Larry Shelby Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 https://www.pro-tools-expert.com/production-expert-1/2020/2/19/9-out-of-10-of-people-working-in-uks-media-industries-have-experienced-mental-health-problems?mc_cid=2ac1bd5a42&mc_eid=16ee9f3b7d ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesh Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 I don't doubt that the TV and Film industry suffering all this mental anguish is from buying all these "cinematic" libraries? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Cormier Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 We have our own health issues every Black Friday...or when Larry disappears for too long. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthmeister Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) I suppose other stressful, high-hour careers have similar issues, including: medicine, law, etc. Media has the added challenge of constantly being creative whilst "under pressure" which can't be a good combination. On the other hand, we are not saving any lives lol. Edited February 25, 2020 by synthmeister 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesh Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, synthmeister said: On the other hand, we are not saving any lives lol. Just FYI.....if you heard any of my music, you'd be definitely putting your life at risk. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulo Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Breaking news......... Dreamers in bad at dealing with reality shocker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InstrEd Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Mesh said: Just FYI.....if you heard any of my music, you'd be definitely putting your life at risk. We better not have a contest on this. We would lose too many forum members ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locrian Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Don't get too worried just yet. The comparison between people working in the UK film industry and those in the larger UK population may not be an apples-to-apples comparison. It's not clear from the article, but the 87% who "...experienced a mental health problem..." may be an overestimation resulting from an incresed likelihood of those suffering from a mental health issue to participate in the online survey. The seemingly lower 65% value for the entire UK population, in contrast, is probably derived from the incidence of *treated* rather than *reported* mental health cases. And this could mean that the 65% number is actaully higher because 'latent' cases of mental illness in the larger UK population are not represented simply because no one asked these folks if they have a problem. Just my $0.02... Quote The centrepiece of the research was an online survey – over 9,000 people responded. The Looking Glass survey results reveal a mental health crisis in the workforce. Nearly nine people in ten (87%) working in the UK’s film, TV and cinema industries have experienced a mental health problem, which compares with two in three (65%) people in the UK population, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tezza Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 I think these statistics are polluted by the fact that those with mental health conditions tend to be attracted to the TV, Film and Music industries in the first place because creative industries require different kinds of thinking and they can't fit in with the boring mainstream 9 - 5 computer cubicle type jobs anyway. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Shelby Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 There is a fine line between genius and insanity... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassDaddy Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 8 hours ago, Mesh said: Just FYI.....if you heard any of my music, you'd be definitely putting your life at risk. Mesh, we've talked about this before. If there was a Super Hero named BS man he would be flying up to you right now, squaring up his shoulders and saying loudly, b+++ s+++!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassDaddy Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, cclarry said: There is a fine line between genius and insanity... That's the opposite of what I've found. I've found it's very wide and gray as H..E..double hockey sticks!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grem Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 12 minutes ago, cclarry said: There is a fine line between genius and insanity... I cross it constantly!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy1 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 They got this confused with working n public education. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Shelby Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Grem said: I cross it constantly!! I play jump rope with it ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesh Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Speaking of insanity, it goes hand in hand with my musical ability: Doing the same things over & over again and expecting different results. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tezza Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, cclarry said: There is a fine line between genius and insanity... When I was at uni, I had a mate that we were all concerned about because he was both brilliant and also struggled with quite severe mental health problems. An A+ honors student that spent 3 - 6 months in a mental institution every year. We would constantly ponder what might happen to him, would he become a brilliant research scientist or would he end up in an institution. What eventually happened to him was far worse than any of us could have possibly imagined. He became a drummer in a rock band. Edited February 26, 2020 by Tezza 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starship Krupa Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 9 hours ago, locrian said: this could mean that the 65% number is actaully higher because 'latent' cases of mental illness in the larger UK population are not represented simply because no one asked these folks if they have a problem. Are you saying that hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way? ? I'm also with Tezza, maybe with a different spin. Creative professions attract nuts. I've pondered why my comrades and I even bother to do what we do, with so few of us even getting any material gain. One conclusion I've come to is that I think, there's having something to express or communicate that we can't communicate in "normal" verbal ways. That can come from emotional pain or suppressed joy or anger. Just in music, how many people have you met that were dissimilar from their personae? In my practice as an amplifier repairman, I can tell you that the nicest, most soft spoken mellowest dudes are the ones who play paint-peeling death metal. Some of my closest musical chums are Eeyore-level depressed at times, yet musically, they often produce joyful pop. The joy they can't find in day-to-day life bubbles up in their music. (ob deals content: I self-medicate by getting my new plug-in dopamine shots) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-cue Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Eh, I dunno. I've worked in the studio a long time and I turned out perfect metallic rain buzzing pumpernickel applesauce polyurethane. But for real, after this record I'm on right now, I'm definitely scaling back. [air quotes] '' And this time, I mean it! '' [/airquotes] 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locrian Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Starship Krupa said: Are you saying that hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way? ? It's the human way. Well, the time is gone, the post is over, Thought I'd something more to say. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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