‘He was interested in why I was so attached to this penguin’. Bex is at university when she starts feeling overwhelmed. As Bex deteriorates, doctors race to diagnose her. Show more

‘It was unbelievably painful - I probably used a few Anglo-Saxon words.’
Jon is at Peppa Pig World with his family when he notices something very unusual about his body. Show more

‘I wiped my tears away and had to carry on with the party.’
When Serena is given an unexpected diagnosis, she has to make a life-changing decision. Show more

‘I stare at my own reflection, trying to remind myself that I’m not dead.’
Joel never understood why he felt different to other people. A revelation sparks a journey for answers. Show more

‘When I wasn’t high, I felt very sad and very scared.’
Twenty years on, Gavanndra is struggling to make sense of a childhood trauma.Then she meets a psychologist who has an idea. Show more

‘It’s like being trapped in a room with a terrifying creature.’
A few months after her son was born, Helena realises something is wrong. Show more

One afternoon, Helena Merriman walked into a doctor's surgery and was given a shock diagnosis. In Room 5, she interviews people who - like her - were changed by a diagnosis. Show more

On his last day of the school year, 17-year-old Jordan starts seeing and hearing the world differently. Show more

‘My inbox on instagram was full of women saying thank you so much.’ When Andrea was given a diagnosis, she wanted to find a way of explaining it to the world. Show more