One Disorder: How to Live with Mental Peculiarities

When it comes to mental disorders, people often feel uneasy. Stereotypes still exist that people with mental illnesses see aliens and hear voices, and if you consult a psychiatrist, you will be registered and not be hired for any job.... This book shows that it's not like that at all. Mental illnesses vary in severity — from simple phobias to paranoid schizophrenia — and can happen to practically anyone.
«One Disorder» is not a manual on mental disorders, but a collection of candid stories from people about what they are going through, how they cope with it, how they communicate with their loved ones, work, dream, and lead a full life despite the illness. Alina Belyat, the author of the podcast «One Disorder», collected these stories over two years to destigmatize the topic of mental disorders and to show that a person is not just their diagnosis. The stories are accompanied by professional comments from psychiatrist Andrey Pavlichenko, who discusses the symptoms of the mentioned illnesses, treatment methods, and coping strategies that help people with disorders live with dignity.