Regarding #DefiningInsanity @ #Wiscon38, "The Notebooks of Dr Brain by Minister Faust deals w/ pathologization of black male activism.
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If you attended the #DefiningInsanity panel at #wc38, this is the Lakota Law Project I mentioned. http://lakotalaw.org
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Folks with mental illness can be activists and advocates, helping to push back against stereotypes and ableist language. #DefiningInsanity
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There's a common narrative where someone's mental illness impacts those around them, and the "normals" must deal with it. #DefiningInsanity
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The #DefiningInsanity panel has >150 people; obviously a much-needed topic at #wiscon38!
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The medical model of mental illness treatment uses drugs for stabilization; add therapy, and you get to recovery. #DefiningInsanity
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What do we do when someone refuses treatment that would be effective for them? There is legislation on this now. #DefiningInsanity
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Audience: Our culture normalizes violence and finds it entertaining, yet we point the finger at those who commit violence. #DefiningInsanity
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There are competing stigmas re: mental illness & being trans; but a "diagnosis" pays for treatment in the US health system #DefiningInsanity
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Symptoms of personality disorders are often learned survival mechanisms that have been effective in the past, aren't now. #DefiningInsanity
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Histrionic disorder: basically, a diagnosis for a woman who isn't in her place. #DefiningInsanity
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Is the traditional fictional narrative of the lone hero perpetuating biases about what is and is not acceptable behavior? #DefiningInsanity
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The DSMV, the diagnostic and statistical manual for mental health, is extremely controversial (and has been, historically. #DefiningInsanity
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There is a lack of diversity in mental health research subjects; most is based on white males. #DefiningInsanity
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We have a narrow idea of what's acceptable behavior; this extends to parenting and child behavior considered disordered. #DefiningInsanity
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What we see as a mental health symptom in the DSMV may be associated with religion or mysticism in other cultures. #DefiningInsanity
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When we have a fever, we don't think twice about staying home. When we're having a bad mental health day, we feel guilt. #DefiningInsanity
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Stimming by folks with autism is treated as a "bad" symptom when it's just a way of processing experiences. #DefiningInsanity
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Book rec: The Protest Psychosis, on how schizophrenia diagnoses have been used against non-conforming women and black men. #DefiningInsanity
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Mental health treatments are both a powerful therapy and a tool of oppression. #DefiningInsanity
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American Horror Story: Asylum was well-researched, but folks without context may fear that experience may happen to them. #DefiningInsanity
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There is a diversity of therapy styles and types, and you are in control; this is not depicted in the media. #DefiningInsanity
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I wish insurance companies supported therapy as preventative medicine. It'd be nice to not have to wait until things suck. #DefiningInsanity
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Finding a therapist that's good and works for you (e.g., trans-friendly) is harder because of the shame around therapy. #DefiningInsanity
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Therapy is seen as 1) a weakness, and 2) a permanent state you enter from which you will never emerge. #DefiningInsanity
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Are there positive fictional depictions of seeking therapy? Scully in the X-Files? #DefiningInsanity
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There are fictional depictions of characters experiencing supernatural events who are seen as insane; is this problematic? #DefiningInsanity
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In many institutions, women choosing not to wear make-up is considered a symptom of mental illness. #DefiningInsanity
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Science article from the 70's: On Being Sane in Insane Places. People acted "normal" but actions interpreted as symptoms. #DefiningInsanity
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Successful representations of characters with mental illness in fiction: Drowning Girl, The Tide, Travels with Elizabet, #DefiningInsanity
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