http://saynotostigma.com/2011/06/are-mental-health-professionals-in-it-for-themselves/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-mental-health-professionals-in-it-for-themselves a blog of The Menninger Clinic Sat, 25 May 2013 20:47:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://saynotostigma.com/2011/06/are-mental-health-professionals-in-it-for-themselves/comment-page-1/#comment-1417 DBT, Mental Health & Addiction - Adolescent Drug Rehab | Teen Drug Treatment | Teen Alcohol Rehabilitation | California Adolescent RehabAdolescent Drug Rehab | Teen Drug Treatment | Teen Alcohol Rehabilitation | California Adolescent Rehab Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:19:57 +0000 http://saynotostigma.com/?p=1289#comment-1417 [...] time, hopefully, the implementation of treatments such as DBT and mindfulness will help provide sufferers with some valuable tools for regulating emotion, distress tolerance and [...] [...] time, hopefully, the implementation of treatments such as DBT and mindfulness will help provide sufferers with some valuable tools for regulating emotion, distress tolerance and [...]

]]> http://saynotostigma.com/2011/06/are-mental-health-professionals-in-it-for-themselves/comment-page-1/#comment-979 Tom Ellis Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:37:03 +0000 http://saynotostigma.com/?p=1289#comment-979 Thanks, Sandra, for your comment. I think you may have missed my point but, in the process, made a more profound one. I merely wanted to praise Linehan for her extraordinary act of courage. It’s not cool in many circles for mental health professionals to acknowledge that they themselves have struggled with psychological and behavioral issues, and disclosures such as Linehan’s help get us down off the pedestal and back to human being status where we belong. Your comment, as I understand it, adds the important point that human suffering is not for naught, but enriches theory and research when the sufferer brings her own experience to bear in her quest to relieve suffering in others. Thanks, Sandra, for your comment. I think you may have missed my point but, in the process, made a more profound one. I merely wanted to praise Linehan for her extraordinary act of courage. It’s not cool in many circles for mental health professionals to acknowledge that they themselves have struggled with psychological and behavioral issues, and disclosures such as Linehan’s help get us down off the pedestal and back to human being status where we belong. Your comment, as I understand it, adds the important point that human suffering is not for naught, but enriches theory and research when the sufferer brings her own experience to bear in her quest to relieve suffering in others.

]]> http://saynotostigma.com/2011/06/are-mental-health-professionals-in-it-for-themselves/comment-page-1/#comment-976 Sandra Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:06:56 +0000 http://saynotostigma.com/?p=1289#comment-976 I think that what Linehan's coming out has revealed isn't merely that she's "not perfect" (who is?) but that her lived experience of BPD gave her insights into its treatment needs that may not have been possible otherwise. It's important to value the knowledge gained from lived experience, and unique benefits of peer support, instead of labelling her as imperfect. That's the stigma she sought to avoid for so long. In my view, having had BPD makes her more perfect in her role. I think that what Linehan’s coming out has revealed isn’t merely that she’s “not perfect” (who is?) but that her lived experience of BPD gave her insights into its treatment needs that may not have been possible otherwise. It’s important to value the knowledge gained from lived experience, and unique benefits of peer support, instead of labelling her as imperfect. That’s the stigma she sought to avoid for so long. In my view, having had BPD makes her more perfect in her role.

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