VIDEO: History of mental illness

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VIDEO: Paranoid schizophrenia

Paranoid schizophrenia is one of several types of schizophrenia, a chronic mental illness in which reality is interpreted abnormally (psychosis). The classic features of paranoid schizophrenia are having beliefs that have no basis in reality (delusions) and hearing things that aren’t real (auditory hallucinations).
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VIDEO: Bulimia Nervosa

When you have bulimia nervosa, it’s common to live in a world of secret shame and self-disgust. But you may feel trapped by this addiction-like relationship with food.

Bulimia is a type of eating disorder in which you’re preoccupied with your weight and body shape, often judging yourself severely and harshly for perceived flaws. With bulimia, you engage in episodes of bingeing and purging, where you eat a large amount of food and then try to rid yourself of the extra calories by such unhealthy ways as self-induced vomiting or excessive exercise.
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