/ be different, be an outsider; /
THE OUTSET
掙扎了5年幸好 死不去 仍然服藥中的抑鬱症和焦慮症患者,相信用自己一點點的力量, 帶來一點點改變,令更多人認識我們的世界。希望精神病在香港不再是一種標籤,而是一個每個人都能引以為傲的歷練,像運動一樣辛苦過後便是成長的一種。
The story begins in 2015, I just wanted to do something that has not been done by anyone else - be different, we are combining our passion for sports, support in mental health awareness, and promotion in sustainability.
'願你在顛沛流離的日子裏,仍能在恰到好處的時間,遇到能彼此明瞭的人'
All About Us
香港缺乏對精神病的關注和了解,很多人都在污名化、誤解和偏見的影響下,忽略或隱瞞症狀。因為擔心和害怕朋輩、家人及社會等負面評價,導致延遲治療。世衞指出,抑鬱症在2020年躍升為全球第二大慢性病是現代社會最普遍的疾病之一;亦預計10年後會成為全球疾病主要負擔。然而,雖然精神病是常見的疾病,但香港人對精神病的認識大多不够,甚至大部分人都諱疾忌醫,這就新增了患者康復的難度。比起藥物藥物和治療,更重要的是家人、朋友、社會的支持、諒解和鼓勵。
希望社會可以多了解和思考其他人背後的故事,每個人都是獨特的存在,每個人都可以 "Be different, proud to be an outsider"。希望正經歷痛苦的人感到有人同行不是自己一個人面對,鼓勵他們勇於面對和發聲。希望提醒香港人在注意身體上健康同時也要關注心靈和精神上的健康。特別是在社會運動/COVID-19這段時間,不論是身體上/精神上我們都經歷了很多。
生活總是讓我們遍體鱗傷,但不要忘記捍衞自己的價值,因為後來那些受傷的地方一定會變成我們最強壯的地方,也是你活着的引證。
In Hong Kong, it is found that one in every seven people would suffer from a common mental illness at some point in their lives. Three-quarters of persons suffering from a mental health issue will not seek professional care. Many people will continue to suffer in silence as a result of stigma, feelings of shame, a lack of information about their condition, as well as a lack of readily available professional help. We take the initiative to start the dialogue, reach out to people you care about, give them your support and love.
We hope to motivate everyone to move more think more and care more, to enhance mental health awareness in Hong Kong, universal awareness to care more about the mental health of people around themselves. So we are hoping to build a community that encourages people to talk about the issues and accept people who are different and anyone can be special in the way they can be.
'要善待任何人,因為你都不知道他們在時代的硝煙裏經歷了什麼'
資料來源 (Reference)
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Crystal Chan · Jun 22, Pang, A., & Wang, E. (n.d.). 金秀賢、徐睿知新劇《雖然是精神病但沒關係》想探討的是什麼?你作為你就已經夠好了!. POPBEE. https://popbee.com/features/kim-soo-hyun-seo-yea-ji-its-okay-to-not-be-okay-netflix-tvn-discussed-mental-illness-psycho-problem/.
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Mind HK. (n.d.). Mental Health in Hong Kong. Mind HK. https://www.mind.org.hk/mental-health-in-hong-kong/.
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陳章明教授. (2017, May). 精神病患者需要的不只是藥物和治療. https://www.eoc.org.hk/EOC/Upload/UserFiles/File/thingswedo/chn/twdpwm0078.htm.