Mental Medicine

Mental Medicine explores experiences associated with anxiety disorders, depression and bipolar disorder. It presents how these conditions can affect daily life, emotions, behavior and relationships.

Mental health experiences

Anxiety disorders can involve persistent anxiety, fear or tension, with intense stress in situations such as social interactions, going outside or worrying about the future. Physical symptoms may include heart palpitations, shortness of breath and trembling.

Depression can involve persistent sadness, hopelessness and loss of motivation. People may lose interest in activities they once enjoyed and experience severe fatigue, insomnia or self-loathing.

Bipolar disorder involves recurring periods of depression and mania. Severe depression may make it difficult to function, followed by periods of elevated mood and excessive activity; these shifts in emotions and behavior can affect daily life and relationships.

Personal perspective

The creator also lives with bipolar disorder. The game expresses the realities of the condition, the pain of having one's life suddenly changed and the sense of disconnect that can exist between oneself and others.