental disorder. Once you figure out who you're supposed to be, then you can begin to put the pieces together. Until then, you're very much the wrong shaped peg in the wrong shaped hole.
Actually the term is "gender dysphoria" which negatively impacts day to day functioning. Transgender is not the same thing exactly.
Yeah okay. If you're calling gender dysphoria an illness you should be calling homosexuality one to.
Gid is an illness Ash: it is some how the right mind in the wrong body ! you have no idea how dangerous is that! you need to read more about the topic !
Load More Replies...I wonder what they mean by gender disorder. It's actually quite offensive to think of gender as anything but what one feels they are....shame, art is very expressive but this now feels like the artist really doesn't understand what mental illness is
I think they meant Gender Dysphoria... which is the distress caused by being born a certain gender that you don't relate to or don't feel comfortable with. Something like that.
Load More Replies...I would prefer referring to an internal experience of gender rather than a mental disorder :(
All of the SJWs in this comment section make me cringe and laugh at the same time. Disorder doesnt mean bad. it means that there is an issue that needs to be dealt with. If someone has gender disorder, they are confused and need to come to terms with it.
There are two genders, it's science, it's biology, it's nature, there are way more important issues in the world then f*****g gender identity, shut the f**k up already...
You're a moron. There are not two genders; there are two sexes. They are different things. And when people's lives are on the line it is a very important thing you ignorant f**k.
Load More Replies...This is no longer a disorder. It is proven that there is a viable reason people are transgender and such. It is like trying to tell someone the shy is red. They still see it as blue. This just makes me angry. It is not a mental illness!
Nothing could be further from the truth. It most definitely considered a disorder. Transgender impulse in youth is not to be encouraged. It is considered inappropriate and even dangerous to enable a child who wants to explore an alternate gender.
Load More Replies...Wtf? Somr cisgender people need to shut the f*** up and do some learning. I don't care of you re an artist or anything. This is ridiculous.
I love how none of you are actually trained professionals, but you have an opinion on this. That’s why so many trans people are killing themselves.
That isn't transphobia, libtard. GID IS a disorder, and you all can cry yourself to sleep about it.
Load More Replies...The DSM5 has already made clarifications about it. I hate that they still use the "disorder" last name to it. And I'm glad people here are mad as well
perhaps the author also thinks that Afroamerican people have skin pigmentation illness?
I hope you all understand that "gender" ist anything different that biological sex. Its just the PC way to say it.
There are three types of gender- biological, psychological and social... You don't get to chose your biological gender. It is biological. It is the oldest. Interfereence with biology means interference with evolution, and it is not good thing for a long ride...
People... The art doesn't only depict mental illness!! The title clearly includes disorders as well. Sheesh.
I assume they mean gender dysphoria, but not sure how this depicts any relationship. I think when someone without experience tries to depict things a lot of meaning gets lost.
I assume he's going for the "I'm different" approach to gendernonconformity. Where you're alone, one in a sea of others who will never quite get it.
Load More Replies..."Gender disorder" doesn't exist. It's what doctors used to call being transgender. It's a VERY insulting term to speak about transgender people. (And trust me, I'm trans.) (Sorry for the mistakes, I'm French.)
Load More Replies...To be a disorder it has to affect them or someone else in a bad way. Being transgender doesnt have a bad effect.
Gender dysphoria does indeed have a bad effect on the person who has it, especially if it remains unresolved.
Load More Replies...nope... not a mental illness nor a mental disorder... putting this here feels a little bit insulting
being transgender isn't a mental ilness. you should live this picture out,it is offensive.
You do not know what a disorder actually means , do you now ?
Load More Replies...Narcolepsy
All these disorders are in the DSM, which includes all mental illness, including cognitive/regulatory issues. Narcolepsy, dyslexia, etc are all in there.
That one would be a person inside of a house with way too many windows to choose from, pictured during a mild earthquake.
Load More Replies...I don't think there is "a best one", only different views that "speak" to different people. It's very subjective.
ok but like where is ADHD? i have adhd and was waiting to see what it would look like
Why is autism being put in with mental illnesses? I'm Autistic (Not-high all that high functioning either even though I can type well) and it's a nuerotype not an illness. It is just a different order in the structure of the brain where as mental illness is an actual sickness within the brain. --your resident Autistic Psych/Anthro double Major
Autism = something wrong with your brain = your brain is abnormal. See no problem with it being grouped in with mental disorders.
Load More Replies...Wondering if the artist could add one for BPD... I'd be interested to see how that is depicted
the ocd one is making me frustrated cuz the point of the chevrons doesnt line up with the point of the house... (there's my ocd showing)
Totally agree I have search the comments just to check I'm not the only person with this issue. Also I have autism I feel it's specific enough. I felt it shouldn't stop I feel it should be like a fractal. As my head never stops. Xx
Load More Replies...No it isn’t, I believe they are supposed to be representing the inside of the brain. Autism isn’t a mental illness either, but it definitely messes with the brain.
Load More Replies...Autism isn't a mental illness or disorder. It's a developmental delay and MEDICAL issue.
Not necessarily a delay - I'm an Asperger autistic so I didn't have the developmental delays associated with classica autism.
Load More Replies...I have no idea why they threw narcolepsy in here. Narcolepsy isn't a mental illness, nor is it caused by one. It's a neurological disorder.
That's what I came on here to say. I guess the artist thinks that if a process involves the brain, it's a mental disorder? Really unfortunate, especially considering there's already such misinformation around about narcolepsy.
Load More Replies...Phony and contrived, that's what this is. Mental illnesses are so popular on the Net these days that every attention vulture has to have their take on them. I don't know why is "architecture" dragged into this anyhow - stylized silhouettes of houses do not architecture make.
Gender dysphoria or gender identity disorder... or as most people would just say "being transgender". :)
Load More Replies...Wonder why houses, though... like, we're all pieces of monopoly n that life is just a game?
She's an architect, I suppose that's the reason. I don't find it right too.
Load More Replies...I just wish they would do one combining some of the houses as many of these conditions coexist. It also might bee nice to see ADHD represented as it severely affects so many people.
https://www.behance.net/gallery/30629721/Cities-with-mental-disorder
How is there narcolepsy bit not epilepsy? It being one of the most common mental illnesses and yet still neglected and unknown to the public.
Neither narcolepsy nor epilepsy should be here, as neither are mental illnesses/disorders.
Load More Replies...This is far too reductionist for most of the conditions mentioned. The issues are too complex to be adequately conveyed by a single image and this will lead to misinterpretation and misunderstanding. The anxiety, depression, OCD and bipolar are particularly awful.
Using "a shadow of a house" To Explain 16 Mental Illnesses And Disorders...and call it "archiatric"...I think he should use his own shadow and call it "psychiatric"...yep that's better. :)))
To everyone complaining how autism and whatever else isn’t a mental illness, read the title........mental illness AND DISORDERS. Now you can relax. And as far as the missing ones, it does not say a COMPLETE list, so you can relax too 🙂
Some of them were Right On, others I didn’t quite relate to each other
Interesting, I always thought of myself as a poorly fitted modular home.
After watching the movie it took all of 1 minute of listening to Carson on the campaign trail to know he was an idiot.
OCD and the pattern out of order like that at the top?!?? Maybe I don't get it...
I am not, none of us is a broken house. This is a ver y problematic and simplified depiction of our experiences. It is a reminder of how broken the world thinks we are. Representations like these should be left for people who have actually experienced this stuff. Also autism as a disorder should be out if the question! As many others on this list. I found this very upsetting. You shouldn't do art about things that you don't understand and haven't experienced, it turns into a hurtful mess. I get that some people like to see this though, sometimes we find comfort in bad representation because we feel it acknowledges our existence. I sure don't feel reflected on this
Hate that they still say Gender DISORDER. Even the DSM5 has made recommendations about not calling it "a disorder or mental illness".
Well, I would ask where the ADHD one was, but I guess they forgot it lol
How about multiple personality disorder? It would be a whole neighborhood. Also, I wish the schizophrenia one was more "trippy"...like all hallucination-ish
That ocd one is hidious, nothing matches at either side. What about bpd
Autism is not a mental disorder, it is a developmental disability.
If you people think it's a shame that certain disorders aren't done then do it yourself. An artist came up with this and created this in their free time, so enjoy it instead of whining about it.
I love your amazing art; however, now is 21st century, who is still stigmatizing transgender as "gender disorder" Gender equity, remember?
Narcissistic personality disorder. All the mirrors and doors open to you
Narcolepsy is not a mental illness/disorder! It's a neurological disorder! FFS get it right!
Pretty intense drawings. Very cool approach. I expected more for the OCD one, which is the one I have. Cause it can feel like the anxiety drawing. Its more like infinite "what ifs" threaten your life, while you're chained to do compulsions in order to neutralize those thoughts, never taking a break. Many people see it just as a disorder that makes you neat and organized. I have "Pure O" which is about having intrusive thoughts and neutralizing them via other thoughts so it doesn't even show itself
I'm autistic but the autism one makes no sense whatsoever to me. Also, autism is not a mental illness; it's a neurological variation.
It's a mental phenomenon that leads to confusion and even depression. It can be addressed surgically. What about this is not a disorder that needs to be dealt with? Disorder does not mean negative. it simply means that it is out of the ordinary and needs to be taken care of in one form or another. So much political correctness. it makes me cringe.
Load More Replies...What do you think BPD would look like? My idea is a house with rapidly openning & slamming doors and a human figure endlessly running in and out.
And let's not foret the ever-popular narcissist. (Maybe a house of mirrors?)
Interesting concept. I can't say that mine (anorexia) resonates with me, but it's nice that eating disorders was included
Very expressive yet powerful message.though so simplistic.Marvellous designs
I don't get the eating disorder one. I have struggled with EDs all my life, and although I know this is someone's artistic interpretation, I don't get what the artist was trying to say with that house...
Probably not the most popular opinion, but I think they are a bit c**p. They are just basic houses, with scribbles or simple patterns... and I don't understand how someone with a few of these different illness' can enjoy these as I feel they oversimplify. Depressions not just a drippy house.
Too much complaint from the people who, actually, should be thankful this man share his art to us. It's an opinion, just another point of view that we should count on it. There isn't an exact example or description about this kind of "illness", like the human been we all are different even to explain something. Thanks for your aport, and people... Less perfectionist and more grateful
Too much complaint from the people who, actually, should be thankful this man share his art to us. It's an opinion, just another point of view that we should count on it. There isn't an exact example or description about this kind of "illness", like the human been we all are different even to explain something. Thanks for your aport, and people... Less ego-perfectionist and more grateful
The OCD one is so frustrating that the chevrons are not perfect! Nyargh!!!!
These are awesome! Too bad PTSD, Learning deficit disorder, and Tourette's
Thanks Frederico, this was really interesting .. made me think about what these conditions might actually feel like .
To those complaining about the OCD one not being symmetric.... OCD isn't always about symmetry. If you truly deal with it you would know that. People confuse OCD with OCPD quite a bit now because a few memes made them diagnose themselves.
not every single disorder can be here guys. this is one artist, not The Artist Of Society. 1. i've seen several mental illness depictions that include ADHD and BPD etc. 2. perhaps experiment and draw your illness yourself? nothing better than the experient's genuine mind itself.
This is really clever. I love it when people depict their own understanding and view of certain topics. Great insight into the human condition... And the related comments too.
Gender Disorder??? Really? And Dyslexia???? The latter is Additional Learning Need not a mental illness!
The art is good but the article and the title are im some cases inapropriate
Load More Replies...The ocd one isn't symmetric and the top looks wierd on both sides and the person is standing to the right more. Its just not perfect
The narcolepsy one needs calendars with the pages flying away and clocks with the hands spinning. That's how I feel, that my life just disappears in big chunks.
Load More Replies...I agree that this is a helpful approach to help people understand. I think it is much more than art -- and as such I want to say that the dissociative disorders house might be more illustrative if it had a bunch of smaller houses inside, rather than just one big scary dark one. There is a lot of life - and lives - inside a dissociative mind.
Dunno if I would describe my dyslexia as a mental illnesses or disorder.
You put dementia, then a couple different forms of dementia... I feel like it was a good attempt but not well enough researched
Autism is neither a mental illness nor a mental disorder, it is a developmental disorder. And I really don't see how the image representing autism. well, is in any way even remotely representative of autism.
I have autism and I can deeply relate to every one of them except the autism one. Can someone please explain?
You're going to be more critical towards the one you relate to most. So the ones that you don't relate to as strong, but because you have your own experience with autism, you had a different idea in your head than the artist did in theirs.
Load More Replies...I can't really relate much, I have yet to see one of these series illustrating ADD and/or panic anxiety.
They can't... There would be no building, just a person.
Load More Replies...Mental illnesses are real illnesses and Alzheimer's is a illness of the mind aka mental disorder 😂
Load More Replies...I was disappointed that there was no gender disorder, epilepsy, or BPD
I have to disagree on the OCD. Parts of the patterns are out of wack! Balance, I need BALANCE! Seems a bit like went one of the cupboards are left open.
That one would be a person inside of a house with way too many windows to choose from, pictured during a mild earthquake.
Load More Replies...I don't think there is "a best one", only different views that "speak" to different people. It's very subjective.
ok but like where is ADHD? i have adhd and was waiting to see what it would look like
Why is autism being put in with mental illnesses? I'm Autistic (Not-high all that high functioning either even though I can type well) and it's a nuerotype not an illness. It is just a different order in the structure of the brain where as mental illness is an actual sickness within the brain. --your resident Autistic Psych/Anthro double Major
Autism = something wrong with your brain = your brain is abnormal. See no problem with it being grouped in with mental disorders.
Load More Replies...Wondering if the artist could add one for BPD... I'd be interested to see how that is depicted
the ocd one is making me frustrated cuz the point of the chevrons doesnt line up with the point of the house... (there's my ocd showing)
Totally agree I have search the comments just to check I'm not the only person with this issue. Also I have autism I feel it's specific enough. I felt it shouldn't stop I feel it should be like a fractal. As my head never stops. Xx
Load More Replies...No it isn’t, I believe they are supposed to be representing the inside of the brain. Autism isn’t a mental illness either, but it definitely messes with the brain.
Load More Replies...Autism isn't a mental illness or disorder. It's a developmental delay and MEDICAL issue.
Not necessarily a delay - I'm an Asperger autistic so I didn't have the developmental delays associated with classica autism.
Load More Replies...I have no idea why they threw narcolepsy in here. Narcolepsy isn't a mental illness, nor is it caused by one. It's a neurological disorder.
That's what I came on here to say. I guess the artist thinks that if a process involves the brain, it's a mental disorder? Really unfortunate, especially considering there's already such misinformation around about narcolepsy.
Load More Replies...Phony and contrived, that's what this is. Mental illnesses are so popular on the Net these days that every attention vulture has to have their take on them. I don't know why is "architecture" dragged into this anyhow - stylized silhouettes of houses do not architecture make.
Gender dysphoria or gender identity disorder... or as most people would just say "being transgender". :)
Load More Replies...Wonder why houses, though... like, we're all pieces of monopoly n that life is just a game?
She's an architect, I suppose that's the reason. I don't find it right too.
Load More Replies...I just wish they would do one combining some of the houses as many of these conditions coexist. It also might bee nice to see ADHD represented as it severely affects so many people.
https://www.behance.net/gallery/30629721/Cities-with-mental-disorder
How is there narcolepsy bit not epilepsy? It being one of the most common mental illnesses and yet still neglected and unknown to the public.
Neither narcolepsy nor epilepsy should be here, as neither are mental illnesses/disorders.
Load More Replies...This is far too reductionist for most of the conditions mentioned. The issues are too complex to be adequately conveyed by a single image and this will lead to misinterpretation and misunderstanding. The anxiety, depression, OCD and bipolar are particularly awful.
Using "a shadow of a house" To Explain 16 Mental Illnesses And Disorders...and call it "archiatric"...I think he should use his own shadow and call it "psychiatric"...yep that's better. :)))
To everyone complaining how autism and whatever else isn’t a mental illness, read the title........mental illness AND DISORDERS. Now you can relax. And as far as the missing ones, it does not say a COMPLETE list, so you can relax too 🙂
Some of them were Right On, others I didn’t quite relate to each other
Interesting, I always thought of myself as a poorly fitted modular home.
After watching the movie it took all of 1 minute of listening to Carson on the campaign trail to know he was an idiot.
OCD and the pattern out of order like that at the top?!?? Maybe I don't get it...
I am not, none of us is a broken house. This is a ver y problematic and simplified depiction of our experiences. It is a reminder of how broken the world thinks we are. Representations like these should be left for people who have actually experienced this stuff. Also autism as a disorder should be out if the question! As many others on this list. I found this very upsetting. You shouldn't do art about things that you don't understand and haven't experienced, it turns into a hurtful mess. I get that some people like to see this though, sometimes we find comfort in bad representation because we feel it acknowledges our existence. I sure don't feel reflected on this
Hate that they still say Gender DISORDER. Even the DSM5 has made recommendations about not calling it "a disorder or mental illness".
Well, I would ask where the ADHD one was, but I guess they forgot it lol
How about multiple personality disorder? It would be a whole neighborhood. Also, I wish the schizophrenia one was more "trippy"...like all hallucination-ish
That ocd one is hidious, nothing matches at either side. What about bpd
Autism is not a mental disorder, it is a developmental disability.
If you people think it's a shame that certain disorders aren't done then do it yourself. An artist came up with this and created this in their free time, so enjoy it instead of whining about it.
I love your amazing art; however, now is 21st century, who is still stigmatizing transgender as "gender disorder" Gender equity, remember?
Narcissistic personality disorder. All the mirrors and doors open to you
Narcolepsy is not a mental illness/disorder! It's a neurological disorder! FFS get it right!
Pretty intense drawings. Very cool approach. I expected more for the OCD one, which is the one I have. Cause it can feel like the anxiety drawing. Its more like infinite "what ifs" threaten your life, while you're chained to do compulsions in order to neutralize those thoughts, never taking a break. Many people see it just as a disorder that makes you neat and organized. I have "Pure O" which is about having intrusive thoughts and neutralizing them via other thoughts so it doesn't even show itself
I'm autistic but the autism one makes no sense whatsoever to me. Also, autism is not a mental illness; it's a neurological variation.
It's a mental phenomenon that leads to confusion and even depression. It can be addressed surgically. What about this is not a disorder that needs to be dealt with? Disorder does not mean negative. it simply means that it is out of the ordinary and needs to be taken care of in one form or another. So much political correctness. it makes me cringe.
Load More Replies...What do you think BPD would look like? My idea is a house with rapidly openning & slamming doors and a human figure endlessly running in and out.
And let's not foret the ever-popular narcissist. (Maybe a house of mirrors?)
Interesting concept. I can't say that mine (anorexia) resonates with me, but it's nice that eating disorders was included
Very expressive yet powerful message.though so simplistic.Marvellous designs
I don't get the eating disorder one. I have struggled with EDs all my life, and although I know this is someone's artistic interpretation, I don't get what the artist was trying to say with that house...
Probably not the most popular opinion, but I think they are a bit c**p. They are just basic houses, with scribbles or simple patterns... and I don't understand how someone with a few of these different illness' can enjoy these as I feel they oversimplify. Depressions not just a drippy house.
Too much complaint from the people who, actually, should be thankful this man share his art to us. It's an opinion, just another point of view that we should count on it. There isn't an exact example or description about this kind of "illness", like the human been we all are different even to explain something. Thanks for your aport, and people... Less perfectionist and more grateful
Too much complaint from the people who, actually, should be thankful this man share his art to us. It's an opinion, just another point of view that we should count on it. There isn't an exact example or description about this kind of "illness", like the human been we all are different even to explain something. Thanks for your aport, and people... Less ego-perfectionist and more grateful
The OCD one is so frustrating that the chevrons are not perfect! Nyargh!!!!
These are awesome! Too bad PTSD, Learning deficit disorder, and Tourette's
Thanks Frederico, this was really interesting .. made me think about what these conditions might actually feel like .
To those complaining about the OCD one not being symmetric.... OCD isn't always about symmetry. If you truly deal with it you would know that. People confuse OCD with OCPD quite a bit now because a few memes made them diagnose themselves.
not every single disorder can be here guys. this is one artist, not The Artist Of Society. 1. i've seen several mental illness depictions that include ADHD and BPD etc. 2. perhaps experiment and draw your illness yourself? nothing better than the experient's genuine mind itself.
This is really clever. I love it when people depict their own understanding and view of certain topics. Great insight into the human condition... And the related comments too.
Gender Disorder??? Really? And Dyslexia???? The latter is Additional Learning Need not a mental illness!
The art is good but the article and the title are im some cases inapropriate
Load More Replies...The ocd one isn't symmetric and the top looks wierd on both sides and the person is standing to the right more. Its just not perfect
The narcolepsy one needs calendars with the pages flying away and clocks with the hands spinning. That's how I feel, that my life just disappears in big chunks.
Load More Replies...I agree that this is a helpful approach to help people understand. I think it is much more than art -- and as such I want to say that the dissociative disorders house might be more illustrative if it had a bunch of smaller houses inside, rather than just one big scary dark one. There is a lot of life - and lives - inside a dissociative mind.
Dunno if I would describe my dyslexia as a mental illnesses or disorder.
You put dementia, then a couple different forms of dementia... I feel like it was a good attempt but not well enough researched
Autism is neither a mental illness nor a mental disorder, it is a developmental disorder. And I really don't see how the image representing autism. well, is in any way even remotely representative of autism.
I have autism and I can deeply relate to every one of them except the autism one. Can someone please explain?
You're going to be more critical towards the one you relate to most. So the ones that you don't relate to as strong, but because you have your own experience with autism, you had a different idea in your head than the artist did in theirs.
Load More Replies...I can't really relate much, I have yet to see one of these series illustrating ADD and/or panic anxiety.
They can't... There would be no building, just a person.
Load More Replies...Mental illnesses are real illnesses and Alzheimer's is a illness of the mind aka mental disorder 😂
Load More Replies...I was disappointed that there was no gender disorder, epilepsy, or BPD
I have to disagree on the OCD. Parts of the patterns are out of wack! Balance, I need BALANCE! Seems a bit like went one of the cupboards are left open.