The following piece was selected as one of the winners of this year’s Refuat Hanefesh Creative Expression Contest. Age group: High School. It has been lightly edited. I look just like you. But I am living in a different world than you. I live in the world of OCD. You sit next Read More …
The following poem was selected as one of the winners of this year’s Refuat Hanefesh Creative Expression Contest. Age group: College and Up. It has been lightly edited. My Son My Son you came in this world giving us so much joy Your future flashed before my eyes, my sweet little baby Read More …
The following piece was selected as one of the winners of this year’s Refuat Hanefesh Creative Expression Contest. Age group: College and Up. It has been lightly edited. Stigma is not only found among the family and friends of one suffering from mental illness. It also lies in the head of those suffering. They Read More …
Editor’s Note: This is part two of a two-part post. The first part discussed the tribulations of the author making it through a night with anorexia, OCD and suicidal ideation. The second part, below, discusses the author’s experiences in superficial Jewish culture as a demonstration of how Jewish society fosters self-image challenges and prioritizes the Read More …