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If you had to imagine your mental illness or disorder as a house, what would it look like?
Federico Babina has just released a new project called Archiatric, which depicts 16 different conditions as works of architecture in various states of repair. The designs are chillingly abstract, but for anyone living with the agony of mental illness, they're all too accurate. An animated video posted to the Barcelona-based digital artist's YouTube page further intensifies the effect of the images.
Babina is known for architecture-inspired work, using a unique geometric style that takes clear notes from cubism. His designs are often surreal, yet underlined with cheeky humour.
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#1
Anxiety
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#2
Depression
#3
Insomnia
#4
Dementia
Jody Dubois 7 years ago
Omg people...This man is an artist. These are HIS takes on various human conditions. Stop critiquing his choices and just appreciate his gift and willingness to share with the world.
#7
Autism
#8
Alzheimer
Erica Marx 7 years ago
This depicts very well the bits and pieces of memory and habit that linger with this disease. The cracks are nearly all the way through, excellent.
#9
Bipolar
Danielle Beugger 7 years ago
I think this one needs to be worked on.... It's still too safe......
#10
Phobias
#11
Paranoia
#12
Dyslexia
Ode 7 years ago
The pictures are well thought through, thanks for that. But I don't think dyslexia is a mental illness
Sherry Flack 7 years ago
The title of this series stated mental illnesses and disorders.
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Clarissa Cole 7 years ago
Okay...everyone is freaking out. No need! All the disorders depicted here are included in the DSM, the manual utilized by psychologists to diagnose all of these issues. All are mediated by brain function. All, therfore, are "mentally illness" on a classic sense. That term is not derogatory - it is simply a descriptor.
Majid Kaisrani 7 years ago
Lol dyslexia isn't an illness at all. It's a superior gene in super humans. Just look at all the huge characters throughout history.
Megan Dueck 7 years ago
I love how some of the sentences are crossed out. I feel like I miss out on so much when I read. I don't know if the person at the bottom is hanging on to the edge so that he/she isnt sucked into a mess of words he/she doesn't understand, or if he/she is goofing off to avoid reading all together. Either way I can relate.
Sally A BetheaHolt 7 years ago
I would Love to see the justification Dyslexia is a mental Illness. That would be like saying blindness, defness, Auditory and visual disablities are mental illness too.
Elizabeth Irene 7 years ago
Nonsense.. its not a disorder, it is a gift... it is only a different way of perceiving the world that makes for some verbal challenges, but extremely heightened dimensional compasity.. non of you know what you are talking about.. regaurdless.. this visual does 100% terrible job of describing dyslexia as words/letters are a symptom, but it isn't everything.. it should be something like presenting the house as a full 3d object full of detail... and maybe it's raining letters... actually dyslexics make for great architects... so i find this a bit ironic.. Cheers to the world of the super uninformed...
Levi Franklin 7 years ago
The same could be said for many diagnoses. I know I feel gifted with my hallucinations. And I agree, the terminology used here is way outdated! ...even the term hallucinations is debatable these days....sensory perceptual experiences?
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Rachel Cooley 7 years ago
Being Dyslexic isn't a disorder. Would you judge a fish's mental state by assessing ability to climb a tree. Dyslexic people learn and see the world differently. As a Dyslexic person myself I find the comments rather surprising. I'm sorry I don't conform to your ideals. What next Left handed people are possessed by the devil!
Lloyd Gustafson 7 years ago
Nope. This needs more cognitive confusion and distortion as for some dyslexics the letters actually move to the extent they can form whirlpools and slide off the page if one is attempting to read while tired.
Stan Marciniak 7 years ago
Dyslexia is a neurological disorder, like every other condition noted here in this images, dyslexia distorts perception of reality. There is no evidence it is a genetic disorder.
Aaron Scheibner 7 years ago
dyslexia is not a mental illness or a disorder. besides dyslexia is so much more than what this photo is representing.....
Notchimine Mette 7 years ago
This one is sad. Not Trump "SAD!", just sad that people have to deal with an issue like this. I love words and not being able to read must be horrible.
Jamie Gothard 7 years ago
If being Dyslexic classes me as having a mental illness / disorder, left handed people are handicapped for not fitting in with the rest of the right handed people.
Aaron Scheibner 7 years ago
no one can know unless they have a lived experience...
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Eating Disorder
#14
Dissociative Disorders
Christina Kernachan 7 years ago
I can relate to this... Though in my experience it's more like being in a bubble. Although i fully appreciate what the artist was aiming for. Good job
#15
Gender Disorder
#16
Narcolepsy
Clarissa Cole 7 years ago
All these disorders are in the DSM, which includes all mental illness, including cognitive/regulatory issues. Narcolepsy, dyslexia, etc are all in there.
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Julian Ertelt 7 years ago
That one would be a person inside of a house with way too many windows to choose from, pictured during a mild earthquake.
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Louiiiise 7 years ago
I don't think there is "a best one", only different views that "speak" to different people. It's very subjective.
Peyton Sharp 7 years ago
ok but like where is ADHD? i have adhd and was waiting to see what it would look like
Kole Mann 7 years ago
Why is autism being put in with mental illnesses? I'm Autistic (Not-high all that high functioning either even though I can type well) and it's a nuerotype not an illness. It is just a different order in the structure of the brain where as mental illness is an actual sickness within the brain. --your resident Autistic Psych/Anthro double Major
The Video Summary Guy 7 years ago
Autism = something wrong with your brain = your brain is abnormal. See no problem with it being grouped in with mental disorders.
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Christina Kernachan 7 years ago
Wondering if the artist could add one for BPD... I'd be interested to see how that is depicted
Carrie Jacyszyn 7 years ago
the ocd one is making me frustrated cuz the point of the chevrons doesnt line up with the point of the house... (there's my ocd showing)
Charleh Cunningham 7 years ago
Totally agree I have search the comments just to check I'm not the only person with this issue. Also I have autism I feel it's specific enough. I felt it shouldn't stop I feel it should be like a fractal. As my head never stops. Xx
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Brenda Hatfield 7 years ago
No it isn’t, I believe they are supposed to be representing the inside of the brain. Autism isn’t a mental illness either, but it definitely messes with the brain.
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Amanda Lewis 7 years ago
Autism isn't a mental illness or disorder. It's a developmental delay and MEDICAL issue.
Katherine Last 7 years ago
Not necessarily a delay - I'm an Asperger autistic so I didn't have the developmental delays associated with classica autism.
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Leah Brandt 7 years ago
I have no idea why they threw narcolepsy in here. Narcolepsy isn't a mental illness, nor is it caused by one. It's a neurological disorder.
Brittany Miller 7 years ago
That's what I came on here to say. I guess the artist thinks that if a process involves the brain, it's a mental disorder? Really unfortunate, especially considering there's already such misinformation around about narcolepsy.
Load More Replies... Sick Boy 7 years ago
Phony and contrived, that's what this is. Mental illnesses are so popular on the Net these days that every attention vulture has to have their take on them. I don't know why is "architecture" dragged into this anyhow - stylized silhouettes of houses do not architecture make.
Jaime Smith 7 years ago
Gender dysphoria or gender identity disorder... or as most people would just say "being transgender". :)
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Pi... 7 years ago
Wonder why houses, though... like, we're all pieces of monopoly n that life is just a game?
DancingToMyself 7 years ago
She's an architect, I suppose that's the reason. I don't find it right too.
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Peyton Matik 7 years ago
I just wish they would do one combining some of the houses as many of these conditions coexist. It also might bee nice to see ADHD represented as it severely affects so many people.
Denis Chichkin 7 years ago
https://www.behance.net/gallery/30629721/Cities-with-mental-disorder
Ruby Scott 7 years ago
How is there narcolepsy bit not epilepsy? It being one of the most common mental illnesses and yet still neglected and unknown to the public.
Jennie Stilton 7 years ago
Neither narcolepsy nor epilepsy should be here, as neither are mental illnesses/disorders.
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Judith Sleney 7 years ago
This is far too reductionist for most of the conditions mentioned. The issues are too complex to be adequately conveyed by a single image and this will lead to misinterpretation and misunderstanding. The anxiety, depression, OCD and bipolar are particularly awful.
Peach Square Ddb 6 years ago
Using "a shadow of a house" To Explain 16 Mental Illnesses And Disorders...and call it "archiatric"...I think he should use his own shadow and call it "psychiatric"...yep that's better. :)))
Brenda Hatfield 7 years ago
To everyone complaining how autism and whatever else isn’t a mental illness, read the title........mental illness AND DISORDERS. Now you can relax. And as far as the missing ones, it does not say a COMPLETE list, so you can relax too 🙂
Brenda Hatfield 7 years ago
Some of them were Right On, others I didn’t quite relate to each other
Elizabeth Boluch 7 years ago
Interesting, I always thought of myself as a poorly fitted modular home.
Thomas Cox 7 years ago
After watching the movie it took all of 1 minute of listening to Carson on the campaign trail to know he was an idiot.
Julia Koller 7 years ago
OCD and the pattern out of order like that at the top?!?? Maybe I don't get it...
Haydée Arizala 7 years ago
I am not, none of us is a broken house. This is a ver y problematic and simplified depiction of our experiences. It is a reminder of how broken the world thinks we are. Representations like these should be left for people who have actually experienced this stuff. Also autism as a disorder should be out if the question! As many others on this list. I found this very upsetting. You shouldn't do art about things that you don't understand and haven't experienced, it turns into a hurtful mess. I get that some people like to see this though, sometimes we find comfort in bad representation because we feel it acknowledges our existence. I sure don't feel reflected on this
Javiera Corral 7 years ago
Hate that they still say Gender DISORDER. Even the DSM5 has made recommendations about not calling it "a disorder or mental illness".
Chase Gideon 7 years ago
Well, I would ask where the ADHD one was, but I guess they forgot it lol
Levi Franklin 7 years ago
How about multiple personality disorder? It would be a whole neighborhood. Also, I wish the schizophrenia one was more "trippy"...like all hallucination-ish
Sammie Pratt 7 years ago
That ocd one is hidious, nothing matches at either side. What about bpd
Handley Elizabeth 7 years ago
Autism is not a mental disorder, it is a developmental disability.
Peppino Wilbers 7 years ago
If you people think it's a shame that certain disorders aren't done then do it yourself. An artist came up with this and created this in their free time, so enjoy it instead of whining about it.
Albert Chen 7 years ago
I love your amazing art; however, now is 21st century, who is still stigmatizing transgender as "gender disorder" Gender equity, remember?
Alison Hill 7 years ago
Narcissistic personality disorder. All the mirrors and doors open to you
Jennie Stilton 7 years ago
Narcolepsy is not a mental illness/disorder! It's a neurological disorder! FFS get it right!
Bernardo Rojas 7 years ago
Pretty intense drawings. Very cool approach. I expected more for the OCD one, which is the one I have. Cause it can feel like the anxiety drawing. Its more like infinite "what ifs" threaten your life, while you're chained to do compulsions in order to neutralize those thoughts, never taking a break. Many people see it just as a disorder that makes you neat and organized. I have "Pure O" which is about having intrusive thoughts and neutralizing them via other thoughts so it doesn't even show itself
Katherine Last 7 years ago
I'm autistic but the autism one makes no sense whatsoever to me. Also, autism is not a mental illness; it's a neurological variation.
Joseph Mason 7 years ago
It's a mental phenomenon that leads to confusion and even depression. It can be addressed surgically. What about this is not a disorder that needs to be dealt with? Disorder does not mean negative. it simply means that it is out of the ordinary and needs to be taken care of in one form or another. So much political correctness. it makes me cringe.
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Sharron Popovich 7 years ago
What do you think BPD would look like? My idea is a house with rapidly openning & slamming doors and a human figure endlessly running in and out.
Sharron Popovich 7 years ago
And let's not foret the ever-popular narcissist. (Maybe a house of mirrors?)
Carolyn Eve 7 years ago
Interesting concept. I can't say that mine (anorexia) resonates with me, but it's nice that eating disorders was included
Sheikh Basir 7 years ago
Very expressive yet powerful message.though so simplistic.Marvellous designs
Victoria Herr 7 years ago
I don't get the eating disorder one. I have struggled with EDs all my life, and although I know this is someone's artistic interpretation, I don't get what the artist was trying to say with that house...
Christian Hales 7 years ago
Probably not the most popular opinion, but I think they are a bit c**p. They are just basic houses, with scribbles or simple patterns... and I don't understand how someone with a few of these different illness' can enjoy these as I feel they oversimplify. Depressions not just a drippy house.
Angel Peña 7 years ago
Too much complaint from the people who, actually, should be thankful this man share his art to us. It's an opinion, just another point of view that we should count on it. There isn't an exact example or description about this kind of "illness", like the human been we all are different even to explain something. Thanks for your aport, and people... Less perfectionist and more grateful
Angel Peña 7 years ago
Too much complaint from the people who, actually, should be thankful this man share his art to us. It's an opinion, just another point of view that we should count on it. There isn't an exact example or description about this kind of "illness", like the human been we all are different even to explain something. Thanks for your aport, and people... Less ego-perfectionist and more grateful
Alaina Louise 7 years ago
The OCD one is so frustrating that the chevrons are not perfect! Nyargh!!!!
Alisa Schnackel 7 years ago
These are awesome! Too bad PTSD, Learning deficit disorder, and Tourette's
Tasha Harris 7 years ago
Thanks Frederico, this was really interesting .. made me think about what these conditions might actually feel like .
Renee Schlamp Cohen 7 years ago
To those complaining about the OCD one not being symmetric.... OCD isn't always about symmetry. If you truly deal with it you would know that. People confuse OCD with OCPD quite a bit now because a few memes made them diagnose themselves.
Emilola Johnson 7 years ago
not every single disorder can be here guys. this is one artist, not The Artist Of Society. 1. i've seen several mental illness depictions that include ADHD and BPD etc. 2. perhaps experiment and draw your illness yourself? nothing better than the experient's genuine mind itself.
Notchimine Mette 7 years ago
This is really clever. I love it when people depict their own understanding and view of certain topics. Great insight into the human condition... And the related comments too.
Marta Magdalena 7 years ago
Gender Disorder??? Really? And Dyslexia???? The latter is Additional Learning Need not a mental illness!
Marta Magdalena 7 years ago
The art is good but the article and the title are im some cases inapropriate
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Eric Leveille 7 years ago
The ocd one isn't symmetric and the top looks wierd on both sides and the person is standing to the right more. Its just not perfect
Teri Mills 7 years ago
The narcolepsy one needs calendars with the pages flying away and clocks with the hands spinning. That's how I feel, that my life just disappears in big chunks.
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Bonnie Armstrong 7 years ago
I agree that this is a helpful approach to help people understand. I think it is much more than art -- and as such I want to say that the dissociative disorders house might be more illustrative if it had a bunch of smaller houses inside, rather than just one big scary dark one. There is a lot of life - and lives - inside a dissociative mind.
Jamie Gothard 7 years ago
Dunno if I would describe my dyslexia as a mental illnesses or disorder.
Bob St Claire 7 years ago
You put dementia, then a couple different forms of dementia... I feel like it was a good attempt but not well enough researched
David Robertson 7 years ago
Autism is neither a mental illness nor a mental disorder, it is a developmental disorder. And I really don't see how the image representing autism. well, is in any way even remotely representative of autism.
Luca 7 years ago
I have autism and I can deeply relate to every one of them except the autism one. Can someone please explain?
Evan Stewart 7 years ago
You're going to be more critical towards the one you relate to most. So the ones that you don't relate to as strong, but because you have your own experience with autism, you had a different idea in your head than the artist did in theirs.
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Susanne Nielsen 7 years ago
I can't really relate much, I have yet to see one of these series illustrating ADD and/or panic anxiety.
Denise Cook 7 years ago
They can't... There would be no building, just a person.
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Lauren O'Connor 7 years ago
Mental illnesses are real illnesses and Alzheimer's is a illness of the mind aka mental disorder 😂
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Belén Marie Besold 7 years ago
I was disappointed that there was no gender disorder, epilepsy, or BPD
Rohn Fmith 7 years ago
I have to disagree on the OCD. Parts of the patterns are out of wack! Balance, I need BALANCE! Seems a bit like went one of the cupboards are left open.
Julian Ertelt 7 years ago
That one would be a person inside of a house with way too many windows to choose from, pictured during a mild earthquake.
Load More Replies... Louiiiise 7 years ago
I don't think there is "a best one", only different views that "speak" to different people. It's very subjective.
Peyton Sharp 7 years ago
ok but like where is ADHD? i have adhd and was waiting to see what it would look like
Kole Mann 7 years ago
Why is autism being put in with mental illnesses? I'm Autistic (Not-high all that high functioning either even though I can type well) and it's a nuerotype not an illness. It is just a different order in the structure of the brain where as mental illness is an actual sickness within the brain. --your resident Autistic Psych/Anthro double Major
The Video Summary Guy 7 years ago
Autism = something wrong with your brain = your brain is abnormal. See no problem with it being grouped in with mental disorders.
Load More Replies... Christina Kernachan 7 years ago
Wondering if the artist could add one for BPD... I'd be interested to see how that is depicted
Carrie Jacyszyn 7 years ago
the ocd one is making me frustrated cuz the point of the chevrons doesnt line up with the point of the house... (there's my ocd showing)
Charleh Cunningham 7 years ago
Totally agree I have search the comments just to check I'm not the only person with this issue. Also I have autism I feel it's specific enough. I felt it shouldn't stop I feel it should be like a fractal. As my head never stops. Xx
Load More Replies... Brenda Hatfield 7 years ago
No it isn’t, I believe they are supposed to be representing the inside of the brain. Autism isn’t a mental illness either, but it definitely messes with the brain.
Load More Replies... Amanda Lewis 7 years ago
Autism isn't a mental illness or disorder. It's a developmental delay and MEDICAL issue.
Katherine Last 7 years ago
Not necessarily a delay - I'm an Asperger autistic so I didn't have the developmental delays associated with classica autism.
Load More Replies... Leah Brandt 7 years ago
I have no idea why they threw narcolepsy in here. Narcolepsy isn't a mental illness, nor is it caused by one. It's a neurological disorder.
Brittany Miller 7 years ago
That's what I came on here to say. I guess the artist thinks that if a process involves the brain, it's a mental disorder? Really unfortunate, especially considering there's already such misinformation around about narcolepsy.
Load More Replies... Sick Boy 7 years ago
Phony and contrived, that's what this is. Mental illnesses are so popular on the Net these days that every attention vulture has to have their take on them. I don't know why is "architecture" dragged into this anyhow - stylized silhouettes of houses do not architecture make.
Jaime Smith 7 years ago
Gender dysphoria or gender identity disorder... or as most people would just say "being transgender". :)
Load More Replies... Pi... 7 years ago
Wonder why houses, though... like, we're all pieces of monopoly n that life is just a game?
DancingToMyself 7 years ago
She's an architect, I suppose that's the reason. I don't find it right too.
Load More Replies... Peyton Matik 7 years ago
I just wish they would do one combining some of the houses as many of these conditions coexist. It also might bee nice to see ADHD represented as it severely affects so many people.
Denis Chichkin 7 years ago
https://www.behance.net/gallery/30629721/Cities-with-mental-disorder
Ruby Scott 7 years ago
How is there narcolepsy bit not epilepsy? It being one of the most common mental illnesses and yet still neglected and unknown to the public.
Jennie Stilton 7 years ago
Neither narcolepsy nor epilepsy should be here, as neither are mental illnesses/disorders.
Load More Replies... Judith Sleney 7 years ago
This is far too reductionist for most of the conditions mentioned. The issues are too complex to be adequately conveyed by a single image and this will lead to misinterpretation and misunderstanding. The anxiety, depression, OCD and bipolar are particularly awful.
Peach Square Ddb 6 years ago
Using "a shadow of a house" To Explain 16 Mental Illnesses And Disorders...and call it "archiatric"...I think he should use his own shadow and call it "psychiatric"...yep that's better. :)))
Brenda Hatfield 7 years ago
To everyone complaining how autism and whatever else isn’t a mental illness, read the title........mental illness AND DISORDERS. Now you can relax. And as far as the missing ones, it does not say a COMPLETE list, so you can relax too 🙂
Brenda Hatfield 7 years ago
Some of them were Right On, others I didn’t quite relate to each other
Elizabeth Boluch 7 years ago
Interesting, I always thought of myself as a poorly fitted modular home.
Thomas Cox 7 years ago
After watching the movie it took all of 1 minute of listening to Carson on the campaign trail to know he was an idiot.
Julia Koller 7 years ago
OCD and the pattern out of order like that at the top?!?? Maybe I don't get it...
Haydée Arizala 7 years ago
I am not, none of us is a broken house. This is a ver y problematic and simplified depiction of our experiences. It is a reminder of how broken the world thinks we are. Representations like these should be left for people who have actually experienced this stuff. Also autism as a disorder should be out if the question! As many others on this list. I found this very upsetting. You shouldn't do art about things that you don't understand and haven't experienced, it turns into a hurtful mess. I get that some people like to see this though, sometimes we find comfort in bad representation because we feel it acknowledges our existence. I sure don't feel reflected on this
Javiera Corral 7 years ago
Hate that they still say Gender DISORDER. Even the DSM5 has made recommendations about not calling it "a disorder or mental illness".
Chase Gideon 7 years ago
Well, I would ask where the ADHD one was, but I guess they forgot it lol
Levi Franklin 7 years ago
How about multiple personality disorder? It would be a whole neighborhood. Also, I wish the schizophrenia one was more "trippy"...like all hallucination-ish
Sammie Pratt 7 years ago
That ocd one is hidious, nothing matches at either side. What about bpd
Handley Elizabeth 7 years ago
Autism is not a mental disorder, it is a developmental disability.
Peppino Wilbers 7 years ago
If you people think it's a shame that certain disorders aren't done then do it yourself. An artist came up with this and created this in their free time, so enjoy it instead of whining about it.
Albert Chen 7 years ago
I love your amazing art; however, now is 21st century, who is still stigmatizing transgender as "gender disorder" Gender equity, remember?
Alison Hill 7 years ago
Narcissistic personality disorder. All the mirrors and doors open to you
Jennie Stilton 7 years ago
Narcolepsy is not a mental illness/disorder! It's a neurological disorder! FFS get it right!
Bernardo Rojas 7 years ago
Pretty intense drawings. Very cool approach. I expected more for the OCD one, which is the one I have. Cause it can feel like the anxiety drawing. Its more like infinite "what ifs" threaten your life, while you're chained to do compulsions in order to neutralize those thoughts, never taking a break. Many people see it just as a disorder that makes you neat and organized. I have "Pure O" which is about having intrusive thoughts and neutralizing them via other thoughts so it doesn't even show itself
Katherine Last 7 years ago
I'm autistic but the autism one makes no sense whatsoever to me. Also, autism is not a mental illness; it's a neurological variation.
Joseph Mason 7 years ago
It's a mental phenomenon that leads to confusion and even depression. It can be addressed surgically. What about this is not a disorder that needs to be dealt with? Disorder does not mean negative. it simply means that it is out of the ordinary and needs to be taken care of in one form or another. So much political correctness. it makes me cringe.
Load More Replies... Sharron Popovich 7 years ago
What do you think BPD would look like? My idea is a house with rapidly openning & slamming doors and a human figure endlessly running in and out.
Sharron Popovich 7 years ago
And let's not foret the ever-popular narcissist. (Maybe a house of mirrors?)
Carolyn Eve 7 years ago
Interesting concept. I can't say that mine (anorexia) resonates with me, but it's nice that eating disorders was included
Sheikh Basir 7 years ago
Very expressive yet powerful message.though so simplistic.Marvellous designs
Victoria Herr 7 years ago
I don't get the eating disorder one. I have struggled with EDs all my life, and although I know this is someone's artistic interpretation, I don't get what the artist was trying to say with that house...
Christian Hales 7 years ago
Probably not the most popular opinion, but I think they are a bit c**p. They are just basic houses, with scribbles or simple patterns... and I don't understand how someone with a few of these different illness' can enjoy these as I feel they oversimplify. Depressions not just a drippy house.
Angel Peña 7 years ago
Too much complaint from the people who, actually, should be thankful this man share his art to us. It's an opinion, just another point of view that we should count on it. There isn't an exact example or description about this kind of "illness", like the human been we all are different even to explain something. Thanks for your aport, and people... Less perfectionist and more grateful
Angel Peña 7 years ago
Too much complaint from the people who, actually, should be thankful this man share his art to us. It's an opinion, just another point of view that we should count on it. There isn't an exact example or description about this kind of "illness", like the human been we all are different even to explain something. Thanks for your aport, and people... Less ego-perfectionist and more grateful
Alaina Louise 7 years ago
The OCD one is so frustrating that the chevrons are not perfect! Nyargh!!!!
Alisa Schnackel 7 years ago
These are awesome! Too bad PTSD, Learning deficit disorder, and Tourette's
Tasha Harris 7 years ago
Thanks Frederico, this was really interesting .. made me think about what these conditions might actually feel like .
Renee Schlamp Cohen 7 years ago
To those complaining about the OCD one not being symmetric.... OCD isn't always about symmetry. If you truly deal with it you would know that. People confuse OCD with OCPD quite a bit now because a few memes made them diagnose themselves.
Emilola Johnson 7 years ago
not every single disorder can be here guys. this is one artist, not The Artist Of Society. 1. i've seen several mental illness depictions that include ADHD and BPD etc. 2. perhaps experiment and draw your illness yourself? nothing better than the experient's genuine mind itself.
Notchimine Mette 7 years ago
This is really clever. I love it when people depict their own understanding and view of certain topics. Great insight into the human condition... And the related comments too.
Marta Magdalena 7 years ago
Gender Disorder??? Really? And Dyslexia???? The latter is Additional Learning Need not a mental illness!
Marta Magdalena 7 years ago
The art is good but the article and the title are im some cases inapropriate
Load More Replies... Eric Leveille 7 years ago
The ocd one isn't symmetric and the top looks wierd on both sides and the person is standing to the right more. Its just not perfect
Teri Mills 7 years ago
The narcolepsy one needs calendars with the pages flying away and clocks with the hands spinning. That's how I feel, that my life just disappears in big chunks.
Load More Replies... Bonnie Armstrong 7 years ago
I agree that this is a helpful approach to help people understand. I think it is much more than art -- and as such I want to say that the dissociative disorders house might be more illustrative if it had a bunch of smaller houses inside, rather than just one big scary dark one. There is a lot of life - and lives - inside a dissociative mind.
Jamie Gothard 7 years ago
Dunno if I would describe my dyslexia as a mental illnesses or disorder.
Bob St Claire 7 years ago
You put dementia, then a couple different forms of dementia... I feel like it was a good attempt but not well enough researched
David Robertson 7 years ago
Autism is neither a mental illness nor a mental disorder, it is a developmental disorder. And I really don't see how the image representing autism. well, is in any way even remotely representative of autism.
Luca 7 years ago
I have autism and I can deeply relate to every one of them except the autism one. Can someone please explain?
Evan Stewart 7 years ago
You're going to be more critical towards the one you relate to most. So the ones that you don't relate to as strong, but because you have your own experience with autism, you had a different idea in your head than the artist did in theirs.
Load More Replies... Susanne Nielsen 7 years ago
I can't really relate much, I have yet to see one of these series illustrating ADD and/or panic anxiety.
Denise Cook 7 years ago
They can't... There would be no building, just a person.
Load More Replies... Lauren O'Connor 7 years ago
Mental illnesses are real illnesses and Alzheimer's is a illness of the mind aka mental disorder 😂
Load More Replies... Belén Marie Besold 7 years ago
I was disappointed that there was no gender disorder, epilepsy, or BPD
Rohn Fmith 7 years ago
I have to disagree on the OCD. Parts of the patterns are out of wack! Balance, I need BALANCE! Seems a bit like went one of the cupboards are left open.
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