Sam grew up in a house where every day was a violent one due to an alcoholic and paranoid schizophrenic stepfather. Years later, after gaining an MSc in Psychology, Sam realised that not all those suffering from mental health problems are dangerous and she worked to help people in need until she lost her job, and slid into depression. Sam will share her insightful journey from being a mental health advocate to becoming a patient and back again.
Sam grew up in a house where every day was a violent one due to an alcoholic and paranoid schizophrenic stepfather. Years later, after gaining an MSc in Psychology, Sam realised that not all those suffering from mental health problems are dangerous. Sam became a mental health advocate and spent eight years campaigning for the basic fundamental rights of those who were being stigmatised. Then one day her raison d’être was taken from her. Sam was made redundant.
With her job loss her identity dissolved too. Within months, Sam changed from being a confident outspoken woman, to a hurting mess. The mental health professional had become the client. Sam will share her journey to show people that having a breakdown, having depression, or any other form of illness is not the end of the road. People can get through a day. Sam uses poetry and humour to tell her journey to get people shifting their perspective.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
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