One of the most discouraging parts of mental illness is when your thought processes don't even make sense to you, but that doesn’t bring you any closer to overcoming them.

One of the most discouraging parts of mental illness is when your thought processes don't even make sense to you, but that doesn’t bring you any closer to overcoming them.

Whether we're talking about Melancholia (1514) by Albrecht Durer or The Scream (1893) by Edvard Munch, artists have been portraying mental disorders for centuries. These difficult subjects are important to current online creators as well. Shawn Coss, for example, has tackled...

Whether we're talking about Melancholia (1514) by Albrecht Durer or The Scream (1893) by Edvard Munch, artists have been portraying mental disorders for centuries. These difficult subjects are important to current...

There are people out there who believe that if you’re a man, you can’t have anorexia. What’s next—someone stating that women can’t have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?

There are people out there who believe that if you’re a man, you can’t have anorexia. What’s next—someone stating that women can’t have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?

I’ve been living with mental illness for as long as I can remember, and it brings many weird and dark thoughts.

I’ve been living with mental illness for as long as I can remember, and it brings many weird and dark thoughts.

Sow Ay and Julija Nėjė

I've been struggling with bipolar disorder since I was 16 years old, but I was diagnosed at 18. Talking about my feelings used to be very scary, so expressing my heart and mind on paper became my way of surviving.

I've been struggling with bipolar disorder since I was 16 years old, but I was diagnosed at 18. Talking about my feelings used to be very scary, so expressing my heart...

Sofía Román and Violeta Draseikaitė

With around 300 million people suffering from depression worldwide, chances are that someone close to you is affected by this condition too. Sadly, the stigma surrounding mental illness is still very common, so it prevents people not only from seeking help...

With around 300 million people suffering from depression worldwide, chances are that someone close to you is affected by this condition too. Sadly, the stigma surrounding mental illness is still very...

Every once in a while, we hear someone say "autism didn't exist before vaccines" or "so many people are depressed, this rarely happened a couple of hundred years ago". And while sometimes such phrases might seem to have a point, often...

Every once in a while, we hear someone say "autism didn't exist before vaccines" or "so many people are depressed, this rarely happened a couple of hundred years ago". And while...

For Mental Health Awareness Month, I did 14 illustrations about important statistics surrounding mental health. I wanted to raise awareness about the reality of how many people are affected by mental illness so that they are more informed and to help...

For Mental Health Awareness Month, I did 14 illustrations about important statistics surrounding mental health. I wanted to raise awareness about the reality of how many people are affected by mental...

Holly Chisholm

My father drinks. A lot. He's been drinking for quite a while, I think even before I was born.

My father drinks. A lot. He's been drinking for quite a while, I think even before I was born.

I've been living with mental illness for as long as I can remember. And mental illness brings many weird and dark thoughts in my head. I started these drawings because I'm really bad at explaining those thoughts, and explaining by drawing has...

I've been living with mental illness for as long as I can remember. And mental illness brings many weird and dark thoughts in my head. I started these drawings because I'm really...

Sow Ay