Apr 15, 2019
Gender is like when you wake up from a dream that's both realistic and weird af and for the first 10 minutes you can't remember if it really happened.
- @barbellsandtherapy
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Gender is like when you wake up from a dream that's both realistic and weird af and for the first 10 minutes you can't remember if it really happened.
- @barbellsandtherapy
Hey I wanted to thank you for your post on Afflicted. I saw the trailer & was naively planning on watching it as a respectful documentary. I'm a trainee therapist/ advocate & want to specialise in working with hidden disabilities because it's an area in which people's voices are not heard enough. I was wondering whether you think there would be value in watching it anyway, keeping in mind the issues you outlined, that way I can also have more context when reading/watching the subjects' comments.
Hello there! This field is in dire need of sincere client-centred advocates who respect, protect, and stand beside the people falling through the cracks of healthcare, so i’m heartened to read that you’re looking to be a force for change. In this vein, watching Afflicted for yourself may be helpful to add to your understanding of how alternative medicine appeals to people experiencing chronic illnesses and disabilities when traditional medicine comes up short, as well as the beliefs and attitudes held by various (and dubious) healthcare providers that tend to further impede information, access, and equity. Comments and judgements tend to be voiced over footage of one or more of the subjects in ways that encourage the viewer to dismiss what they are seeing as factitious - the worst being the guy who, as I said in my post, suggests there’s something in them mentally that needs to be sick, like it’s a lifestyle to covet. Something to look for when viewing.
One Netflix documentary i’m happy to recommend is Unrest, a story about Jennifer Brea and her experiences with ME. Jennifer has emerged as a powerful advocate for chronic illness and her Twitter is, in my opinion, a vital resource. For FM content, Gaga: Five Foot Two offers some insight - I believe this conclusion was found after the documentary had wrapped, and bear in mind that she has access to interventions that are beyond the reach of most people with FM, but it shows in rattling detail how flare-ups pull the rug out from under us.