Marcus, a 64-year-old retired postal worker in Tucson, had been taking haloperidol for paranoid schizophrenia for nearly two decades when his daughter noticed something strange during a Sunday dinner. His tongue darted in and out of his mouth between bites, his lips puckered and smacked involuntarily, and his fingers played invisible piano scales on the … Read more
Marcus, a 64-year-old retired postal worker in Tucson, had been taking haloperidol for paranoid schizophrenia for nearly two decades when his daughter noticed something strange during a Sunday dinner. His tongue darted in and out of his mouth between bites, his lips puckered and smacked involuntarily, and his fingers played invisible piano scales on the … Read more
Hannah, a 33-year-old mother of two in Minneapolis, left her marketing job after her second child was born to manage the family’s care full-time. Her husband Daniel’s tech employer offered solid health coverage, and she joined his plan during open enrollment without much thought. Eight months later, struggling with insomnia, intrusive thoughts about harm, and … Read more
Hannah, a 33-year-old mother of two in Minneapolis, left her marketing job after her second child was born to manage the family’s care full-time. Her husband Daniel’s tech employer offered solid health coverage, and she joined his plan during open enrollment without much thought. Eight months later, struggling with insomnia, intrusive thoughts about harm, and … Read more
Devon, a 34-year-old emergency department nurse in Portland, Oregon, came home from a difficult overnight shift in early 2025 and could not stop replaying a pediatric code. Her therapist had suggested grounding techniques, but the racing thoughts overwhelmed five-finger breathing. A coworker handed her a half-finished granny square and a hook the next week, and … Read more
Devon, a 34-year-old emergency department nurse in Portland, Oregon, came home from a difficult overnight shift in early 2025 and could not stop replaying a pediatric code. Her therapist had suggested grounding techniques, but the racing thoughts overwhelmed five-finger breathing. A coworker handed her a half-finished granny square and a hook the next week, and … Read more
Diego, a 41-year-old construction supervisor in Albuquerque, was started on a six-week taper of high-dose prednisone for severe poison oak dermatitis after a hiking trip. By the second week he was sleeping three hours a night, talking faster than his wife had ever heard, planning to refinance the house to fund a side business in … Read more
Diego, a 41-year-old construction supervisor in Albuquerque, was started on a six-week taper of high-dose prednisone for severe poison oak dermatitis after a hiking trip. By the second week he was sleeping three hours a night, talking faster than his wife had ever heard, planning to refinance the house to fund a side business in … Read more