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Why Involuntary Hospitalization Laws Need to Be Reevaluated Kristen Freed © The Mighty Untitled design (2) The Latin phrase “civis romanus sum” (classical Latin: “I am (a) Roman citizen”) is a phrase used in Cicero’s “In Verrem” as a plea for the legal rights of a Roman citizen. When traveling across the Roman Empire, safety was said to be guaranteed to anyone who declared, “civis romanus sum.” On June 29 of last year, I was brought to an ER in Newport, Rhod...

The singer Grimes shared that she was hospitalized for a panic attack after her appearance on Saturday Night Live.

A person with chronic illness and complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) explains how sharing her art on Twitter helped her find herself.

When Pandemic Isolation Feels ‘Normal’ The Tie Dye Poet © The Mighty Untitled design (65) I’ve been comfortable with varying amounts of isolation most of my life. Being alone doesn’t really bother me, and usually I find it comforting. But in these days of Pandemic Quarantine, the world is turned topsy turvy, and I realized that many people are feeling very confused and uncomfortable. Their “normal” has been taken away, and they have no idea how to deal with this k...

My Dog Is the Best Medicine for My Anxiety Tasha Baker The best medicine your general practitioner can’t prescribe. Do you ever just have those days where you end up lying on the floor? I mean, yeah we have these fancy things called sofas now, but nothing beats the floor, right? Yes? No? Just me? Bad day? Floor. People around and it’s making you anxious? Floor. Recently, lying on the floor hasn’t been helping my “down” days. It used to be my quick-fix break from my hea...