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21-10-2015 07:22 PM
21-10-2015 07:22 PM
Help with a project
Hi. I am new to the forum and not sure if I am posting this in the right place! Basically I am after some help with a project that I am starting that will help raise awareness about mental illness.
I have suffered from anxiety for a number of years. I am an amatuer photographer that has just had my first mini exhibition and am now wanting to do another that surrounds mental health issues. I would like to ask people if they could write to me in words a picture that describes what their illness feels like (does that make sense?). So any feedback to how I go about this, or if anyone woud like to volunteer their description would be greatly appreciated (it would be done anonymously with just the illness and age noted). I am very aware of wanting to do this in a manner that does not offend anyone.
The end goal is to create photos from these descriptions and exhibit them with proceeds going to mental health organisations. Thanks very much
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21-10-2015 07:40 PM
21-10-2015 07:40 PM
Re: Help with a project
Hi @sphinx and welcome to the forums. 🙂
I'm not sure of the protocols with these things either but your post has not been moderated so I think it's all okay. I think you show great respect in the way you are approaching the SANE community and it's an interesting question for us to ponder.
I am being treated for bipolar, am 53. This is a kind of poem, or a collection of descriptive words. It's about day to day life for me sometimes:
Old TV goes to static
bang at the back spark igniting
volume vibrant sinking quiet
noisy silence sleep a reward
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21-10-2015 08:06 PM - edited 29-10-2015 02:22 PM
21-10-2015 08:06 PM - edited 29-10-2015 02:22 PM
Re: Help with a project
Welcome to the forums @sphinx!
Thought I'd let you both know about why the post has been allowed to go up. As @Mazarita has kind of touched on, we don't usually allow posts that advertise research. This is because we don't want to facilitate communications that can take place elsewhere that we cannot moderate, and could potentially harm some members.
Seeing @sphinx has a lived experience and is more bouncing around ideas, I think this ok. Particularly because it is not research per se, where there are research questions that probe into issues of mental illness and could be triggering. In addition, we have allowed this post to go up, because the communication can take place on here.One thing I'd like to point out is that we are anonymous site so we don't allow people to provide any information that may identify them.
I hope this works out to be fruitful discussion for all.
CherryBomb
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21-10-2015 08:16 PM
21-10-2015 08:16 PM
Re: Help with a project
Hi @CherryBomb, thanks for clearing that up and allowing the posts. I'm looking forward to reading other responses. 🙂
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21-10-2015 08:51 PM
21-10-2015 08:51 PM
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21-10-2015 09:03 PM
21-10-2015 09:03 PM
Re: Help with a project
Hi @sphinx
Sorry, I wasn't very clear. Yes, it's ok for people to describe their illness for you to use in your photography on here. We are ok with this because it's a conversation that we can moderate, and it's not reserch per se, but more discussing people's views on how they see their illness.
It would be really cool @sphinx if you could show us some pics that you end up taking.
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21-10-2015 09:15 PM
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21-10-2015 09:58 PM
21-10-2015 09:58 PM
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Actually @sphinx, I don't know why this didn't pass my mind, but SANE Australia has recently done some research on how to accurately and fairly depict MI in the media. The results have not yet been released but if I can remember I will let you know when they do release them. But keep an eye out for them too!
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21-10-2015 10:07 PM
21-10-2015 10:07 PM
Re: Help with a project
Things have been hard for me lately
A picture would probably show me as a small dark but fading shadow in a crowded messy world that is slightly blurry and hard to make sense of. Not sure if that makes sense...
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21-10-2015 10:56 PM
21-10-2015 10:56 PM
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Thould be great @CherryBomb, I will definitely keep an eye out