English Level:
Intermediate
Content Warning:
Mental Illness, Self-harm, Suicide, Depression
Run Time (20+ min)
I have chosen not to include the definitions here to give you the opportunity to find the information yourself. The information you find this way will stay with you longer. Please take the time to find out the meaning of the vocabulary.
Paranoid delusion
Off limits
Gather my thoughts
Concussion
PTSD
Push it aside
Psychosis
Alert
Triggering
Vivid memory
Feeding the delusion?
Dude
Intertwined
Pushing the issue
Imploding
Seizures
Agree to disagree
Exhausting
Putting on a face
Going down the wrong path
Scared to death
Debilitating
Suffocation
Doom
Hopeless romantic
Flatlined
Approval
Impulses
Loathe
Stigma
Rip off the bandage
Step up
These warmup questions are intended to introduce you to the topic
- Daniel has many mental illnesses. What are: schizoaffective disorder, borderline personality disorder, CPTSD, manic depression, anxiety disorder and traumatic brain injury.
- It is important to respect people boundaries. How do you let people know about your boundaries?
- What are some different types of hallucinations?
- People with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder often hear voices that try to get them to do things. What types of things do they try to get the sufferer to do?
As you listen, try to answer these questions.
You may need to listen more than once.
- Can he experience joy?
- How many concussions has he had?
- How did his mental illnesses start?
- What was his first reaction to his mental illnesses?
- What is his delusion?
- What was his trigger?
- Why does it take him a long time to return calls?
- How can family and friends help him?
- Can he control it? Can he feel it coming?
- What is the difference between internal and external voices?
- Why is it exhausting to live with schizoaffective disorder?
- Why does he think he should get an Oscar Award?
- Why is eye contact difficult?
- How does he think about the future?
- Why is he holding so many sensory toys?
- Who is “the most wonderful human being on the planet”?
- What is love like for someone with borderline personality disorder?
- Does he trouble with impulse control?
- Should you be afraid of people with schizoaffective disorder?
- What does a text message at 3am mean?
- What does he fear?
- Why is he ok with publishing this video?
Reflect on what you have learned.
- How can you know something is irrational and still believe it?
- What is it like to live when the difference between real world and fake world are blurred?
- He described his life like this: “It’s already intertwined so much you start letting other players on stage come in and interact with you, then you’re gonna have a real hard time understanding that those players aren’t there.” What does he mean?
- How does his mood affect how willing he is to answer questions?
- “Try imagining living in a world where you don’t believe that your thoughts are your own and understand how stressful that can be at times.”
- Do you have a favorite person?
- Who can you count on?
- How do you think his life will be after this interview. Here is an interview with Daniel 13 months later: https://youtu.be/xc1tbETJpX4
- Identify at least one key issue from this video that you could research more