I'm looking for something to share at the opening of my talk on mental health to a church group.?

Question

'Know of a very funny "mental health" joke or something?

A large church group (it will be women and men) asked me to give a twenty-minute talk...sharing my experience with my mental illness. (I'm bipolar, but it will be on mental health in general.) Obviously it can't be insulting, but needs to help focus them on the important things I want to share, following the opening. I just want to relax them up a bit ... help get past some of the outdated stigmas associated with mental illness.

Any other tips or thoughts on this???

Thanks for your thoughts and time!

Answer 1

You could try sharing your dribble - it will certainly convince them that you are mentally ill.

That's what you get for mixing religion and madness.

Answer 2

Say a prayer that ask for guidance.
EXP: Lord this great group of people has invited me to enlighten them on mental health. Please as I talk keep me healthy cause right not my mental is moving towards ADD. Look out for the duck

Your subject is broad and your need to narrow it to What is like to sit next to a mental wreck Shake with your neighbor we all are mental at one time or another

Answer 3

tee hee, he said "dribble" tee hee.

Ok, why don't you share them a personal story--do you have anything you could put a funny spin on?
Like "I'm bipolar. That does not mean I've been to the North and South poles"....badabing badaboom.

Answer 4

You could make fun of yourself, like.."Some doctors have said I might have ADD, but I think I'm...Look a chicken!" That would be funny! Or say, "If you have OCD and you know it wash your hands."

Answer 5

" there but for the grace of God , go I " thats one way to get past judgement. theres always someone different, someone worse off, someone strange, but who can judge another without being judged? and who has the right to judge? good luck