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Okay, so I popped in 'mentally ill' into the search function, and I saw a lot of threads talking about whether or not it's okay to read for someone who is mentally ill. Generally there's a big disagreement over whether bipolar people are 'safe enough' to read for (usually with an amendment that they aren't -that- bad, not like those -schizophrenics-). To be honest the entire experience was a bit upsetting, but I'm going to try to keep a cool head through this. The point is, there are a lot of threads about how ethical it is to read for someone who is mentally ill, but I saw none about whether or not it's ethical to read when -you- are the one who is mentally ill.
This is not that thread, by the way.
Instead I'm going to ask -how- you read when you're the one who is mentally ill. I'm going to be assuming that if you're here, and you're mentally ill, then you've already figured out that ethical dilemma by yourself.
How do you cope with stigma? How do you deal with side effects of medication that can harm your intuition and creativity? If you are prone to delusions, how do you deal with that in regards to tarot? Does anxiety make you constantly doubt yourself and your readings? Are bad tarot readings at times a 'trigger' for your mood swings if you have them? How do you stay calm?
I really hope this thread doesn't turn into another debate about whether mentally ill people are 'safe' around tarot. I think my opinion on the manner is obvious.
I'm going to wait for a reply before I reveal some of my calming tips. Hopefully that's okay.
Also, if anyone tries to say that people with x mental illness are better at tarot because they are so ~in touch~ with other worlds or whatever, or because of their ~suffering~...be prepared for my extremely vocal opinion on exactly how offensive and ableist that kind of stuff is, and how damaging such views can be. I'd -like- this thread to be a safe space for people with various mental stuff to talk about how they read, but I don't have any authority to mod this thread or make that happen. So I'll just threaten people with the dreaded side-eye if derailment happens.
If you do end up posting and you read all of the above, I appreciate it.
This is not that thread, by the way.
Instead I'm going to ask -how- you read when you're the one who is mentally ill. I'm going to be assuming that if you're here, and you're mentally ill, then you've already figured out that ethical dilemma by yourself.
How do you cope with stigma? How do you deal with side effects of medication that can harm your intuition and creativity? If you are prone to delusions, how do you deal with that in regards to tarot? Does anxiety make you constantly doubt yourself and your readings? Are bad tarot readings at times a 'trigger' for your mood swings if you have them? How do you stay calm?
I really hope this thread doesn't turn into another debate about whether mentally ill people are 'safe' around tarot. I think my opinion on the manner is obvious.
I'm going to wait for a reply before I reveal some of my calming tips. Hopefully that's okay.
Also, if anyone tries to say that people with x mental illness are better at tarot because they are so ~in touch~ with other worlds or whatever, or because of their ~suffering~...be prepared for my extremely vocal opinion on exactly how offensive and ableist that kind of stuff is, and how damaging such views can be. I'd -like- this thread to be a safe space for people with various mental stuff to talk about how they read, but I don't have any authority to mod this thread or make that happen. So I'll just threaten people with the dreaded side-eye if derailment happens.
If you do end up posting and you read all of the above, I appreciate it.