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Mental Illness

Mat Ludvik in Human Parts

My Brother Gave up Everything for His Art

We didn’t consider it could be mental illness

Richard Twist in Human Parts

How little it takes to turn the tide of someone’s day

I go to the pharmacy

Dani Mohrbach in Human Parts

A letter to my 40-year-old self on the eve of my 30th birthday

Camille Beredjick in Human Parts

A printed piece of paper with a photo of Jinkx Monsoon on one side and white text on a black background on the other. The text reads: “In this town*, murder** is a form of entertainment***” -Matron Mama Morton (*New York City, January 28, 8pm **Seeing Jinkx Monsoon in Chicago on Broadway ***Christmas present for you)

I Can’t Stop Thinking About Jinkx Monsoon

An OCD story

Mindy Stern in Human Parts

Raise Good Humans

What I learned when my kids said college wasn’t for them

Michael Sendrow in Human Parts

American flag reflected on the glass surface of a building, distorted.

This Is Us

The All-American Narcissist

Holding up a mirror to our true nature

Sara Benincasa in Human Parts

A photo of a red door in an empty room with bright yellow walls.

Mind Games

When We Went Inside

An agoraphobe’s advice on how to go out again

Stephanie Georgopulos in Human Parts

My Body is Screaming Right Now

My body doesn’t speak English. It speaks Plagues. The first time I…

Catherine Prendergast in Human Parts

My Father’s Lost and Found Corpse

What happens when your mother refuses to bury your father

Madeline Dyer in Human Parts

This Is My Brain on OCD

OCD isn’t a preference for organization, it’s a campaign of fear your brain…