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Verboom produced the documentary with proceeds from Cinetree Coming out of the shadows to make. The success of the documentary increases the demand for more attention. People long for a place to talk to each other. Verboom presents this place in the form of, among others Coming out of the shadows festival. Next year, the festival will be held for the third time on September 13 in Hornboeg, surrounded by nature. “It’s for everyone. Also, if you know someone with mental health differences, this is a good place to learn more about them and meet other people. As a neighbor, you learn how to stand by someone without wanting to fix them.”
The festival consists of a public program with speakers. “At the festival, you learn what you can do about it yourself or what you can do for someone else. Are you dealing with psychological suffering? So the most important thing is to gain self-confidence so you can organize your own life in a way that allows you to thrive. And the festival is designed for that.” ” In addition to the speakers, there are activities you can participate in. “Breathing workshops, yoga, but you also learn about tangible aids. We do it in a light and accessible way, because I think we should talk more about the strength of people with psychological differences, rather than talking about weaknesses.”
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Verbaum thinks it’s important to have a place where people can talk to each other. “When I was 19 and I was diagnosed, I had nowhere to turn. I didn’t even know what it was. I read really bad stories and then didn’t tell anyone for twenty years because I was ashamed and felt like I had to do it on my own. If I had known When I was 19 that there was a festival where people who also have something could go and share their stories together, that would have been so beautiful.
Self-confidence
“The best thing is that the festival came about at the request of people who saw the documentary and wanted to get together,” Verbom says. “The power of talking to experienced experts and sharing stories together is sometimes so much greater than talking to a psychologist for an hour. You’re recognizing and getting to know each other on a very deep level. The moment you can talk to people who know what it’s like to swim in water “You’ll feel like you’re seeing on a deeper level. From there you can work on your recovery again. We think quickly about medication and a psychiatrist, but it’s not that simple. It’s very much about self-management.”
Verboom emphasizes that every person is different. “We all have to understand that. How? By talking about it. At the festival, you can discover it together in an accessible way and celebrate that you are beautiful just the way you are, or that you have ADHD, or bipolar, or high sensitivity. You can discover the power We do this without downplaying its importance, and certainly not denying how difficult it is. I know it better than anyone else and we especially hope that people with… enhances Go home with confidence. And to know that they are not alone and that they can offer a lot to society.
Not alone
Verboom has a message for everyone dealing with psychological difference: “You’re fine exactly the way you are. A lot of people know this is a very dark place. It may disrupt your life, but there’s nothing fundamentally wrong with you. You can connect with someone. Healing is in good relationships “No matter how exciting it is, people need people. You can’t do this alone.”
Verboom also invites experienced experts to help others. “Once you are ready, you can use your experience. This is also a message from the festival. We provide the tools and handles, but we also need the people. Together we can turn the tide and ensure mental health numbers go down.”
She invites everyone to come to the festival. “Mums, dads, friends, healthcare workers, experts and people who suffer from this disease themselves: come to the festival. It is a mix of people and no one is wearing a white coat. I really hope people feel that they are not alone.”
Podcast Be in your Right Mind
Linda. He has a podcast with Hanna Good in your head Fired. In this series, the actress and presenter talks with Jett van Newkirk, Joshua Nollette, Vera van Zelm and others. You don’t see anything from the outside, but just like Hanna and millions of other Dutch people, they have psychological diversity – and they know how to turn this “weakness” into strength.
For example, in the first episode, Jette Van Newkirk talks about the first time she had a panic attack (“I really thought I was paralyzed, that my whole body stopped working”) and how she learned to express her feelings — something she did not receive from home. Find a new episode of Good in your head Weekly on LINDA.nl.
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