Oct 28, 2019
Each Halloween we encounter the same debate: are haunted asylums stigmatizing or are they simply entertainment? While some may think haunted asylums are tasteless at worst, they don’t feel like they’re an actual detriment to the mental illness community. In this episode, we look at this argument from both sides and really dig into what happens when we use mental illness as a theme for entertainment. While Jackie and Gabe both make great arguments, we toss this question back to you.
Are you offended by haunted asylums and do you feel like they harm our community? Listen now!
Find us online at:
https://psychcentral.com/blog/notcrazy/
About The Hosts
Gabe
Howard is an award-winning writer and speaker who
lives with bipolar disorder. He is the author of the popular
book, Mental Illness is an
Asshole and other Observations, available
from Amazon; signed copies are also available directly from Gabe
Howard. To learn more, please visit his
website, gabehoward.com.
Gabe also hosts The Psych Central Podcast available on your favorite podcast player or by visiting psychcentral.com/show.
Jackie
Zimmerman has been in the patient advocacy game for
over a decade and has established herself as an authority on
chronic illness, patient-centric healthcare, and patient community
building. She lives with multiple sclerosis, ulcerative
colitis, and depression.
You can find her online at JackieZimmerman.co, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
