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]]> Comment on Current meeting times by Kamrul http://the-kaleidoscope.com/514/current-meeting-times/#comment-142 Kamrul Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:36:38 +0000 http://the-kaleidoscope.com/?p=514#comment-142 I wonder about the vdiailty of the numbers you state 1% of the population will experience psychosis? As psychosis is a function of bipolar which, in itself, has an epidemiology estimated at 1.8% of population, it’s looking more prevalent even before adding in other conditions where psychosis is a part, or even the whole, of the condition.As for stigma, you hit the nail on the head. Self stigmatisation by people with mental health is extremely destructive as people struggle to resolve who they are now over who they believe they used to be. Hard to get people to tackle the misnomer that they were significantly different before’.As for the concept of self worth being tied to stigma, I believe that stigma is only used as a tool to reinforce low self worth rather than to instigate it. To clarify the difference between this and the rest, self worth would already be low, stigma is then used to either scapegoat or reinforce (take your pick) what already existed in the thought process.

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]]> Comment on Contact by andrea http://the-kaleidoscope.com/contact/#comment-97 andrea Wed, 14 Sep 2011 05:34:38 +0000 http://the-kaleidoscope.com/#comment-97 Our meeting time is still every Tuesday, but recently we have changed it to 5:00-6:00 PM. Sorry for the confusion– we only changed the time recently–but hopefully we will see you around!

]]> Comment on The Kaleidoscope in Canadian Press article by andrea http://the-kaleidoscope.com/343/media-inquiry-for-kaleidoscope-members/#comment-96 andrea Wed, 14 Sep 2011 05:27:52 +0000 http://the-kaleidoscope.com/?p=343#comment-96 Thanks, we are really happy to hear that students are finding our project to be a step in the right direction towards improving mental health on our campus.

Sorry to hear about your experiences with UBC Counselling–it would be interesting to know about others’ experiences with this service. I also wonder if they have an anonymous feedback form in case clients would like to give feedback as that could be helpful.

We totally understand you would like to stay anonymous, but if you ever need support and don’t feel comfortable attending our group in person, you can always send an email to our general email (info@the-kaleidoscope.com). Messages that get there are dispersed to us 6 facilitators, and we are usually much better at responding through there.

Good luck, and hope you have a great academic year.

]]> Comment on The Kaleidoscope in Canadian Press article by Jane Doe http://the-kaleidoscope.com/343/media-inquiry-for-kaleidoscope-members/#comment-93 Jane Doe Tue, 06 Sep 2011 02:56:34 +0000 http://the-kaleidoscope.com/?p=343#comment-93 I am very glad to hear about this initiative. Sadly I have visited counselling services at UBC a few times and sadly most times I went there I felt like I was burdening the system. The one counsellor who seemed to want me to feel comfortable ended up trying to convert me to Christianity and advising me to go to church. I feel UBC Counselling is seriously overburdened. For me, a student struggling and seeing help, this translated to the fact that when I walked in the door I had some hope when I walked out I felt hopeless. On one occasion I alerted them about a friend in my class who mentioned suicide to me and they did not seem moved by his pain at all, I was very cooly told, “if he calls he calls.” After that I was hesitant about encouraging him to go there. I am so sorry to say this, I love my professors and classmates, they have gone above and beyond and out of their way to help me so many times and been supportive in so many ways but the counselling at UBC honestly sucks. I just want to say I wholeheartedly applaud this initiative, and the people involved, there is so so much wasted potential out there and people needlessly slipping under because of lack of treatment for mental health issues. (not my real email, I’m sorry I would like to remain anonymous)

]]> Comment on Contact by Heidi Smith http://the-kaleidoscope.com/contact/#comment-89 Heidi Smith Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:32:55 +0000 http://the-kaleidoscope.com/#comment-89 Hi, is the meeting time 4-5 Tuesdays THIS year? Or is this something that just hasn’t been updated from last year? I’m only asking because I just found out about this group/organization and this is exactly what I need right now. I’ve been suffering with depression on and off and have been very frustrated with the stigmatism and the fact that I can’t even find anyone else going through the same thing to talk to. However… I was disheartened when I checked my schedule and found that I have class 4-5 tuesdays. Let me know, thanks.

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