{"id":4367,"date":"2023-04-14T12:43:45","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T11:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.steflenk.com\/wordpress\/?p=4367"},"modified":"2023-07-28T13:24:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T12:24:19","slug":"taboo-symposium-12-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.steflenk.com\/wordpress\/taboo-symposium-12-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"taboo symposium 12 | mental health"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4367\" class=\"elementor elementor-4367\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f388622 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f388622\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f1821e\" data-id=\"1f1821e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e85829 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e85829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/taboosymposium\/events\/288709816\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1139\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.steflenk.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BANNER_TABOO_mentalHealth_long2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4369\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.steflenk.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BANNER_TABOO_mentalHealth_long2.jpg 1139w, https:\/\/www.steflenk.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BANNER_TABOO_mentalHealth_long2-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.steflenk.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BANNER_TABOO_mentalHealth_long2-1024x389.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.steflenk.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BANNER_TABOO_mentalHealth_long2-768x292.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1139px) 100vw, 1139px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ed19f8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ed19f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9472e07\" data-id=\"9472e07\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c88f0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c88f0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">the agenda<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3e4a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b3e4a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The DSM (<i>Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders<\/i>) is the American bible of mental disorders, used by most of the Western world for diagnosing mental illness. In the DSM-IV there was a clause called \u2018the bereavement exclusion\u2019 which stated that those suffering from the death of a loved one exhibited symptoms synonymous with depression, but their reaction to this traumatic event was \u2018normal\u2019 and could therefore not constitute mental illness. Upon realising the slippery slope this exposed professional psychiatry to regarding the \u2018scientific\u2019 diagnosis of mental health, the bereavement exclusion clause was deleted in the DSM-V.<\/p><p>Because, as Johann Hari points out in his book <i>Lost Connections<\/i>, this action by the medical profession begged a greater question: <i>Why is death the only event that can happen in an event where depression is a reasonable response? Why not if your husband has left you after thirty years of marriage? Why not if you are trapped for the next thirty years in a meaningless job you hate? Why not if you have ended up homeless and you are living under a bridge?&#8221;*<\/i><\/p><p>There have been some outliers in the areas of mental health research, psychologist David Smail being (to my mind) one of the most noteable, who point out that \u2018mental illness\u2019 as we know it might well be \u201c<i>a particularly human reaction to inhumane times.<\/i>\u201d In Smail\u2019s words: \u201c<i>Nobody would suggest that the panic attendant upon being charged by a bull in an open field would best be \u2018treated\u2019 by taking a tranquilizer, but rather that its prompting to you to take to your heels could usefully be heeded.\u201d**<\/i><\/p><p>Talking points for this event include trying to establish some parameters for mental health\/illness that are more humanely flexible than the \u2018one-size-fits-all\u2019 version fed to us by the medical establishment at large. Like everything else in the WEIRD*** world these days, pain is becoming increasingly privatised. The solutions to our psychological unrest (we are told) are only to be found in solitary pursuits: self-actualisation, self-help, self-care; from consuming the right foods to meditation to medication of all sorts and manners.<\/p><p>This discussion will be an attempt to \u2018un-privatise\u2019 those thoughts for a few hours and compare notes. As always, very much looking forward to all and any manner of non-WEIRD input on the matter as well. \ud83d\ude42<\/p><p>* Hari, Johann. (2018) <i>Lost Connections: Uncovering the real causes of depression &#8211; and the unexpected solutions<\/i>. USA: Bloomsbury.<br \/>** Smail, David, (2019) <i>Illusion and Reality: The Meaning of Anxiety<\/i>. 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