Mental Illness

[close] Welcome to **19th Century Insane Asylums** — a group dedicated to exploring the haunting history, literature, architecture, treatments, and human stories surrounding psychiatric institutions of the 1800s. This group is for readers, writers, historians, researchers, mental health advocates, and anyone fascinated by the realities of asylum life during the Victorian era and beyond. Together, we discuss: • Historical insane asylums and mental institutions • Patient experiences and forgotten voices • 19th-century mental health treatments and beliefs • Gothic and historical fiction set in asylums • Memoirs, nonfiction, documentaries, and research • Women’s institutionalization and social stigma • Preservation of asylum history and architecture Whether you are here because of a love for historical fiction, an interest in mental health history, or a desire to better understand the lives of those confined behind asylum walls, you are welcome here. Please keep discussions respectful and compassionate, especially when discussing mental illness, institutional abuse, and real historical tragedies. “In a world eager to forget them, may we remember the voices they tried to silence.”

[close] Mentally Illiterature is a book club in which we read one YA book per month, ideally a new release, that features a mentally ill protagonist! Starting May 2018.

[close] Mental Illness. Eating Disorders. Sexual Assault. Domestic Violence. So many issues come with such a huge stigma attached. Education and understanding are the keys to ending stigma. Every month we will read another book tackling a stigmatized issue such as one of the ones listed above. Suggestions will be taken, different issues will be tackled, and both fiction and nonfiction books will be included. Be a stigma fighter, learn with me.

[close] Hello, readers and book lovers alike! Welcome to the Mental Illness Support Group. You can talk about all mental illnesses from anxiety to depression. This is s great place to share your problems and look for encouragement. This group is for everyone! No matter your race, gender, sexuality, relgion, size, or appearance.