Hi all,
I am new to this forum and am looking forward to your advice and insight.
I was disguised with bipolar 2 when I was 26 and I am now 42. It has been a complex journey but I am at a point where I am ready to move into a space of advocacy and peer support.
I work in allied heath (physiotherapist), at a very holistic clinic that encompasses movement, mental and physical health. We have a beautiful community of individuals who attend in one form or another.
I have an idea to develop a panel on mental health and associated lived experiences (my workplace runs panels on all sorts of topics as it is very advocacy). I would ideally sit on the panel to share my story and step into advocacy through lived experience. As much as I want this, I have concerns around how this would be received and the ongoing fear around irreversible disclosure to the community I am meant to take care of as a physiotherapist.
Does anyone have lived experience moving into a public space with their mental health diagnosis and the outcome?
Thanks in advance!
