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the virus and mental health


I took this shot outside a side entrance to the assisted living facility for people with mental health issues inside San Salvi Park. With the chair oriented towards the sun, it is clearly a favorite lounging spot, now decorated with a painting on a square of white sheet. The colorful circles in the painting I thought represented the virus and the horse reminded me of "Marco Cavallo". Marco Cavallo was a papier mâché horse, a collective work representing the Basaglia movement, which back in the '70s strove for reform of mental health facilities in Italy. The movement eventually led to the permanent shut down of insane asylums and Marco Cavallo has remained, for people with mental health issues, a symbol of their rights to dignity and appropriate care. I wonder if the constraints of the pandemic inspired the painter or painters here to once again reflect on these issues.
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There's no doubt that many people who perhaps never had any previous difficulties with their mental health are now struggling somewhat in this pandemic. Thankfully, there is better help available than all those years ago, but in my own experience much more needs to be done as access to help is still very much a postcode lottery!
Annalia S. club has replied to autofantasia clubUnfortunately you are right on both counts, I believe. The virus takes advantage of our social nature to spread, so - until we can get around to vaccinate everybody - the only way to hinder it is to curtail social contact and everyone of us, but vulnerable people even more, is bound to suffer from the enforced, and prolonged, lack of interaction. An increase in mental health issues even in those who had not been suffering before is, I am afraid, an inevitable consequence. And I agree that much more needs to be done to improve access to help for those who do suffer from mental health problems, as well as to combat a resistant social stigma.
Annalia S. club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen clubAnnalia S. club has replied to José Manuel Polo clubPerfect to give visibility to this serious problem, an area still very careless, Annalia
Annalia S. club has replied to J.Garcia clubAnnalia S. club has replied to HappySnapper"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf,"and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
I could not help but find it applicable to these scary, unthinkable times we are living in. I think as photographers one thing we can do is try and help each other give voice through our images to the things we believe are important, even if it is just that the beauty of a flower can still move us or that we can share our adventures around the world through our photo archives or whatever else our images can do to help us sustain each other through this nightmare.
You, HappySnapper, were kind enough to visit my gallery and leave kind comments during the two months that Italians were in deep lockdown when the first wave hit us ahead of everyone else. Others did too and I credit Ipernity with helping me keep my sanity back then.
Superbe ce dessin révélateur..!
Annalia S. club has replied to Malik Raoulda clubAnnalia S. club has replied to Peter Ged una domanda: cosè della nostra salute mentale? io sono francamente stanca......
Annalia S. club has replied to Annemarie clubDetto questo, spero che si sbrighino con questi vaccini perchè abbiamo tutti bisogno di ritrovare un pò di normalità. Coraggio, amica mia!
Unfortunately, that wasn't always the case.
Cohesion is very important for all of us right now.
Very nicely shown with informative words about it, Annalia
Annalia S. club has replied to Heide clubAnnalia S. club has replied to tiabunna clubTiny and invisible, but it is truly a terrifying enemy.
Annalia S. club has replied to Roger (Grisly) clubUn caro saluto
Fabio
Annalia S. club has replied to photosofghosts clubDavvero grazie della tua visita.
Annalia S. club has replied to Fred Fouarge clubIn dieser schwierigen Zeit haben sehr viele - meist einsame - Menschen Probleme mit ihrer Psyche.
Bleiben Sie gesund, Annalia!
Annalia S. club has replied to Rainer BlankermannAnnalia S. club has replied to Anton Cruz Carro clubBuena tardes!
Annalia S. club has replied to ©UdoSm clubGrazie Annalia,grazie per tutte le belle parole che lasci nei commenti alle mie immagini, trovo in essi, sempre, una sintonia di pensiero che mi rende molto, molto felice.
Perdona, ti prego, i miei ritardi, fanno parte di me...purtroppo!
Un caro saluto e buon fine settimana
Gabriella
Annalia S. club has replied to Gabriella Siglinde clubAssolutamente non preoccuparti dei ritardi. Anch'io sono alquanto discontinua nella frequentazione. Ma soprattutto anch'io percepisco una sensibilità nelle tue immagini a cui mi sento molto vicina. Mi fa molto piacere che il sentimento sia comune!
Buona serata e buon fine settimana.
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