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1/3 It’s #TimeToTalk to end the #stigma around MH is all very well & ofc needed. But it also feels invalidating & #silencing of the very real stigma & harm from poor attitudes & ignorance, those of us with long term ‘serious mental illness’ have faced. Reality check... read more
2/4 For me:
Being detained: losing my autonomy.
Overmedicated to ‘manage risk’ because of poorly resourced services unable to offer treatment needed. Putting on stones of weight & being shamed for it. Sure I didn’t follow leaflet guidelines on healthy eating
Being detained: losing my autonomy.
Overmedicated to ‘manage risk’ because of poorly resourced services unable to offer treatment needed. Putting on stones of weight & being shamed for it. Sure I didn’t follow leaflet guidelines on healthy eating
3/4 Terms used for ppl like me: revolving door, repeat offender, frequent flyer.
Self harm stitched without anaesthetic
Hopelessness on the faces of all around
Damaged family relationships
Marriage break up
Ppl looking straight through you because you’re a label/s not a person
Self harm stitched without anaesthetic
Hopelessness on the faces of all around
Damaged family relationships
Marriage break up
Ppl looking straight through you because you’re a label/s not a person
4 Prolonged times in psychiatric hospitals warrants a thread of its own. Losing all sense of self. And then the unspoken, subtle judgements & assumptions that leave you feeling othered & less than. This thread doesn’t capture it but we need a whole lot more than it’s #TimeToTalk
