Ep.76 MENTAL "ILLNESS" Do We Need To Redefine It? ft. Bhargavi Davar

EP 76 of THE SOS SHOW has Bhargavi Davar, the founder of Bapu Trust. Bhargavi is a childhood survivor of psychiatric institutions in India. She has endured 3 decades of trauma based on that early exposure. She has done a lifetime of work on questioning the assumptions of psychiatry and its institutions. We are glad she could be on our podcast.Find her at baputrust.comWe ask:1) Having interviewed multiple people living with "Mental illness" many say they are functioning because of it- but a certain section is unhappy with the medicines because of it's side effects. 2) The trial and error in medicines - is it due to lack of research? 3) One OF OUR EARLIER GUESTS ON THE EPISODE- FOUND THE VOICE HEARER'S NETWORK- for him the term schizophrenia doesn't exist- do we need to redefine the terminologies?4) Can you function without medicines? Is it an appropriate step? 5) Can alternate therapy work without medicines?6) Bapu trust for mind and discourse- could you share more on research? Keep your #mentalhealth first!!! HELPLINES FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION:I CALL-9152987820M MIND POWER-1800-120-820050MINISTRY OF HEALTH-08046110007NATIONAL HELPLINE: 1075 You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at [email protected]. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on all the shows produced and distributed by Ep.Log Media are personal to the host and the guest of the shows respectively and with no intention to harm the sentiments of any individual/organization.The said content is not obscene or blasphemous or defamatory of any event and/or person deceased or alive or in contempt of court or breach of contract or breach of privilege, or in violation of any provisions of the statute, nor hurt the sentiments of any religious groups/ person/government/non-government authorities and/or breach or be against any declared public policy of any nation or state.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.