2023
Brass, lacquer
60x40x4mm
I was diagnosed with ADHD four years ago. The diagnosis helped, and it explained a lot of my behaviour to me. It also gave me some tools to manage the disorder.
However, I am still in somewhat denial about my diagnosis. Having a lifelong condition that can't be cured is not an easy thing to accept. As I talk to others about my diagnosis, I've noticed that mental health is a very stigmatised subject. People still look at mental health as if it was some dark shadow crawling in the psychiatric asylum.
The series encourages people to engage in conversation about the importance of the mental health.
DSM-5 diagnosis as jewellery?
Therefore, thousands of people go undiagnosed, struggling with their symptoms alone without any help from a professional. And even when they get diagnosed they still try to battle their condition instead of accepting it. But what if we change the narrative? What if we turn something stigmatised into something precious? Something that people would be proud to own?
