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Mental Health
&
Open Source
Mike Bell - @mikebell_
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Who am I?
Mike Bell
@mikebell_ on twitter
mikebell_ on drupal.org
mikebell on github
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More about me
Developer
Husband to be
Nice guy?
Part of the UK Drupal community
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Caveats
Developer
Doctor, Mental Health Professional
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Backstory
16 years old - ME/CFS
12 years of silence
Breakdown in 2014
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Depression
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Anxiety
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Imposter Syndrome
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Where's my docs?
User guide
No API documentation
No coding style
No stackoverflow
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API
curl -I http://brain.dev/states/fix
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Management
Current - Citalopram
Previous - Propranolol
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
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Taboo & stats
1 in 4 British adults can suffer from any one of a huge list of mental health
illnesses
3 in 100 people suffer from Depression in the UK
5 people in 100 suffer from anxiety.
1.6 million people in contact with specialist mental health services in 2012/13
(The Office for National Statistics Psychiatric Morbidity report, 2001)
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What's the personal
cost?
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Hard questions
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What if I lose my job?
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What if I lose my fiance?
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What's the business
cost?
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The health part in
mental health
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Fitness for the brain
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Realisation
A difficult step
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Seeking help
Approximately one person in 28 was in
contact with mental health services in
2013/14
http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB15990/mhb-1314-ann-rep.pdf
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GP
Great source of information
“You come to the doctor for any issues with your body, a cold or a sprained
ankle, your mind is part of your body so why wouldn’t you come to a doctor?”
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Local mental health
service
Self or Doctor referral
More information -
http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/AboutNHSservices/mental-health-services-
explained/Pages/accessing%20services.aspx
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Counselling -
Traditional
Talking to a professional
Easier to talk to
Freedom to express yourself
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Counselling - CBT
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Active type of therapy
Changing the way you think
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Mindfulness
Living in the moment
Responding not reacting
Knowing your limits
Being kind to yourself
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Mindfulness - Reacting
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Mindfulness - Finding
the time
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Planning ahead
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Question time!
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Community
You are awesome!
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DrupalCon Barcelona
Questions
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If you could go back a few years in time and give yourself some advice
regarding this topic, what would it be?
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If there are people listening who think they might be having some of the same
issues you've experienced, what is the first thing they should do?
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Is there anything about participating in an open source community that is
helpful to your situation?
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Could Imposter syndrome be alleviated a bit by greater recognition of
community based contributions? A kind of validation of how you're involved in
the community?
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What are some ways we can we support community members with mental
health issues while still respecting their privacy?
Megh Plunkett
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Next steps
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Questions?
Image from http://talbotanimalclinic.com
Reate me - https://joind.in/15449
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Resources
2007 Mental Health Fundamental Facts
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/content/assets/PDF/publications/fundamental_fa
view=Standard
Breathworks Mindfullness
http://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/
Accessing Mental Health Services
http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/AboutNHSservices/mental-health-services-
explained/Pages/accessing%20services.aspx