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on your own experience
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IN JUST A FEW WORDS...
What has self-care been looking like for you these days?
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● make my bed
● journaling!
● working out to take a study break
● going on long walks
● Exercising!
● going for walks
● mindfulness
● daily yoga and mediation, doing my
skincare routine
● journaling/ self-reflecting
● working out!
● painting my nails, making sure i shower,
taking a minute to center myself
● play with my dog
● walking the dogs
● Sleeping
● resting when i need it!
● running
● Taking a few minutes for myself.
● Excersize
● Writing Music
● Going to bed earlier
● Yoga
● Meal prep and reading at least 30 mins a
day before bed. Turning off my phone
● Honestly, Video games
● Going to the gym, reading, spending time with my dog!
● writing
● Working out and making dinner!
● meditation and doing my overdue assignments
● Exercise / yoga
● walking my dog even if its for 2 mins. listening to music.
● taking a bath
● Going for a drive
● cooking
● watching movies i enjoy
● meditation
● Reading and listening to audiobooks!
● effort in my outfits
● Sitting outside. Play with my cats and dog. Giving my
bunny a bath. Reading
● Reading
● lifting
● drawing while sitting in the sunlight
● watching tv!
● Minecraft with Tim Tierney
● walking and reading
painting, listening to music, working out
● A Promised Land by President Barack Obama is
fantastic so far! :)
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Some movies and TV shows
that show mental illness…
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● you
● bojack horseman
● The queens gambit
● Shameless
● One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
● Atypical
● Hereditary
● a beautiful mind
● Perks of being a wallflower
● greys anatomy
● Monk
● Greys anatomy
● Clockwork Orange
● Euphoria
● Mr. Robot
● 13 reasons why
● silver linings playbook
● the crown
● fight club
● all american
● euphoria
● Fight Club and Joker
● Pure - HBO max
● desperate housewives has a few
● Words on the Bathroom wall- movie is
terrible but the book is good
● Jessica Jones
● Naruto
● the undoing
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Characters with mental
illness are portrayed as…
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● complex
● crazy
● violent
● broken
● dangerous
● outsider
● Different
● lazy
● Sad.
● apathetic
● skinny
● Asocial
● negatively
● turbulent
● scary
● Problematic
● confused
● In desperate housewives they're
portrayed as villains
● lonely
● Lost
● sometimes in the negative light
● Crazy, dangerous, and psycho
● helpless
● different or violent
● unhinged
● dysfunctional
● unmotivated
● superficial
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MH ACROSS CULTURES
Across different cultures and languages, people talk about and explore mental
health in multiple ways. In just a few words, please share: How have you experienced
the concept of "mental health" within your own cultural communities?
● taboo
● lazy
● It's swept under the rug in hispanic culture
● its something to be ashamed of
● perceived as a weakness
● weird
● "you can get over it"
● Something you'll grow out of
● not looked as debilitating
● not real, just drama
● something i can turn on and off
● not a real concern
● something to hide/ not tell others
● "everyone goes through it"
● Being shamed and told that i need to grow up. That im being
dramatic. (From a japanese household)
● "dramatic"
● in narratives about the LGBT community, I feel like bisexual people
are often portrayed as being on the way to being gay and not just Bi
● "your'e over thinking"
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How does stigma feel?
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● frustrating
● draining
● Alienating
● unfair
● not heard
● invalidating
● hurtful
● Unbeatable
● Tiring
● limiting
● lonely
● Feel there is nobody could help you or understand you in this world
● Stressful
● Crushing
● like a cycle
● exhausting
● suffocating
● hopeless
● overpowering
● trapped
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What makes it difficult to
reach out for help?
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● feeling unconnected to others
● Resistance from family and
insurance/money.
● lack of understanding
● high expectations
● disappointing others
● ashamed
● thinking his mother wont
understand
● might feel crazy by verbalizing how
you feel
● afraid that you wont be heard
● Fear of being stereotyped or failing
● feeling ashamed
● seeming weak
● fear or embarrasment
● The first step is always the
hardest
● not wanting to admit it
● not wanting to burden them
● feeling like a burden
● afraid of the reactions
● Feeling like it's a sign of weakness
● They won't understand anyway
● feeling like a burden
● thinking he wont be heard
● feeling people will just think you
are petty and throwing a pity
party
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What did you think?
How did you feel?
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● overwhelmed
● I am confused
● frustration
● I am just angry at the world for being so cruel. It's so
frustrating how people are mistreated. It's so hard to see
the hurt in other peoples hearts
● Upset and hurt
● frustrated
● As a black man I feel tired
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What are some practices that
help support your wellness?
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● Going for a run
● Yoga and talking to my family
● Cleaning my room
● listening to music
● journaling
● reading/writing poetry
● Writing music about the experience
● Reading or going for a drive in the country
● working out
● reading
● journaling
● staying organized
● honestly, i think crying to let out pent up feelings is important
● breathing exercises
● Mindfulness
● asking my friends if they've ever felt what I feel so we can talk about it together
● Dive in at work getting lost
● Painting
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What did you think?
How did you feel?
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● Heavy Chest
● in my throat
● i loved how she used the pills as a part of her painting
● hopeful
● Anxious during, hopeful at end
● Hopeful by the end
● overwhelming heaviness in my throat and chest
● as a person in recovery, it seems like she went through phases
of her pain and found a way to express them. I love that
● The ending is very suddenly for me
● I am very very impressed by the cinematography, and it made
all of the above feelings to come out much more
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How can we support
ourselves and others?
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● Listen
● just being present with someone when they are going through
something
● respect boundaries
● To let others know that we are there for them without prying and
let them move at their own pace
● Self-acceptance (but it is really....hard), it took me several years to
learn how to do it.
● reaching out
● Learning the ways to express your inner thoughts and feelings
● tell people what they feel is valid. it matters and its important
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MEET THE PANEL
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AJ Rodriguez, he/him
Volunteer Hotline Counselor, Centre Helps & Student, Penn State
Lana Harris, she/her/they/them
Graduate Assistant, Gender Equity Center, Penn State
Anna Barone, M.Ed., she/her
Director, Student Care & Advocacy, Penn State
Erin Raupers, MS, CPT, she/her
Assistant Director, Health Promotion & Wellness, Penn State
Leanne Lenz, she/her
Executive Director, CentreHelps
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