(1/8) I’ll take “Shitty Behaviour You (Shouldn’t) Have to Put Up With” for $500
I’m often mistaken for an employee at @CAMHnews, instead of the patient I am. (What does a #mentalhealth patient LOOK like anyways?). I don’t hesitate to correct someone because I’m not ashamed...
(2/8) ME: [standing in the parking lot by my car in-between #rTMS treatments]
MAN: [cutting through #CAMH grounds with walking group of seniors behind me] “...and here we are at the insane asylum, ha ha ha, if we’re lucky we’ll see some of the crazies doing their crazy shit...”
(3/8) If I wasn’t so exhausted (and nauseated), I’d have schooled you. Instead, I’ll wait outside every day in between treatments while I’m here, and maybe one day I’ll be lucky and you’ll walk by. And I’ll invite you to have a conversation. And I’ll share my history with you...
(4/8) Being admitted to this hospital, being diagnosed with mental illness, receiving #shocktherapy & #rTMS. How research at this hospital is saving lives, and creating better, less invasive and more accessible treatments. I’ll share what this illness has robbed from me and...
(5/8)...the gifts it has given me - like compassion. I’ll even share stories of the beautiful people I’ve met - those with schizophrenia and psychosis, bi-polar disorder, eating disorders, addictions, depression... Those ‘crazies’ as you call them. I’ll tell you about...
(6/8)...the transformations they take when they receive the right diagnosis and treatment. But I’ll change their names, because their stories really aren’t mine to share, and many choose not to share because of the judgement of people like you...
(7/8) Maybe you’ll walk away laughing, because inside you’re uncomfortable. Maybe you’ll never understand because you’ve been fortunate enough to not experience it personally or through a loved one. Maybe you’ll learn something and the world will become that better place....
(8/8) Mostly, I just want to say...
Do better.
#wehaveworktodo #notfunny #mentalhealthishealth #notsuicidenottoday
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