Te Gek: about the unrest in our heads: conversations about burnout, depression, schizophrenia, ADHD, trauma, mourning ...

We all take antidepressants en masse and our suicide rate is alarmingly high. Everyone knows someone who is being treated by a psychologist or psychiatrist. Stories about eating disorders and depression are no longer an exception. Mental illnesses are explained by a ¿error in our brain¿ or a ¿shortage or excess of a certain substance¿. People are increasingly reaching for a pill, while labels are being thrown around lavishly: ASS, ADD, ADHD, OCD, BPD.

What is going on? Is it the society we live in? Are we facing new mental health issues today compared to, say, 25 years ago?

In Te Gek, Annick Ruyts goes in search of answers to these questions. She travels through our heads and our way of looking and living. She visits psychiatrists and psychologists who keep their finger on the pulse of our mental well-being. She talks about her encounters with people who were diagnosed with burnout, borderline, gaming addiction, autism, ADHD and schizophrenia at some point in their lives, with children from divorce battles and internees. In short, an incredibly fascinating journey through the contemporary mental landscape.