Stick it to stigma
Bear in Mind
Stigma hasn’t gone away. It’s just more insidious. There is a limit to what is “acceptable” when it comes to having a mental illness.
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In ‘Destroyer,’ Nicole Kidman is unsympathetic, delivers great performance
Nicole Kidman delivers a powerful performance as the unsympathetic protagonist, Erin Bell, in her latest movie, “Destroyer.”
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Academy Award winner Allie Light talks grief, aging in filmmaking process
Allie Light is no stranger to the world of filmmaking, having spent more than 25 years in the proverbial director’s chair over a filmography of 12 projects. But when she began production on her most recent project, she faced a cinematic challenge entirely different than any she had ever encountered behind the camera.
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DC Comics takes on mental health in ‘Heroes in Crisis’ issue one
In DC Comics’ latest comic book limited series, “Heroes in Crisis,” the trauma of fighting crime casts a long shadow: At a clandestine hospital, superheroes get treated for post-traumatic stress disorder. But when its patients are murdered, it’s up to Wonder Woman, Superman and Batman to find the killer.
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Without the privilege of stability
Community-less College
UC Berkeley transfer student Begonia Herbert was only five years old when her mother left because of her father’s physical abuse, setting a haunting precedent of familial strife.
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A joint relationship
On My Mind
As long as I am high, my thoughts are constrained from racing and my mood is elevated.
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Psychedelic revolution: Changing attitudes towards psychedelic drugs in Berkeley and beyond
Attitudes toward psychedelic drugs are changing, according to Don Lattin — author, UC Berkeley graduate and one-time psychedelics enthusiast.
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Alix Generous speaks on life with Asperger’s at Berkeley Forum event Thursday
Dozens of students filled a Berkeley Forum event at Wurster Hall on Thursday night to hear Podium app creator Alix Generous speak about her experience with Asperger’s syndrome and the importance of mental health.
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Local director’s debut ‘White Rabbit’ fails to produce thrills
Post-traumatic stress disorder is a serious mental affliction that can forever affect the way a person feels, thinks and reacts to the world around them. It has become a defining character flaw among many wayward protagonists in cinema, perhaps epitomized by the dark and brooding Travis Bickle in “Taxi Driver.”
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