A Mumbai student has sought therapy after coming out as a lesbian to her family. “It was a terrible time in my life. My father had disowned me and I was always guilty. I felt I was letting my family down,” Alina told DW, using a pseudonym. The 25-year-old said her search for help has … Read more
By Judith Graham It was a regrettable mistake. But Kim Sylvester thought she was doing the right thing at the time. His 80-year-old mother, Harriet Burkel, fell at her home in Raleigh, North Carolina, broke her pelvis, and went to a rehabilitation center to recover. It was only days after the death of Burkel’s 82-year-old … Read more
One day, I was sitting in front of my computer trying to solve a problem but I couldn’t think. It was a simple problem but my mind was blank. This was the last straw for me. Low saw a psychologist, who diagnosed her with depression, anxiety and adjustment disorder. The panic attacks, she learned, were … Read more