#mental-illness

#mental-illness

It was supposed to be just another masquerade. As daylight turned to dusk on 28 January 1393, servants rushed through the halls of the Hôtel Saint-Pol in Paris, making the final arrangements for what promised to be an evening of fun and revelry. Large spreads of food were set out on tables; musicians readied their instruments. And, in an adjoining room, six young noblemen were being sewn into costumes of linen and flax, to resemble the wild wood savages of fairy tale legend.

The Third Realm is quite different from the first two books in Knausgard's Morning Star series, even though the characters come from the earlier novels. With breathtaking confidence, Knausgard mirrors the first book, The Morning Star, giving us other, richer perspectives on the material. The book opens and closes with Tove, the manic-depressive wife of the jaded academic Arne. And her mix of despair and insight, humour and visionary brilliance turns out to be what these novels need most.

The loss of ability, relationships, and identity due to mental illness can create a profound layer of grief that is often overlooked.

Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot developed a theory of hysteria, reinterpreting the condition as a neurological disorder and arguing that it could affect men as well as women.

Mental illness is just a part of you, not all of you. It's just like a lot of other serious illnesses. It's not your fault that you got sick. It happens a lot. And lots of people get well.

San Jose Police Chief Paul Joseph described the case as "the most disturbing murder case" of his 33-year career, emphasizing the traumatic impact on responding officers.