By Sarah Zhang — 2017
Head trauma made her see strange colors, even ones that are “not even real.”
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Thoughts and feelings are constellations in the mind of a man with a rare form of synesthesia.
She also told Jimmy Fallon he appears to her as a “vertical brown rectangle.”
Synesthesia makes ordinary life marvelous.
It is estimated that approximately 3 to 5 percent of the population has some form of synesthesia and that women are more likely to become synesthetes than men.
ADHD and depression are commonly coexisting conditions with some overlapping symptoms. The link between the two is complex.
Therapists, psychologists and nurses who are autistic say it has made them better at their jobs, but that misconceptions about the condition are forcing them to keep their diagnosis a secret.
Look more closely and you’ll see.
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Michael Phelps, the most decorated athlete in Olympic history with 28 medals, has acknowledged that after the 2012 games, his longtime depression was so overwhelming he thought about killing himself.
Demand from patients seeking help for their mental illnesses has led to underground use in a way that parallels black markets in the AIDS pandemic. This underground use has been most perilous for people of color, who face greater stigma and legal risks due to the War on Drugs.
Some people harbor the illusion that rest is a luxury they do not have time for, but the reality is that rest is a necessity.
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