I watched a documentary on a late 70s band called Joy Division who became New Order in the early to mid-80s. Ian Curtis used to be the lead singer of Joy Division who suffered major Depression and as time went on major Epilepsy. I know it's heading towards Xmas but this documentary couldn't help but inspire me to write a short report and the awareness of Mental Health and Epilepsy.
This made me think that the illnesses and conditions Ian was facing may have bough on his suicide to end his life at such a young age of 23 back in May 1980, which were sadly there was any awareness, education, help or support back then, therefore the way things are going with the funding today for Mental health, Epilesspy, other illnesses, conditions, etc the fear is that we could be going back to how things were in the 70s, 80s and before that. We also need those of us who face these illnesses, conditions we need to raise awareness and education those people who don't mainly for those who have involved the lives who do.
Ian Curtis was a famous pop star was he must have felt he was finding hard to hold down his career, also may have felt dependant on his band members, other workers around, family and friends. In the documentary, a band member or worker said when Ian saw the doctor about his Epliespy, his doctor said to get to bed early, which wasn't an easy one when been in the pop business, someone else said if only Ian even said for him and the band to take some time off, where I think what this person felt Ian meant that stress was getting to Ian.
How can we support people facing the same or and similar things in the future?
Funding and raising money for those in these situations to help them to have equal lives to other people as much as possible.
Educate and raise awareness of as many illnesses, conditions, disabilities, etc as possible to those in their lives.
We can never force anyone to tell us, someone, where, etc how someone is feeling and why. Some times for some people there's no real reasons and answers really. Whether someone has nothing or everything, no one should be misunderstood for being ungrateful to life. It doesn't necessarily mean we are ungrateful to what's around us only how we feel inside.
The tricky thing is that it's understandable that we don't want others knowing our business or and we are careful who we tell what and trust is a very hard thing even though a lot of services have to work around confidently but all the same it is understandable how many of us don't comfortable going for counselling, emotional support etc.
It's not anyone's rights to force information out of people but all the same suffering in silent doesn't do us any good either, even more concerning if or when there's not a reason we feel as we do. When I had my break down in 1997 which was pretty much when counselling and emotional support services became possible I refused to try at first I was worried that others would have thought I was out my mind and going round the bend, even though I told a lot of people how I was feeling but then I had a lot of people telling me I just had to get on with life, which I understand I guess thinking about now not many people knew what to say to me other than that but it was and wasn't making positive difference in life. When I picked up the courage to go for counselling, emotional support etc I found, I wasn't of course what to do but empowered to a point where I was telling my counsellor at the time what I was going to do to move my life forward and how which was that I got myself into writing poetry but other people find other ways to move forward. No one can force anyone to do anything but there's help no one has to suffer in silence. However' funding needs to be putting into these services because the worrying risk is that more people will be suffering in silence and more risks of people taking their own lives, which the numbers in that are high enough already we need to try and bring the numbers down or none at all.
This made me think that the illnesses and conditions Ian was facing may have bough on his suicide to end his life at such a young age of 23 back in May 1980, which were sadly there was any awareness, education, help or support back then, therefore the way things are going with the funding today for Mental health, Epilesspy, other illnesses, conditions, etc the fear is that we could be going back to how things were in the 70s, 80s and before that. We also need those of us who face these illnesses, conditions we need to raise awareness and education those people who don't mainly for those who have involved the lives who do.
Ian Curtis was a famous pop star was he must have felt he was finding hard to hold down his career, also may have felt dependant on his band members, other workers around, family and friends. In the documentary, a band member or worker said when Ian saw the doctor about his Epliespy, his doctor said to get to bed early, which wasn't an easy one when been in the pop business, someone else said if only Ian even said for him and the band to take some time off, where I think what this person felt Ian meant that stress was getting to Ian.
How can we support people facing the same or and similar things in the future?
Funding and raising money for those in these situations to help them to have equal lives to other people as much as possible.
Educate and raise awareness of as many illnesses, conditions, disabilities, etc as possible to those in their lives.
We can never force anyone to tell us, someone, where, etc how someone is feeling and why. Some times for some people there's no real reasons and answers really. Whether someone has nothing or everything, no one should be misunderstood for being ungrateful to life. It doesn't necessarily mean we are ungrateful to what's around us only how we feel inside.
The tricky thing is that it's understandable that we don't want others knowing our business or and we are careful who we tell what and trust is a very hard thing even though a lot of services have to work around confidently but all the same it is understandable how many of us don't comfortable going for counselling, emotional support etc.
It's not anyone's rights to force information out of people but all the same suffering in silent doesn't do us any good either, even more concerning if or when there's not a reason we feel as we do. When I had my break down in 1997 which was pretty much when counselling and emotional support services became possible I refused to try at first I was worried that others would have thought I was out my mind and going round the bend, even though I told a lot of people how I was feeling but then I had a lot of people telling me I just had to get on with life, which I understand I guess thinking about now not many people knew what to say to me other than that but it was and wasn't making positive difference in life. When I picked up the courage to go for counselling, emotional support etc I found, I wasn't of course what to do but empowered to a point where I was telling my counsellor at the time what I was going to do to move my life forward and how which was that I got myself into writing poetry but other people find other ways to move forward. No one can force anyone to do anything but there's help no one has to suffer in silence. However' funding needs to be putting into these services because the worrying risk is that more people will be suffering in silence and more risks of people taking their own lives, which the numbers in that are high enough already we need to try and bring the numbers down or none at all.
