A Psychiatric Survivor Speaks

A Psychiatric Survivor Speaks brushes the surface of multiple issues including: the call to self-disclosure, reasonable accommodation, dual relationships, job discrimination, and the power of peer support. This film premiered at the Alamosa Film Festival 2008.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• psychiatric
• survivor
• mental
• health
• activism
• Boston University
• Psychosocial
• Psycho
• Social
• Rehabilitation
• Psycho Social
• Psychiatric Disabilities
• Supported
• Employment
• Supported Employment
• Peer Support
• Peer support mental health

[Alchemy0109]

I'm very well aware of the term psychiatric survivior. I have had an Alchemic Awakening that lasted two years after being mentally ill for 8 years. This is an indepth subject that healed my mind. I had to keep all of this hidden from the public and barely survived keeping a roof over my head and off of the street.

[maryvanpelt2]

@Alchemy0109 Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.

I'm glad to know that you found healing through an Alchemic Awakening.

--Mary

[maryvanpelt2]

Sharon,

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.

Mary

[Alchemy0109]

@maryvanpelt2 All we see today is power and control groups spreading myths and using police,judges,and pharmacueticals to hold people down. Know wonder our jails are full and people are homeless. I fought eight years to get well not even knowing what an awakening was just to come back through the belly of the whale during a recession. Now the IRS is fighting me. I understand the power of myth and the herd mentality very well. We need to have an awakening in our society on the side of power.

[Sharonaydon]

Yes I can relate to what you are saying, and There is too much bias, where do we really belong, the general public have a misconception of psych survivors, you here on the news that one person attacks because they are afraid, and yet they don't think of all the millions that don't, I am more afraid of the treatment by the police, the hospitals, and the lack of understanding of the working enviroment, people in general ask me why I don't work and I am afraid to tell them what I am going through.

[Draziom203]

psychiatrists need to be arrested, and prosecuted. feed them to prison inmates as meat.

[yramsiver]

Thanks for coming out and telling your story. You tell it well and are doing a whole lot of good around the issues. Thanks for that!