I discovered this you tube channel, Special books by special kids, completely by accident.
I wasn’t searching to be informed, but I was anyway.
So glad I kept up with this series.
This guy goes around and interviews people with psychiatric disorders and neurological conditions in an attempt to humanize them.
So often they’re not. Their experiences are glazed over and watered down in TV and films because as you’ll hear the man in this interview say, no one really wants to know.
I know this for a fact. I used to see a therapist with my glasses off so I wouldn’t see the flinching on their faces when describing particularly horrible experiences. Admittedly, this was more so I could distance myself from those things.
This particular interview is of Daniel. A schizoaffective US army veteran with CPTSD.
Here is a description of schizoaffective disorder:
A mental health condition including schizophrenia and mood disorder symptoms.
Schizoaffective disorder is a combination of symptoms of schizophrenia and mood disorder, such as depression or bipolar disorder. Symptoms may occur at the same time or at different times.
CPTSD stands for Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. It is a mental health condition in which a person might experience intense PTSD symptoms that coincide with other mental issues. CPTSD occurs in people who have been subjected to ongoing traumatizing experiences.
He describes his experience of forced hospitalization and experience in general. There’s a previous video, the initial interview, which you can find easily and many more on this excellent channel.
Enjoy?