‘I go from rude health to dying in minutes’: a day in the life of a hypochondriac
More and more of us are suffering with health anxiety. Why is it on the rise, what can be done about it?
I was the poster girl for OCD. Then I began to question everything I’d been told about mental illness
When I sought help for crippling invasive thoughts, I was told I had a disease like any other. But I wasn’t able to recover until I understood the fallacy at the heart of mental healthcare
‘The perceived scrutiny is immense’: how weddings can worsen eating and body image disorders
From dress shopping to weight-loss pressures, nuptials can open a Pandora’s box of body-image issues. Experts share advice on reducing the risk of new or worsening symptoms
A new start after 60: meditation cured my insomnia. Now I help others cope
Ken Lunn was having a ‘hellish’ time juggling work and childcare after his wife died. Then he found a way to catch his breath
‘I didn’t want to hurt that girl. I just felt this pressure building … ’ The sociopath who learned to behave – and found happiness
Patric Gagne has spent most of her life fighting terrible urges. She is also a loving sister, daughter, mother and wife. She talks about her remarkable journey
Ball pits and bodacious pigs: my week in search of happiness and wonder
I don’t want to be cynical or pessimistic, but it’s difficult in such gloomy times. Can I find a way to tap into my playful side?
The soft life: why millennials are quitting the rat race
Ambition once came with a promise: a home, a salary, progress and fulfilment. What happens when that promise is broken? Meet the women who are turning their backs on consumerism, materialism and burnout
A Body Made of Glass by Caroline Crampton review – an intelligent and engaging history of hypochondria
In this fascinating book, a survivor of a life-threatening illness chronicles the history of health anxiety and ponders whether it is a rational response to our flawed bodies
‘We are all unwell’: a scholar’s radical approach to health
Mimi Khúc discusses the concept of unwellness and how it is shaped by the structures around us in a new book dear elia
Life after a traumatic brain injury: ‘It took me over a year to find out I had an accident’
Caroline Laner Breure always wanted to be perfect. Then an accident left her in a coma. As she pieced her brain and body back together, her idea of perfection was transformed