Privilege and Schizophrenia
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- Опубликовано: 2 апр 2020
- In this video, I discuss the relationship between privilege and mental illness, and highlight some of my own sources of privilege. I also discuss why it is so important to bring awareness to privilege when discussing mental health.
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As a 6 ft tall non-college graduate Black man diagnosed with schizophrenia, this video really resonated with me. It's more obvious for someone from my background to see the dearth of "minorities" in mental health topics on vlogs/RUclips, so shouts out once again for covering uncharted grounds and also in a manner that isn't patronising and "here comes the white savour".
As someone who also has neutral moods, I can't express how jubilant this video has made me feel, even if I can't express that joy externally.
One Love.
❤❤❤❤
@@markussjostrom3699 i think u speak funny. Why.
@@markussjostrom3699 In fairness you do not speak English as a first language clearly. You spelt come as "cum"/ which translates more to sperm or ejaculation. And " fanny"/ instead of funny. Which I'm USA means somebody's ass, and I'm UK old speak means a vagina. I hope you are all well anyway.
Bless up
@@mrg6185 thanks to you
@@markussjostrom3699 You too my friend
I was diagnosed with schizophrenia last May. I watched and rewatched some of your videos, finding so much understanding and comfort in their message. While I was in a full episode, it was wonderful and comforting, so thank you 🙏
THANK YOU, LAUREN! From a Black man - thank you. The apparent courage in self-honesty and self-insight that you demonstrate, as a White woman, IS IMPERATIVE as a indispensible piece/acknowledgment of the still-structural racism THAT WE ALL function under! You've' got "big brass ones", as we say in the States, to deliver this message as you have, as you are in all the ways that you are, including your age (as mentioned); TOO MANY White people, including of your generation, refuse to really (underline) own up to the basic tenets in this video...so the condition WILL continue. YOU KNOCKED THIS OUT OF THE PARK (another American colloquialism----I do realize that Canada is not Mars, and that you're familiar with these terms, likely. They're just declarations, not semantical educations, intentionally), dear Lauren. BRAVI! (for you and Hubby..)
I think another very important privilege that you have is that you are very pretty. People who are pretty are often treated better than people who aren't. I'm sure that your likeable personality helps too.
That's a really good point.
It's all subjective.
It can go the other way around. You look attractive so they don't treat you seriously.
Shut up
@ToyotaKTM True. But It's a double-edged sword. It could also increase the chances of rape in a psychiatric ward.
My brother is in his early thirties and has schizoaffective disorder and an addiction disorder. My parents and family aren’t in any position to provide a roof over his head for many more years. It has been years of involuntary hospitalizations, relapses, ruined relationships with family that don’t understand addiction or mental illness, and I know that homelessness is something that he will inevitably deal with at some point. This video is so spot on, these are things I’ve thought about over and over, and of how they might be overcome.
I view myself as extremely privileged because I have access to healthcare and meds. I'm extremely fortunate, a lot of people have no chance, and I thank whatever every day.
You are so correct. My adult son is muscular and dark skinned. Any sign of psychosis here in the USA and he's seen as nothing but a threat and roughly brought to jail and prosecuted as a criminal. Sad inhuman systems that have to be deconstructed before he gets proper help. This is very expensive money wise and more importantly time loss with delayed treatment. Thank you for sharing your insights. They are valued by me.
I appreciate the honesty. We have to be radically honest with ourselves and the privilege we all hold in our own regards.
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Gender identity and sexuality is also a factor in receiving treatment. I am a transgender man, and the first thing therapists and doctors focus on when I come in for treatment is my feelings around my gender dysphoria (and sometimes, they will misgender me despite knowing what my pronouns are, causing me great distress and making me feel like I'm not really being heard as a client). And while that's important, it's not nearly as important to my recovery as managing my psychosis -- and while it hasn't happened yet, I am also afraid that if people know that I experience psychosis then they will lump in my gender with that as well, pathologizing it.
I would also like to discuss public perception -- I actually disagree with you on this, I think people who are "well-presenting" tend to be more invalidated than those who have more obvious symptoms. Because they can "keep it together" better, they're not taken as seriously or their problems are seen as less severe than someone who is less "well-presenting." This is one of the factors that led to my deterioration -- I used to be "well-presenting," but only now that my symptoms are more obvious and my life has fallen apart more (getting kicked out of university for symptomatic behavior, for example) is my illness taken more seriously by professionals.
iycdkiqndztvd jxdfyzsd thank you for sharing everything. I agree with your thoughts on being well presenting, actually. I am also ‘well presenting,’ or have been for a few years anyway; I wasn’t always. People almost always ask me if it was a misdiagnosis when I tell them, even though I went through years of therapists, psychiatrists, and psychological testing to get to a point where a whole team of professionals agreed that I have schizoaffective disorder bipolar type. I am privileged to be in the position I’m in, no doubt about it, but I also put a truly torturous amount of work into keeping my head above water 24/7 and it never stops, and it invalidates how hellish it is trying to keep out of hospitals when people so casually dismiss my problems, just because I am doing better than I used to, through no shortage of treatment, effort, and yes, privilege.
Also, thanks for sharing your thoughts on gender and sexuality in relation. I’m certainly better off for having read about your experiences, and it was brave of you to share.
@Man-o-trails Titus I think that implies that you think objectivity is reachable by mere humans such as ourselves, and I disagree with that notion. Sometimes people treat others badly for what they percieve in them, based off of their own associations, rather than what's really there. That said, I'm all for the golden rule.
iycdkiqndztvd jxdfyzsd I get what you mean about having to fail in a sense to get the help you need because people can see that you are failing. I guess when you are well-presenting people do not think you need the help and then it is down to you to seek it for yourself and have the ability to recognise when you are not doing so well. My consultant advised me to change the way I think about things which in turn changes the chemicals in my body and thus to how I am feeling. Stay strong always and much love 💚
Man-o-trails Titus my apologies, I may have misunderstood your comment. Wishing you well!
as trans dude I couldnt agree more, my other struggles are so much more challenging than my dysphoria. I'm also what people would call a "high functioning" autistic/depressed person, and I really despise those kinds of labels and how they make people view me.
I really appreciate you
Hey what happen to your channel? I look for people on here i can relate to.
Justine Stephonie my comment was for u
Diedre Cobbs hey im starting up. My videos kinda suck right now but i hope i can get better at making relatable videos.
hey im starting up Videos. My videos kinda suck right now but i hope i can get better at making videos.
Really good video Lauren. I live in England and have many social privileges too. I have had some sort of schizoaffective disorder since the age of 17 and am now 45 years of age. I too believe due to my own knowledge through experience that it is my duty to help others where I can. I do various voluntary work around mental health alongside my regular job in insurance. I am keen to reach the most vulnerable and am finding ways how I can do that right now. I was a member of a support group but found this impacted on my own mental health at this time. I too am recovering alongside helping others much like yourself when you have experienced episodes. Most recently I have been able to give it over to God what I am unable to do by myself alone. I feel I am stronger now and better adapted to deal with certain situations without it harming my own state of being. Much love and support as always 💚 xx
Thanks for being one of the great people in the world to show empathy to others
Thank you for acknowledging that men get overlooked when it comes to mental health!
I was diagnosed real late with schizoaffective. I watch your videos and have my opinions because you’re white. Try being 6’1 black man undiagnosed schizo and do doing both college (without medication) and the army(with medication and anger management). Now I get free medication from the VA but it’s spotty for visitation. I guess I’m a lot stronger than I give myself credit but most people are dealing with mental illness usually lead to homelessness because the issue on affordable healthcare and the issue on seeking psychiatric help.
I have been watching your videos for a while now, and I've wanted to drop a comment telling you how much I admire this channel and all it does. Talking about your privilege is not only incredibly heartwarming and helpful, but it also reminds people wherever they are that their experience is valid. This channel is actively making today a better place than ever to live with a mental illness, and the fact that you are looking to diversify the people you talk to, which would in turn help bridge a gap to help meet people wherever they may be in their journey is so unbelievable heartwarming. I feel lucky that I have access to the internet so I can witness this and learn from this channel. I hope you are all surrounded with love and I hope all of your wellbeings are being looked after so you can live the best lives you can because you have made such a difference and I feel a great sense of pride knowing that there are people who can contribute such meaningful things to this world. You are empowering and enabling others to know that there is more to life than their illness but it is something you have to take care of because it is real and it is valid. This is likely the best kind of acceptance there is. I hope this does not feel like a weight but more instead that a little has been lifted off you. You are not in this alone.
I grew up w my illness and had to wait until college to get treatment and I literally picked a college I didnt love so that I'd have access to the counciling center 👀 it's so unfair how expensive and inaccessible treatment is.
I'm graduating now thankfully, but all that therapy and psychiatry visits are gonna be over :/
I really hope that telemedicine for psychological issues start taking insurance
As someone who is not privileged in anyway this video outlines except maybe living in a Western country I just want to say I want my privilege to be elevated to equal standing not have the privileges of others reduced. If you are taken seriously by healthcare professionals because you are a white and young cis heterosexual woman I still want you to be taken seriously by health care professionals. I just don’t want to be dismissed because I’m not. I don’t want white, rich, straight, young, etc people to feel guilty for being what they are. That’s a very toxic and counter productive thing to suggest and I’m not saying Lauren or this channel is saying that but that’s generally the kind of message I’m seeing coming from people who talk about privilege. Just be kind and understanding to others and their situations. It’s that simple. No need to degrade people for being privileged or privileged people to degrade themselves. They don’t get a say in it anymore than anyone else does.
I'm really glad you did a video on this fact. I don't know how it is in Canada, but in the U.S. Class is one of the biggest Privileges. You can't get access to good treatment, early treatment, or proper treatment without it. Regardless of race, if you are poor in the U.S. your outcomes are not as good in anything.
I was diagnosed with Schizophrenia in my 20's, after serving in the USMC. It has been a difficult road, the beginning 10 yrs were the worst, not being able to hold a job, being homeless, living in a car, etc.
Great video. I'm really glad you aired this out and brought attention to it.
I'm a student nurse and I follow you since I discovered your channel while I was interning in a psychotic unit at a hospital. You're such an inspiration!
I am a US veteran and served in Iraq and there is a lot of stigma with vets and mental health...that being said I have a privilege in receiving healthcare through the Veterans Affairs. You hear mixed reviews about the VA but I have been to private and state run inpatient facilities and also jails where they treat you like trash, so God bless the VA
If you've served your country then that's not really a privilege. it's a right you've fought for, sacrificed for, and earned. If only the state would take care of homeless vets in such a manner.
@sincerelylate4544 This is my experience too as a newly retired service member. My VA has been great in helping me since I did not actively seek treatment in service.
@@GeecheeMuslimah5 so many guys tough it out during their service so they can be fit to fight and not miss deployments etc. and never get anything documented. Get ya a good service rep or dav guy and they'll take care of you. It's a bureaucracy but it's manageable.
I lived in Edmonton, Alberta for 5 years. I had a mental breakdown and was hospitalized for 5 days. The treatment was exceptional. I had free follow up visits at my own home. Because English wasn’t my 1st language, I had a translator in all my counseling appointments. Even though I had to pay for my medications, the cost was minimal. Everyone in Canada was so helpful. Talking about my mental health was like talking about the weather. When I moved to the States, it was like day and night. I’ve always struggled with my mental health, anxiety, depression… in the states, it took me about 3 year to get a somewhat ok treatment. I’ve seen already 3 different psychiatrists… several different counselors… not because I want to, but bc here in the states everything is about money and drs quit their places of employment as they wish. After I had my 1st child, I ended up in the hospital due to postpartum depression, the bill was about 20,000… thanks to insurance it was mostly covered… talk about privilege…
I look forward to seeing your posts so much. Great video, thank you for discussing the difficult and sometimes uncomfortable topics! Wishing you health and wellness in the midst of the covid-19 pandemic.
This message is so important. Thank you for the work you do, you are a breath of fresh air and I find your content really informative.
This is such a well balanced video, I can totally understand what you're saying because it applies to mental/ emotional stability and recovery, in general.
It also validates some of the frustrations I've had, with not having support and healthy close relationships forming in my life, (perceived) negative interactions being kind of the source of my mental breakdown.
THANK YOU for making this video and providing a space for this conversation to be held. I appreciate you and what you are doing. I also appreciate all the great insights from people commenting below. Big love to everyone here.
Great video. Its definitely a difficult topic to discuss and a lot of people lack the level of self reflection to acknowledge privilege. I think it would beneficial to show more diversity in the portrait living with schizophrenia videos to help identify and demonstrate these privileges.
What a great video! You're such an honest, compassionate young woman, God bless you, and the fact that you can come down to someone else's level and understand their struggle. You're a great inspiration to people everywhere who are suffering!
I think that you are just so beautiful. Your service to schizophrenics as I and yourself is definitely recognized. Thank you for what you do.
The quality of this video! 😍Your videos are amazing and it's important to discuss things like this openly, not enough of us are talking about it
I was privileged eccomically, my progress, etc and I squandered alot, but I live in San Marco. I'm also Ponte Vedra. I have a rich family, and it costs alot talking about it. I am African American and young (40). I've been mentally ill since age 21. I was first diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder at 21. (2003). I grew up in an upper middle class to rich family and my relatives are the same. What am I trying to say is this. I've faced stigma and backlash because of my mental illness with the police etc. Even though I am higher functioning. But I am grateful 🙏 I've never been homeless. I've been in group homes, but never on the streets. And never had a drug problem, but, I was stigmatized. It hurts, but I am saying this to educate and change the world. Only been to jail twice, no chronic institutionalization.
If you think living in a western country is a privilege when it comes to psychosis/schizo, how comes the recovery rates are double in developing countries compared to western ones (as documented by WHO studies)? How does the standard care for schizo in western countries compare with no/low antipsychotic usage in long term studies (Harrow 2012, Wonderink 2013, etc.) or with Open dialogue, Soteria recovery rates?
At least when it comes to psychosis type of problems, being born in a western country is a top negative predictor for recovery. It's one of the few situations in which being born is such a country is a major disadvantage.
For some weird reason schizophrenia presents differently in western society.
Great video. I'm always on red alert in mental health settings, worrying about how I will be perceived. If I wasn't a high-functioning military vet with okay-ish access to resources , my honest belief is that my concerns regarding the quality of my mental health treatment (100% meds, 0% therapy) would not be taken seriously. Hell, I'm still fighting that battle now, but I digress. I constantly put on a poker-face and downplay my symptoms, just to make it past the reception desk or (insert gatekeeper employee) . I know in some ways, this isn't a good thing . Had this been a physical ailment, I'd be 100% more forthcoming, but stigma is very much a real thing. I've seen up-close how people with much worse outward symptoms are treated , almost like a sub-human , and I don't want to suffer the same fate.
I am privileged because God decided I should still be here, have a husband to share my life with, have a roof over my head, food on my plate, free health care and have education. All of which what you have also shared are also legitimate reasons why gratefulness should be the center of our existence especially as someone living with schizophrenia. ❤
Lauren/Rob great video. Lauren as a 36 year old, white male who got diagnosed at 22 I also experience a lot of privilege. I also have experienced a lack of care when I approached our local emergency department because of Cannabis related suicidal thoughts. Once I was talked out of inpatient care because the psychiatrist said "if I let you leave here are you really going to kill yourself?" That was a lack. Or the next time 30 days later they took like 3 hours to address how bad off I was, and I ran from the hospital and jumped off an overpass intentionally to hurt myself not kill myself. I had to be in a wheelchair for 5 months and when given the all clear that it had been drug induced psychosis my entire 4 month part of the hospital stay in my home town in Canada was amazing.
I think the provincial funding system for mental health along with basic healthcare is wrong. They are two very different forms of health care. Basic health care is about assessing thousands of problems and shorter hospital stays in most cases, whereas mental health covers quite a few mental health deficiencies but are generally related to mania/depression or psychosis. I think mental health should be federally funded so it can be regulated as equal care per # of people living in an area. And care should be about rehabilitation asap after a psyche ward stay. No one should have to spend a month on a dreary psyche ward when they really need immersion into a group setting. I really believe the old asylum idea of care was soooo wrong, but a separate hospital or retreat could be 1 step better than equal care in every normal hospital. In the end there are no normal hospitals, and no one has any idea who to turn away from a hospital stay and who to admit.
Thanks a lot for the video, very rewarding on a friday night during the lockdown.
Dave
You jumped on an overpass?? Dumbass
@@leonard_spunky fuck you, asshat. He was experiencing symptoms of his mental illness and was not in charge of his actions. Go be a shitass troll somewhere else
a fantastic and much-needed topic! thanks lauren and rob :)
It's such a well-synthetised video on the topic, I'm so glad that you have made this, very helpful. I am currently learning psychiatry at medical university, and I think it would be great to have this subject as a question in our finals. I also think there is a lack of conversation on the rehability opportunities (I wonder, if it's just in our education system... or?). Anyway, thanks for all of the effort you put into these videos to educate people about mental health, it is so needed! (A medical student from Hungary).
Thank you for clarification of this subject. We are all on our own journey. Excellent Video.
♥️You have done amazing work here Lauren! People see your mental illness because they know what you have access to… me too so it shows up as what it is instead of your circumstances or when people perceive your circumstances to be…
I'm British and have schizophrenia,my country is not very good I'd you are from a working class background like me, especially if you have addiction in my distant past,I have been given a cpn(community psychiatric nures) and each cpn has almost 80 patients to somehow get through a day! So it's very difficult to get help in the way of therapy, I havnt seen my doctor for a year! So you are very lucky indeed,if you are from a privileged background!❤
I have been a member of the homeless Community for over a year and a half. Before that, I had never met somebody Suffering from these mental illness. Now I see numerous people on a daily basis receiving no treatment or having access to their medication cut off regularly due to their streets circumstances and people pretty much just ignore them or bully them because they are acting strangely. It is heartbreaking
same here...maximum respect from Toronto...the streets are like mad Max after 10 pm....
Bravo for the self-reflective insights. So incredibly helpful.
Your channel is amazing. Thank you so much, it is so insightful.
This is a really amazing and important video, and so so true. Thank you for saying all of this.
I live in the UK , thank goodness our health care is free , our NHS is amazing, so so grateful
Thank you Lauren for another thoughtful and reassuring video. I think about a lot of the same things you make videos about! Take care ❤️
This was a very informative and insightful video. Thank you! ❤️
Beautiful and thoughtful message! Thank you for sharing
This is a really great topic and an important one and I know you've already mentioned how the different types of mental health support you have access to is important but I would also like to just say that at least where I live people with schizphrenia tend to get kinda hidden from society so just that fact that you and everyone who watches this helps brings awarness to continue to talk about it and it's just a huge step forward. Just to know we are not alone and that even if you happen to be privileged either way there is someone who you can relate to. Because we all have something in common no matter how you are dealing with it. And that's what brings us together.
I have suicidal thoughts each and every day - When I hear you have them too, I feel so sad , It gets better in time and you have this conveying gift , diet , excersize and relationships , of course along with a purpose job career ....family - I have nothing but I'll do okay
My doctor says I have schizophrenia bipolar type. There was no talk on what this meant however. I feel great on meds now and have no worries except a couple side effects. I haven't had any issues regarding lack or abundance of privelege although some old friends are very immature and can be downright mean with what they don't understand.
How insightful of you. Thanks for this video.
Thank you for your honesty. Thank you for your candor. God bless you. You help mother's like me a lot. My son doesn't open up about his mental health and so I learn a lot from you. Please keep at it 👍
Socio-economic factors definitely play a role in outcomes. Comparing how well you are doing to someone else is never a good thing. I love diversity and I want everybody to feel included. I just don’t think that privilege is something that patients can really do that much about.
I don't think it is for the patients to necessarily do something - but what I do think is that more of us who are in positions of privilege should be talking about privilege as it pertains to mental illness. Because the more we talk about it, the bigger the chances are that over time, perceptions in society will change and the pressure will be there to provide the necessary levels of care and support to all.
I live in England 🇬🇧 people here are treated as people by the system. I am classed as a patient because I treat people well I get treated well. It really does depend upon the town you live in. There are rude people everywhere and also kind people too.
I am blessed and I am thankful. I have seen how those suffering with mental illness are treated in my mom's native country☹
All the privilege in the world is just a false sense of security when an episode happens. You suddenly discover the bubble pops. However it's not completely hopeless no matter what it feels like.
Thank you for sharing n talking about this topic
Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for the video. What do you think of the serious stigma issues. Do you think stigma will improve within the next few years?? I have schizoaffective since 2010
You’re a beautiful human being! I LOVE your eyebrows!
I love you so much for this video. Respect.
I dont know if i have this or not but ive been isolating myself for years and people scare me dont want to be around people...and im so negative towards myself and others...feel like ending it all
Hang in there❤️!!! --Seek immediate mental health care. First: Calm down; relax vagus nerve w/frozen 'blue-ice' pressed agaist rt. side of your neck, fr. top of rt. scapula to behind rt. ear, for abt. 40 sec. Second: Talk to another caring human. .. I wish you well!
You are so honest !!!!
Another form of privilege related to socioeconomics is being married and having a white collar job. If stress is a trigger, then being in a married couple gives you a much more realistic option to quit your job, go part-time, take a lower paid and less stress ful job, etc. If you have a white collar job, especially nowadays with remote work and flexible hours, you have more options to work when your symptoms are best controlled. These options aren't open to singletons, or people who have to be at work, on site, during a certain time period (e.g., nurses, public health professionals, Public Works employees, retail and restaurant workers, carpenters, PCAs, etc.)
your helping me cause i will be able to have better informed discussion thanks
Thank you for this video and for your vulnerability!
Excellent points and insights you present here.
Incredibly honest and insightful -- and fair -- you get it
I have studied a bit of sciences and I think that gives me an understanding of what is going on when I take antipsychotics so it gives me the reason for my commitment with my wonderful medication
Can you talk about which psychotherapy could work better for patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and similar illnesses? Thank you very much!
I think it's important not to compare your situation with others in general. Some of the most priveliged in the world suffer to the point of suicide, and some with no privelige find ways to make life work.
To quote someone in the mental health field: "compare yourself with who you were yesterday, not with who someone else is today."
I’m glad you know
Really good and true points. Thanks again..
Schizophrenia is a disease that impacts every class. I was privileged to be in the army, but I also got a lot of backlash from people in the military because we're trained to suck it up. They gave up and just called me, "Crazy Creighton." Since I'd gone to mental health by virtue of my sergeant and command, I was untouchable and made everyone's life Hell. They took care of me like an infant and didn't let me do anything by myself. I had my own task force. I was out-of-it and I'm glad they had a laugh.
Hi ,since my mother has this illnes i alvaways has a fear that at some point i will have it my self 😔 or my children . Do you have this fear that one day your children will have it ? This is constantly on my mind . Honestly that.s why i dont have kid.s
Another insightful, thoughtful video.
I value you what you are saying ❤️
You are just so great
You are right.
Another privilege that really most people dont think about is cognitive function (like high IQ vs mental "retardation") Those with cognitive disabilities are treated with such disrespect and are abused so much more easily by the system and providers. Its similar to education and functioning, but i think its also something we should acknowledge
Hi i really appreciate you.your video are good..how to engage people who has schziphrenia.it is really big challenge? Because person has different moods .can you give advice.where i stay doctor only give medcines.
Honest and beautiful!
My privilege is that I live in a country really good in terms of public health system, Spain. We have a good place in terms of longevity. I also understand the mechanism of antipsychotics
That's gr8 source to gratitude
Nice to see you admit all these privileges
Just to clarify I work in a Mental Health Facility and many of our patients (we call them Service Users)and doctors and nurses are from different ethnicity groups
You're awesome.
You are great
Thanks for sharing? V important
How do people get schizophrenia is it because of childhood trauma?
It's still not well established. A common theory is genetic predisposition + a prolonged stress experience (e.g. trauma). The genetic component is crucial here, as many children go through terrible life experiences without developing (long term) psychosis.
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This video show how great of a person you are and you really think about others how are less privileged. I think this is the best video on your channel The only thing I do not agree with is when you said that men hold priviledge in society. Men are in disadvantage in all aspects of society. I live in Eastern Europe and I can only say how horribly I am treated on a daily basis. The Meds are of bad quality and there are common shortages. Mental health is a great taboo. On top of that I am poor, lonely, friendless, sexless.....
My schizoaffective disorder made me hate this women at one point. Only because I was sad and jealous that she didnt struggle with romantic relationships, medication refusal and failure of working, the abuse, the trauma, on top of pain from professionals who hurt me more. But I fell in love with my depression. I'm a intelligent person who's dramatic and poetic. I wanted to die many times. But people like you keep me going. I'm honestly facing suicide attempts happening currently.as resent as a few hours ago. I just overdosed again. And I wanted to but I didnt want to. I'm privileged and I hate my ignorance. But I have been a victim. I want to validate the pain we all share. But things like trauma sexual abuse and sexuality in general across he board and identity and choices are important for that person who was once depressed and suicidal. You think people would rather see a recovered addict or suicide survivor to just give up or laugh at them or think they're pathetic.. stigma is rampant. Propaganda is real. I'm not that insane and delusional. I'm white and privaged but also low income to the degree of poverty and homelessness. I'm also a Chronicically mental ill and physically ill from symptoms and medication reactions. I'm not having a good time most of the time. But when I'm happy I'm the happiest person alive. I'm artistic and vibrant and I have a soul and I truly love everyone because I have compassion for mistakes and the way pain and trauma will damage people and their physical working mind.
I'm having word salad and delusions of grandeur but mostly delusions of religion and god complex. It's not a bad thing. It can be a gift. I am loving and happy. But being told I was evil, violent treated like a criminal by professionals and legal experts and our saviours of society or so called... police are dumb and racist. Stivers to be tolerant and kind. Not weak and ignorant to reality. Reality is not black and white. It's not easy. It's not easy as a b c is 12 3 no equation to life and avoid addiction and mental illness. Their not concurrent but most of the time they are. I'm scared of my future. I'm privileged but has been homeless and addicted and completely delusional and pshyoctic and dangerous to myself ... and I'm given up on by everyone but not the crisis places and hotlines.. that's all I have though. Call crisis line when I'm overdoing myself because if I back out I tell them to come get me. If I wanted to die for real I could. I have died from extreme ways of doing it. Suicide is also not always planned. Its embarrassing and pathetic for some and denial is truthfully the worst thing for someone struggling severely. Look around. The world is in denial.
@@psychedlicsouljam1995How are you doing now?
I live in Ca. and have state nedical and most of what I know of my mental illness I have had to find out on my own because most of the time I can'tfind a doctor
Amazing video footage. I love how you discuss how people have mental illnesses who have people who accepted. Canadian people are nicer than people in the US for people with disabilities and they are more likely to treat people with respect and comfort. They show even more equality rights than people in the US. That’s a little degrading for a woman to make a man to be tough. That’s unreasonable. No labels are allowed & US should have equality and more freedom than Canada 🇨🇦 Also, more privileges, acceptance, & empathy. Let your voice be heard
This is awesome topic to tackle. You and your channel rock.
As a health care provider it is so important to look at this issue with in myself, the system, and with my patients. It is so important that as a person who is privileged to care for others it is important that I check myself for unintended bias.
My daughter works for child protection as an intake worker. I turned her on to your channel. It would be amazing to see a video specifically for social workers - CPS, APS, what resources do folks in crisis need? We live in a rural resource area- how do we support our community members in crisis? Ideas ? Thanks so much for your work.
I’ve got schizophrenia as well Lauren
Hmmm privilege. I come from a more affluent position than many of my peers and I'm also considered "high functioning". Being inpatient and out has brought me into contact with numerous characters, few have the resources I do. Seeing this I want to be a peer support specialist, anything to perhaps bring some of my stability to someone in need. Somebody asked in the comments if you drive a car, I thought that was very insightful. I enjoy your channel whatever your name is.
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Thank you so much for this video and publicly acknowledging your privilege, while highlighting the different experiences that people with no or less privilege face.
My grandmother, a Black woman from the US, lived with schizophrenia. Because she was poor and Black, she was unable to get the help she needed. As a result, she lived most of her life on the street, contending with police harassment, sexual violence, and the dangers of street level sex work, all while struggling with substance abuse.
Thank you for acknowledging her humanity and highlighting society’s failure to care for and protect her and everyone with mental illness.
My mother was bipolar and also was homeless--getting arrested every other week, being stopped by cops constantly etc. She got arrested for the last time when I was 15 due to panhandling out front of a gas station, and she ACTUALLY died in jail. The jail said it was due to liver disease, but I always thought there was more to it. Anyways, yes it seems like many poor people who have a mental illness are in and out of jail, time and time again. It was all very sad. Now low and behold, I too have bipolar 😣