How (Not) to Talk to Young People about Mental Health - RoseMcCabe, Lisa Bortolotti, Michele Lim

[@jordanoconnor3148]

Wow excellent question at 1hr 2mins

[@bismillah5060]

Schizophrenic: *stabs mother to death during a psychotic episode because they thought she was a demon* What these people want the mental health clinician to say: "You stabbing your mother to death was VALID!" What are we even talking about here!

[@jordanoconnor3148]

I honestly have no idea how this is what you took away from the lecture. Emotional validation =\= justification of actions Validating emotions to foster agency in vulnerable people such as those with mental health problems, is what they're trying to show people how to do