Part 2 - My journey from Depression to Joy!
By talking about your own feelings and life stress and normalize things like going to therapy appointments, taking time off for mental health needs, all things should be normal and be encouraged. So it is completely normal to struggle with our mental health, to ask for help and to get treatment when we need it. And now I think it's time that we all say it so loud
So I think the practice of compassion, kindness and understanding what these mental illness people, they need, that's what my perception and that's it. So thank you so much for sharing your thoughts over it. And the one more important thing that why does a stigma exist? Stigma arises from a lack of understanding of mental wellness, ignorance and misinformation, and because of lack of awareness also. And this can lead to discrimination against people with the illness
Nidhin George 🔷
@geo_rhymes · 0:50
Hello, Prague. It was truly wonderful and inspiring listening to the second part of your journey. And let me say this blessed is the person who's had the opportunity or the situations in their life to explore therapy. I think it allows for one to deeply connect with themselves but also understand themselves on a deeper level. Most of us go cruising through life thinking everything is okay, thinking we know ourselves
Especially when you hear or read about something that is real in person, spoken about the person who's dealing with it, it becomes easier for people to accept their situation because they understand that they are not the ones who are dealing with it alone. And I would say I would request everybody to treat people with mental illness with respect and dignity and not to discriminate them. Because I have been through a journey where maybe I didn't go through a discrimination
But on the other side, I also feel that these days psychiatrists and psychologists are very quick to label, and that's especially harmful when kids are involved. I think we should not be quick to label anybody, let alone kids. And I say that because I'm a teacher and I've observed that if a parent takes their child to a psychologist, they are just so quick to diagnose
Ah, that's very well said, Pragati. And I'm hundred percent agree with each and every point of yours. And like this picture depiction, I hope it does all make sense. And thank you so much once again for putting your insights too. And good luck. Good luck
Nidhin George 🔷
@geo_rhymes · 2:05
And I'm not a psychologist or a psychiatrist so I don't fully understand the depth of that session. But I did realize that there are two sides to the same coin
Like as an adult, we go for counseling services. Similarly, a child who's receiving a behavioral support, he has to be diagnosed or labeled. And I know it's very hard for a parent and as far as thinking that when I was a teacher, even I never liked my class to be recognized as something else. But I think when we label them, it's not according to the they are not labeled according to what kind of human they are
So I can just go on about this. I think maybe you misunderstood what I said earlier, or maybe I am misunderstanding your reply. But anyhow, I hope I'm making some sense to you, and I respect the fact that we are able to talk about mental illness and mislabels freely without any judgments here. Thank you so much. Good night
Hi, Astio. Thank you for providing such a wonderful information. Yes, I just shared what I learned from one of the counselors and a psychologist in my school. And, yes, I agree to the fact that here in India, there is no clear distinction between psychologists, a psychiatrist, or a counselor. It and before labeling a child or treating him in a certain way, it's important that we take a clinical perspective or we ask an expert advice on it