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

Hi @cameron Thank you for being here - it was very brave of you to do this show but also shows us that anything is possible given the right help  and the right circumstances.

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

We saw a rough edit in january. (I can't believe we filmed this a year ago!). Watching this really showed how much they chose an incredible group of people.

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

Sorry I hadn’t had a chance to see the show , only saw the ads which caught my interest

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

 Hi @TAB and @Shaz51 (enjoy watching it!)

We thought the show was a really interesting way to start a discussion about stigma, stereotypes and mental illness – so for everyone, what was the main thing you took away from the show? And especially for you Cameron someone has submitted a question - Did you achieve what you wanted to achieve by participating in the show?

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

Good evening forumites
And gday to you @cameron
I have not seen the episode tonight but will watch it tomorrow.
I found that last week's ep was really interesting because the specialists found it hard to pinpoint some people.

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

BY the way Cameron, they certainly do all seem like a wonderful group of people! Do you keep in touch?

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

There was a lot of vox pop that we did over the course of the week. Everything they showed was incredibly necessary, I just wish we could tell you so much more that happened. The bond and understanding we had (especially after the shared trauma of the stand up comedy!) really brought us all so close together)

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

HI @Flying_Hams! And that with the specialists certainly continued into this week as well!

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

I can understand that about the stand up @cameron! Worst nightmare! 🙂

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

What was the main thing you took away from the show?

That even my own understanding of my diagnosis is constantly changing. To find that I have a lot more coherence and mental coordination than I really expected was a very emotional experience. It really shows that recovery is something you can trust.

 

Did you achieve what you wanted to achieve by participating in the show?

The main thing I wanted to achieve was to show that I am a functioning, regular person, a person who has hopes, thoughts, opinions and ideas about this existence that we live in. I hope that came across. What I didn’t expect was that I was more functional than I even expected.

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