mental illness

With masterful command over these personal nuances, author Steve Levenson, composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and the 2023 touring cast of “Dear Evan Hansen” bring the audience to tears on several occasions.

True horror is not in the possibility of demons or ghouls but instead resides in the canals and curves of our brains. True horror is the pain we feel, the emotions we attempt to process, and how we do so, all the while observing those around us — calculating their next move. 

It is in this atmosphere of reduction that the sad girl comes in. On TikTok, she may be described as a “Virgin Suicides”/“Bojack Horseman”/Lana Del Rey/“Gone Girl”/Mitski fan. She is ruminative and sad, while enjoying ruminative and sad media.

It was never a secret to my family that I was struggling with my mental health. That being said, my mental state was never outwardly discussed. Avoiding this sensitive topic is a hallmark of the Korean experience.

Periods of sadness, exhaustion and dissociation are inevitable for me. What has kept me going is learning how to manage the waves.

While my accommodations haven’t made my college experience flawless, I don’t think perfection is necessary to succeed at UC Berkeley.

As with most abstract concepts, the language we use to approximate mental health shapes our attitudes toward it. In the case of mental health, this often results in growing up with stigma.

I really dislike the term “caregiver” in the context of a romantic relationship because it implies a dependency that is not mutually reciprocated.

A new parity law mandating full coverage for any mental health condition is crucial to reduce structural and attitudinal barriers to care in the United States.

The effects of living in a society full of judgment for mentally ill people don’t go away just because you know something shouldn’t be the way it is.