BLOG POST Where Distress Really Lives
Existential Diversity, the Symphrenic Bodymind and Wider Existence
Earlier in this series we followed tree roots beneath the forest floor and traced water as it moved through cloud, river and body.
Live chat · …
Discuss this piece live
Talk about this with other readers, live. Phoenix, our AI companion, may join in.
The chat is popped out into its own window, so you can keep talking while you do other things.
Letters from the Library
Get each new issue by email
Every Friday, the new issue of the Library: the pieces readers spent the most time with that week. One short email a week, no adverts, and you can unsubscribe in one click.
Keep reading
Nearby on the shelves
BLOG POST
How Distress Builds: Three Nested Ecosystems
Yesterday’s article made one move; from asking what is wrong with this person? to asking what is this distress responding to? Today is about what the ecosystem is actually made of, and why distress…
BLOG POST
The Extended Mind: Symphrenia, Rhizomes and Making-With
Content note: this post discusses psychosis, psychiatric diagnosis, burnout and dehumanisation. It does not describe self-harm or crisis in detail. Support links are at the end. In Brief Symphrenia…
BLOG POST
Symphrenia
Content note: this essay discusses psychosis, psychiatric diagnosis, burnout, and the institutional treatment of Mad people. It does not describe self-harm or crisis in detail. Support links are at…