Comments on: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s “Rethinking Mental Health” Competition http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/advocacy/robert-wood-johnson-foundations-rethinking-mental-health-competition.html Information and support Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:57:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Alyssa http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/advocacy/robert-wood-johnson-foundations-rethinking-mental-health-competition.html/comment-page-1#comment-1852 Alyssa Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:14:53 +0000 http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/?p=356#comment-1852 Ive had Bipolar for over 22 years and within this last 2 years I have been able to fully recognize what a true mania episode is. Not only do I deal with Bipolar, I also deal with Social Anxiety, PTSD and Type 2 Diabetes. So in saying that by being open about what I deal with, not only will I help myself but I will help others fully recognize that they are not crazy and weird. Ive had Bipolar for over 22 years and within this last 2 years I have been able to fully recognize what a true mania episode is. Not only do I deal with Bipolar, I also deal with Social Anxiety, PTSD and Type 2 Diabetes. So in saying that by being open about what I deal with, not only will I help myself but I will help others fully recognize that they are not crazy and weird.

]]> By: Waco http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/advocacy/robert-wood-johnson-foundations-rethinking-mental-health-competition.html/comment-page-1#comment-1823 Waco Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:32:19 +0000 http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/?p=356#comment-1823 I think this is a wonder, wonderful competition. Though I haven't taken the time to read the entries (though I hope to read some of them soon), I am impressed by the number of entries, and the international representation of ideas. I'm only beginning to understand the impact that stigma has had on my life - an impact that certainly rivals, if not eclipses, my struggle with Bipolar Disorder. Thank you for this post. I think this is a wonder, wonderful competition. Though I haven’t taken the time to read the entries (though I hope to read some of them soon), I am impressed by the number of entries, and the international representation of ideas. I’m only beginning to understand the impact that stigma has had on my life – an impact that certainly rivals, if not eclipses, my struggle with Bipolar Disorder. Thank you for this post.

]]> By: Harold Knight http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/advocacy/robert-wood-johnson-foundations-rethinking-mental-health-competition.html/comment-page-1#comment-1807 Harold Knight Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:27:44 +0000 http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/?p=356#comment-1807 Sure wish I'd seen this sooner. I could use $5,000. But here's the real deal. I keep posting and my blog keeps getting read. And I think some people (especially people who know me---my students, for example) are mystified, then terrified, then come to some kind of, well, almost respect, for the fact that I refuse to hide in the lonely, shameful closet any more. Even if I'm too late, I want to than the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. you can read my blog at https://sumnonrabidus.wordpress.com/ Sure wish I’d seen this sooner.
I could use $5,000.
But here’s the real deal. I keep posting and my blog keeps getting read. And I think some people (especially people who know me—my students, for example) are mystified, then terrified, then come to some kind of, well, almost respect, for the fact that I refuse to hide in the lonely, shameful closet any more. Even if I’m too late, I want to than the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. you can read my blog at https://sumnonrabidus.wordpress.com/

]]> By: Mark Zamen http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/advocacy/robert-wood-johnson-foundations-rethinking-mental-health-competition.html/comment-page-1#comment-1786 Mark Zamen Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:36:17 +0000 http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/?p=356#comment-1786 It is positively correct that mental illness has been stigmatized, and this project offers hope that significant improvement can and will eventually occur. The lack of proper understanding and the inadequate or inappropriate course of therapy stemming from it can lead to catastrophic results. That is one of the salient points of my recently released biographical novel, Broken Saint. It is based on my forty-year friendship with a bipolar man, and chronicles his internal and external conflicts as he battles for stability and acceptance (of himself and by others). More information is available at http://www.eloquentbooks.com/BrokenSaint.html or authorautobahn.webs.com/bookpeek.htm. Mark Zamen, author It is positively correct that mental illness has been stigmatized, and this project offers hope that significant improvement can and will eventually occur. The lack of proper understanding and the inadequate or inappropriate course of therapy stemming from it can lead to catastrophic results. That is one of the salient points of my recently released biographical novel, Broken Saint. It is based on my forty-year friendship with a bipolar man, and chronicles his internal and external conflicts as he battles for stability and acceptance (of himself and by others). More information is available at http://www.eloquentbooks.com/BrokenSaint.html or authorautobahn.webs.com/bookpeek.htm.

Mark Zamen, author

]]>