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WATCH OUT ... Coming soon is our Stand Together Stick Together challenge. Part of mental health awareness week on the 16th May we are challenging friends to become involved in our 'My Mental Health is Not Adjective campaign'. Keep an eye on our facebook page to find out how you can get involved and receive these awesome stickers! #NotAdjectives
More good news - We have the amazing Maisie on placement this week, working on the our plans for Mental Health awareness week and making a splash with our #NotAdjectives campaign that is happening on the 16th May. For now, what you need to know is - FRIENDS, STICKERS and COMPETITION. Stay tunes for more information!
Strong Message for Media...
Been a media spokesperson for mental health (specialising in depression, anorexia, politics) for 6+ years. I always get asked for skeletal pictures and what weights I've been (today's piece didn't though!). Asking for pics/weights in #anorexia interviews is sensationalism, shock seeking, and is really triggering for survivors. We are not exhibits.
Laura and Shane had a great time talking on the panel during the post discussion with Viki Browne! Her play on called 'Help!' created a great discussion, it was funny without mocking mental illness and it avoided using all the words that can make people feel bad for having a mental illness. We really enjoyed the post discussion too, it really did add to our #NotAdjective campaign an how we can talk about mental health in a more positive light! And Shane was so brave and honest on the stage!!!
Guest Blog ...
Guest Blog adding more debate points to our #NotAdjectives campaign referencing culture -
Mental Health understanding in an Indian Culture
Health. Its meaning perfectly encapsulates vitality, strength and wealth (because of course ‘health is wealth!’). However incorporate the word ‘Mental’ prior to it and we generate an expression surrounded by stigma, which is still alien and unrecognizable in Indian culture.
Stress, anxiety and depression are not recognised as a mental problems, often brushed under the carpet, quickly blamed and shrouded by many excuses such as ‘ his wife’s pestering must be the cause of it’.
For instance if a person is diagnosed as having mental conditions such as Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder they are isolated within society and classed as ‘Pagal’ (crazy). There are no provisions for dealing with theses issues sensitively; the public does not know how to react and in most cases does not want to react as they feel being associated with these people’ will make them ‘pagal’ themselves, as if mental disorders are contagious diseases.
Even more surprising is the fact, that issues related to young people are non-existent. They cannot be stressed or anxious, as they are ‘only young’, what do they have to worry about?
Though health is defined as ‘a person's mental or physical condition’, the physical aspect, is rather sadly, the sole focus.
Having services funded by the council such as OTR, makes me realise how lucky we are to have a platform to share our concerns and work one-to-one in a safe confidential environment with highly qualified professionals. We can participate in projects such a mentality to raise awareness about mental health and work towards eradicating the stigma. I sincerely hope we can work to do the same in the Sub-continent.
OCD QUIZES are spreading harmful messages!
A Mentality volunteer has just saw this on their facebook. Now whilst I like Mental Illness being talked about this, quizes like this are actually harmful and sents out the wrong info about this illness. OCD is not a personality, is not about having order in your life. It is about having extreme thoughts, that do not leave and stop you doing things in your life, which this quiz does not make any reference to. The result of this quiz told me I am clinical OCD, which is an harmful message and when working with people being told this over the internet causes more worried then being any help. The only good thing about this quiz, is that in the result it does encourage you to talk to someone if you are worried. However, we do not need to be talking about mental illness in a way that adds to stigma, we MUST start talking about mental illness that is a supportive manner! #NotAdjectives
http://blog.auntyacid.com/test-yourself-what-level-is-your-ocd/
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