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Im pretty open with it. I am a conference speaker on behalf of OSMI[0] (Open Sourcing Mental Illness) and I've been incredibly open about my depression/anxiety
by rocketpastsix 6y ago
Im pretty open with it. I am a conference speaker on behalf of OSMI[0] (Open Sourcing Mental Illness) and I've been incredibly open about my depression/anxiety and my time with a therapist.
It's not easy, but I feel that if at least one person is helped by me speaking up it's absolutely worth it.
0: https://osmihelp.org https://osmihelp.org
- dbnoch 6y agoappreciate you doing that. vulnerability is seen as a weakness, but it should be seen as a strength and form of empathy. Are their other organizations/resources that you'd recommend that are in this space?
- rocketpastsix 6y agoOSMI is probably one of the most well known in the developer/mental health space that is speaking out on this topic. I know there are some apps and start ups trying to do things but I dont keep close tabs on them.
- ShamelessC 6y agoThis looks fantastic and is a great idea. Really hope this gets more traction. The mentally ill are truly undervoiced in society for so many reasons from lack of professional diagnosis to shame or even just being an emotional and awkward topic to bring up, particularly for those with social anxiety. I need to dig more into the various books and policies when I have more time but do feel free to post a video of a conference you've done if you have a good one posted somewhere!
- rocketpastsix 6y agoIm not sure if any videos of myself exist however here is the founder of OSMI, Ed Finkler, giving a talk at Google https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHulgcO_16U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHulgcO_16U