Special Online Event // Breaking the stigma of mental illness// Thurs 18 Oct, 9 30pm

Hi @Claired that's a fair point - I guess inherent to "diagnosis" is medicalisation and same can be said for psychiatry in general... Trauma-informed practices are more common in social work etc but thankfully are slowly becoming more common across the board in health.

@Claired With the severely limited exposure we had to the mental health professionals, I can't provide an informed opinion. It wasn't really discussed much in the show, but for 90% of us, we were not even introduced to them until very late in the week. I just don't have enough information to provide an answer.

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@cameron wrote:

I’m surprised the curvature of the earth hasn’t shifted by the eye roll and exasperated exhale we all have to give our family members in return 😉

🤣You could have used this in the stand up!!!!!!!

I keep trying to educate. Even if I get eye rolled. Most think about what I've said.

Mental illness doesn't discriminate, indeed.

I also don't use the common words they associate but more the feelings and symptoms. Anyways wonderful discussion as always. Have a good one everybody 🙂

oh my goodness

so sorry to hear of Andy passing away

I thought that he was extremely brave

I am hoping that in allowing his appearance to go to air that the family feel that he will be honoured..

Thank you @cameron

This news would be difficult for you also...Thank you for respectfully letting us know this way.

Sophia

So... nearly coming to the end of our session, loved the convo so far - but second last Q:

this question was also submitted during the week, and would love to hear from Cameron and everyone on the topic of stigma: Is stigma a learned condition because it seems to be absent in young children who happily play with others whom adults may well prefer to shun?”

I think it's somewhat learned behaviour for sure. What makes us judge other's? Watching and hearing others do that usually when we are young

I need to go in a moment @cameron, but just wanted to add; I really identified with your propensity for proportion as shown with your drawing. I love numbers, patterns and stat's. I see the world sometimes this way. It helps to keep distance from emotions.

It's been a really interesting ride along.

Thanks and best wishes for the future;

Hope

I think with children learning their own identity and that being learnt through others that stigma is definitely a learned condition. When a child's role model's show this behaviour then children learn that behaviour and take it on as part of their own identity.