SVT-the therapist: Mental illness as a letter in the mail

"SVT-therapist: ”Mental illness as a letter in the mail”"

"Vlogg-the stars behind the facade of ”My ideal life”"

"Outward a perfect surface - but the whole ocean storms inside. "

"In the new SVT-bet ”My perfect life” we follow four successful videobloggare that meets a psychotherapist to find out what is behind the façade they show up. "

"– For me it was a challenge to be open and talk about mental illness in the program, " says Felicia Bergström to Nöjesbladet. "

"Together, they have four vlogg-stars Felicia Bergström, Joakim Kvist, Sabina Decireé and Jimmie Star several hundred thousand followers in their social media. "

"Every week, they invite themselves and show up their seemingly perfect lives in their own channels. "

"But it is not the whole truth, we'll see. There is a large difference between what they choose to show up and how they deep down inside feel. "

"In the new SVT-bet ”My perfect life” we follow all four when the group hits the psychotherapist Poul Perris to talk about what is behind the facade they built up. "

" It was really scary in the beginning, and I has been scared. For me it was a challenge to be open and talk about mental illness in the program, " says Felicia Bergström. "

"”the most Dangerous man can do”"

"Participation in the program and terapisamtalen in the group has been a great help for vloggarna. "

"" I have learned that it is possible to create secure rooms where you can talk about everything. It does not need to be scary to be vulnerable. I have always been so independent and tough, and through my involvement I have realized that it is easier together. You should never have to bear everything yourself, " says Sabina Decireé. "

"She is joined by Joakim Kvist also allows the council to all young people who feel bad to talk with someone. "

"– The most dangerous thing you can do is to keep everything within itself. It is important to ventilate. Talk with someone who is professional, but as a first step, talk with a friend, a sibling or an adult that you feel you can trust, " he says. "

"Jimmie Star felt that the job and the social media was to stifle him, and took a time out during the year that passed. "

"– I felt that I needed to shut down Youtube for a couple of months to get to breathe. But it was not an easy decision to take. It is a big risk for it can be difficult to come back. When working with social media, you can not call and my sick leave if you feel bad, " he says. "

"Why is the problem of mental illness among young people is so great right now?"

"– the Feeling that there is so much for us to talk about it in a different way than in the past and therefore becomes more visible. But the match, we also see in the pure actual figures to the increases, "says Poul Perris, and continues:"

"– Today you should position yourself and be successful. You should be independent, strong, have status and be cool. It is a completely different pressure on young people today. "

"He believes that the facade of ”the perfect life” as many builds up and elements of social media is a major problem. "

"– To compare themselves with others creates a sense of alienation and isolation. It is also a extreme fear among young people to miss out on everything that happens. If we in society do not see each other behind our roles so we have no empathy. In a society without empathy, it is so mental illness as a letter in the mail, " he says. "

"According to the therapist is the series ”My perfect life” a step in the right direction. "

"– It will not change anything perhaps but it is an approach. To be able to talk about important issues. How we are affected by social media, of values and norms. It is difficult to be human, " says Poul Perris. "

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"Source: National centre for suicide research and prevention of mental ohälsau002FKarolinska the institute."