Overcoming Self-Stigma Mental Illness
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Overcoming Self-Stigma Mental Illness
- 1. Welcome Self-Stigma Our Experiences and Successes Presented by: Client Empowerment Council
- 2. AGENDA
- 3. Definitions Stigma “Stigma is a social process, experienced or anticipated, characterized by exclusion, rejection, blame or devaluation, that results from experience, perception, or reasonable anticipation of an adverse social judgment about a person or group.” Self-Stigma “your life is over” “you’ll never amount to anything now” “you’ll never have friends” “you may as well just give up”
- 4. Client Empowerment Council – Joined the CEC in 2010 – Graduated from college in 2012 – Became CEC Secretary – Became Co-Chair in May 2012 – Chair in June 2012
- 5. Brigitte – 2 years old
- 6. History with Self-Stigma • Made to feel worthless, useless, meaningless, incompetent, ugly • As an adult, I still have these same feelings, thoughts • As Chair, I fight against the messages and tapes because I know they’re not true
- 7. Volunteering helps combat Selfstigma • Service provides hope, courage, strength • Do service for community org and know it’s value. When it comes to combating self-stigma • Helping others helps me to keep on keeping on. • Overcoming self-stigma, one step at a time.
- 8. Failures & Successes Self-Stigma – Cons Self-Stigma – Pros - - Competent - Confidence - Knowledge - Hope Incompetent Self Doubt Ignorance Fear
- 10. Self-Stigma Anita Manley Representative for Women’s Health Center Lead Communications Committee
- 11. • Public Stigma is the reaction that the general population has to people with mental illness • Self-Stigma is the prejudice which people with mental illness turn against themselves
- 12. No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. - Eleanor Roosevelt
- 13. Mental illness is a diagnosis, not a disaster.
- 14. You are only limited by what you tell yourself you cannot do. - Michelle Rocafort
- 15. Mental illness is a chemical imbalance in the brain, not a character flaw.
- 17. Today you are you! That is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you! - Dr. Seuss
- 18. It’s been a tough road Valerie De Witt Representative for Geriatrics Program IMHR Liaison
- 19. (insert pic of Val
- 20. “Just a little bit helps” Richard Cottingham Representative for Mood & Anxiety Program and Ottawa Operational Stress Injury Clinic And CEC Treasurer
- 21. Insert pic of sailor
- 22. Insert pic of Richard
- 23. Clinical Perspective Dr. Rajiv Bhatla Chief of Psychiatry and Chief of Staff The Royal
- 24. Questions & Answers Evelyn Sparks Acting VP of Professional Practices & Chief of Occupation Therapy & CEC Staff Liaison
- 26. CLOSING STATEMENT Contact the Client Empowerment Council @ 613-722-6521 ext 6767 Brigitte.renaud@theroyal.ca www.theroyal.ca Helpful links • • • www.mindyourmind.ca http://www.ilep.org.uk/fileadmin/uploads/Documents/ILEP_Technical_Forum/TF6_2010_WV B.pdf http://www.healthyplace.com/