Visionary Alternatives to the DSM

This is a call for submissions to a zine I am compiling, which will include self-portraits and descriptions of one’s own madness/mental health issues as a DSM alternative. The idea for my zine is that labels like Bipolar I, Schizophrenia, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder are dehumanizing and cannot capture how beautiful and diverse and complex madness is. I want to create a translator from DSM to mad pride- sort of like an alternative guidebook for understanding madness rather than the DSM. read more
Source: The Icarus Project - Navigating the Space Between Brilliance and Madness - Category: Mental Illness Authors: Tags: Community Source Type: blogs