Thanks for posting this, it is nice to see some kind of discussion going on. As a teenager currently being treated for depression, I do feel like I am not being taken seriously enough, and that my parents think I should just 'snap out of it' - and they are doctors. I feel that the vast majority of people have no idea what it's like to have those voices in your head and those instinctive thoughts every minute of every day, and think it is just a choice to be happy or not.
Thank you for making this. I'm 14 and suffer from ocd which makes things very hard for me but I found 'Don't Call Me Crazy' a brilliant program to relate to. Even though at times I feel like I never want to talk about my problems, I feel like talking to someone really helps me to carry on with life as well as I can. Thank you for talking about these issues. :)
I went in mc Guinness by the way it's in Prestwich not Manchester and I was there when they filmed this although I didn't want to be seen on it I was scared to what my friends would say but I have so much respect for the other patients that were an the program and gill was actually a good friend to me I was there when she first came onto the unit in a way I suppose it did help me
as do I! And I found it a wonderful thing to watch! I may be at an institution like this soon and so the program made that idea a lot less intimidating :)
Shame that the BBC sensationalized the programme! I was apart of the filming with a friend and the BBC completely cut out the transition service the McGuinness have which they filmed lots of. They cut out a massive bit about the self harm group. They asked me to show them the cuts on my arm. They threw one of the Drs into a meeting with a patient she had NO involvement in. The whole situation was so sensationalized and didnt show what life is actually like there.
Thanks for posting this, it is nice to see some kind of discussion going on. As a teenager currently being treated for depression, I do feel like I am not being taken seriously enough, and that my parents think I should just 'snap out of it' - and they are doctors. I feel that the vast majority of people have no idea what it's like to have those voices in your head and those instinctive thoughts every minute of every day, and think it is just a choice to be happy or not.
Thank you for making this. I'm 14 and suffer from ocd which makes things very hard for me but I found 'Don't Call Me Crazy' a brilliant program to relate to. Even though at times I feel like I never want to talk about my problems, I feel like talking to someone really helps me to carry on with life as well as I can. Thank you for talking about these issues. :)
I actually thankyou so much for making this video, you have helped me so much.
I went in mc Guinness by the way it's in Prestwich not Manchester and I was there when they filmed this although I didn't want to be seen on it I was scared to what my friends would say but I have so much respect for the other patients that were an the program and gill was actually a good friend to me I was there when she first came onto the unit in a way I suppose it did help me
Thanks for your comments guys x
as do I! And I found it a wonderful thing to watch! I may be at an institution like this soon and so the program made that idea a lot less intimidating :)
Shame that the BBC sensationalized the programme! I was apart of the filming with a friend and the BBC completely cut out the transition service the McGuinness have which they filmed lots of. They cut out a massive bit about the self harm group. They asked me to show them the cuts on my arm. They threw one of the Drs into a meeting with a patient she had NO involvement in. The whole situation was so sensationalized and didnt show what life is actually like there.
Has it finished?