'They saw me as mad and needing to be medicated’ | Modern Masculinity
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- In this episode of Modern Masculinity, journalist Iman Amrani speaks to Chris, who after being diagnosed with schizophrenia spent a long time in the mental health system.
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They discuss medication, frustration at the system, and the importance of being listened to and heard. Dr Rufus May, a clinical psychologist, speaks about how he worked with Chris and other patients to show compassion and empathy, and how this can help people with mental health issues navigate society
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Feeling heard is so important. I had a number of failed attempts at “treatment” (psychologists telling me what behaviours I needed to change) but it was only when I went into counselling that I felt someone was listening. Not a cure but a first step on the way to healing.
What comes after counseling, though? I'm counseling myself, mostly; being my own best friend. Now, what?
@@funkymunky I’ve found cognitive behavioural therapy a really good tool. It’s basically about addressing negative self talk, which is something I had to work on fairly consistently outside the therapist’s office, since those patterns were so ingrained. I taught a friend how to do CBT, so I know it’s something you can work on without a therapist. The journey of the inner child is good. It’s about reparenting yourself (becoming the parent you deserve(d)), although it usually comes with a warning to stop if you become overwhelmed emotionally and leave it until you can work with a therapist. It’s a bit different to being your own best friend, although that sounds like a good thing too!
Support groups can be great but I would recommend if run by someone with mental health qualifications of some kind. I attended a short term anxiety support group and it was very helpful. Amazing how many of the group thought they were the only one with that issue. You might be able to find a free one suited to your needs.
There’s a channel called “Therapy in a Nutshell” which has a lot of really practical tools. She also has a way of giving different POV’s on issues-you know how sometimes hearing a different perspective on an issue can give you a new understanding? She does this really well. Hope this helps and keep at it! Those who persist will eventually succeed!
Yes, I think we need to stop trying to see ourselves reflected in celebrities and just turn to the people near us, speak honestly and listen to one another. And turn social media off. Thanks for watching.
These guys seem like very genuine and wise people.
I've always been critical of how loosely mental health issues tend to get "treated". I'm glad people are talking about this. We *need* more so-called professionals to learn to listen, to show genuine empathy.
I don't know how much this has to do with masculinity vs. femininity, since both genders with mental health issues tend to not get listened to.
Thanks!
It was lovely speaking to them. Thanks for watching :)
@@imanamrani5959 You missed the most important point. None of this has to do with masculinity vs femininity.
Dr Rufus May, is a real hero an activist, love his approach on madness.
Spot on when at 4:00 he talks about focusing on "feminine" talking and relating when we should use the body more for therapy also. I have been saying this for years, happy to hear someone else voice it.
Often men just aren’t good at talking about things, especially with people they don’t know well. I don’t think most men will talk about the real root of the issue before they develop a relationship with their psychologist where they trust them. Physical therapy I feel like can help them open up
I think it should be a two headed approach. We should dismantle the idea that talking and relating are feminine things and work to make it acceptable for men and boys to talk. We also need to meet men where they are and expand options for mental health care for everyone because many people men and women fall outside what is currently done.
@@ringodax12 I agree that talking and relating should not be considered feminine.
I would go further and say that we actually need to re-evaluate what talking and relating is in terms of communicating problems or emotions and mental health. I think that it what is a point addressed in this video.
Absolutely love this series. Keep up the wonderful wonderful mad work.
Thanks Jack x
Excellent (as to be expected from Iman Amrani). I'll be tuning in for the next episode, for sure :-)
Glad you liked it Christopher x
A lovely empathic journalist who knows how to listen. Someone who asks questions to find out about people's lived experiences, as opposed to asking questions to test people.
Always this lady
Think I expressed the forgotten about a while back and expressed it poorly and you taught I was talking about incels. This was exactly what I was trying to convey, thank you.
I cycle around my universe in much the same way as everyone else. The reality that some people create, although logical in its construction, gives rise to conflicts with others. That is mental illness, apparently.
Your smile lights up the room, Iman... Can't help but notice. 🙂
I related a lot to this but in a softer way i remember having an anxiety problem with panick attacks when i was finishing my degree and i went to the doctor and he told me that i had distimia and i should start taking medication for the test of my life. I refused, then i went to a psychologyst and i found a good job, and i am waaaaay better now even with covid and i haven't taken a fucking pill... All i had was fear to the real Word after finishing my degree not fucking "distimia"
Thank you for this clip. It has given me hope.
Rufus makes perfect sense to me!
Every film is just superb. Such great work.
Good series, good journalism.
Just wanted to say I've watched since Season 1 of MM and thank you for the great series!
Congratulations for the Webbie... Great work
"We're all mad here"
Great series, thanks for this!
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What is this series challenging exactly?
This journalist Going me a chance to have my voice being heard
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Grievous Bodily Harm
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Grievous Bodily Harm. This will involve an assault causing serious injury leading to blood loss, broken bones, etc. In terms of crimes against the person it's one down from murder (the maximum penalty is life imprisonment, in the UK).
Please can someone help me.
What do you need help with?
If you like to talk have 40 years of experience in mental health EMAIL me chris
You gotta be mad to be sane. Wow
“The condition of alienation, of being asleep, of being unconscious, of being out of one’s mind, is the condition of the normal man. Society highly values its normal man. It educates children to lose themselves and to become absurd, and thus to be normal. Normal men have killed perhaps 100,000,000 of their fellow normal men in the last fifty years.”
― R.D. Laing, The Politics of Experience/The Bird of Paradise
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Psychologist are refusing me any support because of my blood pressure having lived with trauma and get triggered my blood pressure goes dangerous high it is left to paramedics casualty Doctor to stability my blood pressure my trauma was caused when I had my head injury and the way I have been treated by psychiatrist with their ignorance and abuse of power
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It's strange how they have a woman reporting on modern masculinity
This Imani women is covering this topic but looks so out of tune lacking any serious empathy and just being judgemental for her cause and condescending. Shes not professionally trained to handle the complexities of these areas. Not to invalidate her, it's clear her own insecurities are why she's probably doing this.
I think she did an absolutely amazing job. The last thing you want is a doctor doing this as they are the ones that have failed these people so badly. You want a reporter that shines a light on the heart of the matter and the people helping. That's the kind of thing that inspires others to go out into their community and help.
@@bez1196 all to easy to make blanket assumptions.
Anything from The Guardian should be treated with suspicion.
You've muddled her first and last name up somehow, it's Iman Armani. No mate she's doing it because toxic masculinity and men's mental health is a serious issue in the country, and she's delving into it by talking to many other people and opening up the conversation to us. You don't need to be professionally trained to talk about mental health. Mental health needs to be talked about more often, and coming up with obscure reasons like you've given to indicate why she shouldn't be doing these videos is part of the problem. Watch the video again, please, with an open mind. Listen to the issues that the individuals discuss and take it in.
@@briangoodman1779 Why?
Hi dear,
I hope you are doing great
I'm eager to colaborate with you. I enjoy your videos alot and I hope to help you increasing your viewerships. This is by subtitling your videos to Arabic. I'm a native Arabic speaker and I have a
Bachelor's degree in English literature.
Don't worry about the charge, I will just charge $2 /1 minute.
I wish you success for your channel