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Rachel Aviv

This person is a writer who has long struggled with depression and other mental health problems. This person was diagnosed with anorexia at age 6.

Ray Osheroff

This person has a medical background, but is not a doctor. This person brought a famous lawsuit against a mental health institution/provider for its failure to cure the person's depression, which was settled out of court.

Bapu

This person lived in India and was diagnosed with schizophrenia but was later considered to be a type of saint or mystic.

Naomi Gaines

This person had a mental health disorder which led to the person's suicide attempt and the tragic killing of one of the person's young children.

Laura Delano

This person is from a privileged background and struggled with what the person later came to see as probably over-medication.

Hava

This person was in the hospital being treated for an eating...

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