Manel Atserias Luque
About Manel
manel.atserias.luque@gmail.com
«I am no longer afraid of you [referred to OCD]. I want you to know that I am stronger than you can imagine. It is true that you have tortured me without any reason for a long time, and I do not have any problem to disclose it. Five years ago, you were about to defeat me, but in the end, God and the doctors were able to stop it. You deprived me of my freedom since I was six years old, and no one will be able to reimburse me all the hurt you caused…Your threats are continuous, but things have changed. After fighting a lot, I can already stand up to you. I know that it will not be easy, but I will recover that which you snatched from me: my freedom.» (21 September 2016)
Dear reader:
Thank you very much for visiting my website!
My name is Manel Atserias Luque. I was born on 25 August 1990 in Barcelona, and I am currently living in this beautiful city. I studied Law at Pompeu Fabra University, and I am a basketball coach.
At the end of 2010, while I was studying my third year of college, I was diagnosed with an Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) with a high level of severity. I had to cancel the call for many exams, as well as giving up training my basketball team because I needed to focus on my recovery through the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) – Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and medication.
After fighting many years to recover my life, I decided to create the «Instituto de Salud Mental de la Abogacía – Mental Health Institute of Legal Professions (ISMA-MHILP)». This non-profit organisation works for European legal professionals’ and law students’ good mental health and wellbeing to guarantee and strengthen the Rule of Law and protect European citizens’ fundamental rights.
PUBLICATIONS
Articles
- 25 July 2019: «Cuando el estigma en el sector legal provoca daños irreparables« (Cinco Días, El País)
- 7 May 2019: «A por una ‘Carta de los Negocios Saludables’ en el sector legal« (Cinco Días, El País)
- 7 January 2019: «Aprendamos de los anglosajones: reconocer el problema y buscar soluciones» (Cinco Días, El País)
- 25 May 2018: «Evolución de la situación jurídica de la mujer casada en el ámbito del Derecho privado« (European Law Students’ Association Spain Law Review)
- 22 August 2017: «El caso de las titulaciones federativas de baloncesto en Cataluña queda resuelto definitivamente por el TC” (Iusport)
- 4 June 2017: “Why do I defend the resistance theory?” (European Law Students’ Association Spain Law Review) -After some research and circumstances, the author has changed his legal philosophy-
- 25 April 2017: “La materia olvidada de la abogacía española: la salud mental” (Idealex.press)
- 26 October 2016: “Carta dirigida a los candidatos que quieren liderar la Federación Catalana de Baloncesto (FCB)” (Iusport)
- 3 March 2016: “Profesiones del deporte: de todo, menos seguridad jurídica” (Iusport)
- 24 May 2015: “Una victoria amarga para el baloncesto catalán” (Iusport)
- 1 February 2015: “Los entrenadores catalanes de baloncesto no pasarán por el aro” (Iusport)
Legal reports
- 16 April 2015: “Informe jurídico sobre el ejercicio de las profesiones del deporte en Cataluña” (Iusport)
- 30 November 2014: “Informe jurídic sobre la regulació de l’exercici de les professions de l’esport a Catalunya. Les conseqüències negatives de la professionalització de l’esport amateur i formatiu“. (Ara.cat)
Interviews
- 2 January 2018: “Entrevista sobre el TOC“ (Hora Punta, La 1)
- 20 October 2017: “Salud mental de la abogacía“
- 12 December 2016: “Lucha por tu libertad y paz interior” (Huffington Post)