Thank you for sharing this. Very brave. My dad suffered from major depression and was on all those medications but unfortunately he was resistant to them and he eventually lost his battle. He was sectioned in a psychiatric hospital for his last couple of years. Watching my dad suffer and not get any relief was just terrible. I felt there wasn’t enough support for him too and the NHS sort of failed him. Thanks for sharing your story as it helps people understand this terrible disease. So glad you were able to get through it.
Thanks for listening and sharing a bit of your Sophie. So sorry to hear that about your dad, that must have been really hard on the whole family. Such a difficult condition to treat especially if you're medication resistant. I refused medication for years, in fear of the side effects, when I finally accepted them in my life, everything changed and I realise I may have to take them for the rest of my life. That time in the public psych ward was the scariest experience of my life, so vulnerable and out of place, surrounded by souls in real pain. I am not surprised the NHS failed, these public systems were developed to contain the mental health problem not treat or even heal. We have the same problem in NZ, recently a mental health worker spoke about the dire conditions of Wellington's youth mental health services and how they are on the brink of collapse with so many acute patients presenting that they can't handle the volume of chronically I'll people, super sad.
Guess I shared this because the first thing I did when I got out was google what psychosis meant. I wanted to know everything there was about it. All I really wanted to hear was that everything was going to be okay and it wont happen again.. again, thank you so much for listening and sharing. Ngā mihi Sophie, so much aroha to you
I can only imagine that it was perhaps very daunting to talk about your lockdown experiences... but thank you for doing so. Arohanui.
I recently came across your writing on, let's say, "vaccine hesitancy," while researching a rebuttal to an old school friend who is disappearing down the rabid-hole of anti-vaccination. I thought to myself, "Chris von Roy, Chris von Roy... that name is familiar..."
Later, it dawned on me, from other peoples Tweets and other comments ("you're so lucky to have Chris von Roy in Tākaka...", etc.) that, heck!, I should know who you are! I've only lived in Onekaka for 11 years now, I really should know who you are!
Perhaps we will bump into one another "IRL," and I look forward to it. In the meantime, I'll be catching up on your podcasts.
I also love your typo "rabid hole" - I think we should use that instead of rabbit hole (as rabbits are actually pretty amazing animals and the path these people are embarking on is not that amazing and most of them are pretty rabid;)
Tēnā koe Jon, thanks for listening and reading - I am sure we have bumped into each other in the past. When you said Jon from Onekaka, I immediately thought of Jon whose last name starts with a P and kinda rhymes with "shortly" and who studied at either Bristol or Cambridge or perhaps both? Am I right? I think I once met you briefly many years ago through Toni Hutton. Hope to see you soon again, ngā mihi.
Thank you for sharing this. Very brave. My dad suffered from major depression and was on all those medications but unfortunately he was resistant to them and he eventually lost his battle. He was sectioned in a psychiatric hospital for his last couple of years. Watching my dad suffer and not get any relief was just terrible. I felt there wasn’t enough support for him too and the NHS sort of failed him. Thanks for sharing your story as it helps people understand this terrible disease. So glad you were able to get through it.
Thanks for listening and sharing a bit of your Sophie. So sorry to hear that about your dad, that must have been really hard on the whole family. Such a difficult condition to treat especially if you're medication resistant. I refused medication for years, in fear of the side effects, when I finally accepted them in my life, everything changed and I realise I may have to take them for the rest of my life. That time in the public psych ward was the scariest experience of my life, so vulnerable and out of place, surrounded by souls in real pain. I am not surprised the NHS failed, these public systems were developed to contain the mental health problem not treat or even heal. We have the same problem in NZ, recently a mental health worker spoke about the dire conditions of Wellington's youth mental health services and how they are on the brink of collapse with so many acute patients presenting that they can't handle the volume of chronically I'll people, super sad.
Guess I shared this because the first thing I did when I got out was google what psychosis meant. I wanted to know everything there was about it. All I really wanted to hear was that everything was going to be okay and it wont happen again.. again, thank you so much for listening and sharing. Ngā mihi Sophie, so much aroha to you
Tēnā koe, Chris.
I can only imagine that it was perhaps very daunting to talk about your lockdown experiences... but thank you for doing so. Arohanui.
I recently came across your writing on, let's say, "vaccine hesitancy," while researching a rebuttal to an old school friend who is disappearing down the rabid-hole of anti-vaccination. I thought to myself, "Chris von Roy, Chris von Roy... that name is familiar..."
Later, it dawned on me, from other peoples Tweets and other comments ("you're so lucky to have Chris von Roy in Tākaka...", etc.) that, heck!, I should know who you are! I've only lived in Onekaka for 11 years now, I really should know who you are!
Perhaps we will bump into one another "IRL," and I look forward to it. In the meantime, I'll be catching up on your podcasts.
Kia ora.
I also love your typo "rabid hole" - I think we should use that instead of rabbit hole (as rabbits are actually pretty amazing animals and the path these people are embarking on is not that amazing and most of them are pretty rabid;)
Tēnā koe Jon, thanks for listening and reading - I am sure we have bumped into each other in the past. When you said Jon from Onekaka, I immediately thought of Jon whose last name starts with a P and kinda rhymes with "shortly" and who studied at either Bristol or Cambridge or perhaps both? Am I right? I think I once met you briefly many years ago through Toni Hutton. Hope to see you soon again, ngā mihi.
Yep -- that's me! I look forward to our paths crossing again 🙌
Incredibly courageous and inspiring Chris. Thank you for sharing such an intimate and challenging time in your life. You're amazing xx
Thank you for listening you amazing human!! X