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Posted by Dr. Bob on February 2, 2004, at 22:02:07
In reply to Writing a script on mental illness, posted by delna on February 1, 2004, at 8:58:11
> Hi all
> I guess I've never posted to this board before- I usually post on the meds list.
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> Anyway I am writing a script on mental illness, for the stage. I'm just starting and wanted any ideas prople may have.
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> I'm here in India (visiting for a while) where mental illness isn't even taken seriously by the average person and as god's curse by others. I am writing partly to despell the myths people have and also to show that mental illness is as serious as any other illness. This is a highly taboo subject here but I really want to write something candid and realistic.
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> I do have my own insight into mental illness as I have had a long and 'colorful' psychiatric history. Now i am better- and finally correctly diagnosed as bipolar II.
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> So just wondering if anyone has any views or would be kind enough to share some ideas. It would be greatly apprecited.
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> Thanks
> Delna
Posted by shar on February 3, 2004, at 0:56:07
In reply to Writing a script on mental illness « delna, posted by Dr. Bob on February 2, 2004, at 22:02:07
I guess the question is what do you want to get across when you have the ear of a roomful of people?
You could do something from the bad old days (poking holes in peoples heads, etc.) to the middle ages, insane asylums, to what it is now, and how learning influences treatment. Or, you might want to take the opportunity to focus on the fact that it's an illness similar to more physical ones (heart disease, diabetes) that can be helped often by meds; maybe including those folks who have to take meds that make them like zombies...but most people think it's better than the alternative (no meds). Or, stories from individuals who find themselves overtaken by mental health problems, and find so little that helps, and especially if they work with pdocs that they have to educate.
You can probably find enough ideas by looking through the archives here to get you on a path.
So, back to the original question--what do you want to convey? What is your passion about the issues?
Good luck,
Shar
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