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The Meaning Manual: re-writing the DSM - an interactiveart projectThe Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, more commonly knownas the DSM, is written by Psychiatrists and medical professionals to label and diagnosepeople. This Art project aims to transform an old DSM to capture the narrativesand meaning behind human distress. The Meaning Manual will be created by thecommunity for the community to capture alternate explanations of distress includingthe complexity, meaning and hope of the human experience.We invite all community members to choose a page from the DSM to transform byusing altered art journaling techniques. Local artists will be available to assist you topaint, draw, stick, write, stamp, collage and create your way through this transformationalprocess. All levels of creativity are welcome. The Meaning Manual will beplaced on display at the Reawaken festival and at other events in the future to facilitateconversations around this new narrative crafted by our community.The Meaning Manual is facilitated by Jane Ellis. Jane is first andforemost a human being. Jane is a passionate Acro Yogi and anactive community member who enjoys fancy tea and cheese.Through her personal experiences and life journey includingtrauma and childhood trauma she has developed a strong passionfor advocacy, human rights, creative community engagementand trauma. Jane has a background in crisis support work,peer work and systemic advocacy at a local level and in mentalHealth Policy within the consumer and carer spaces. Jane has recently won the roleof Consumer Consultant for Uniting SA in an advocacy, community engagement andlived experience workforce development role.42
The Meaning Manual atRe-AwakenThe Meaning Manual (TMM) is a collection of explanations, stories and narratives behind MentalIllness human distress.You’re invited to transform a page from the Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Illnesswith your own narrative, explanation or story.Some guiding questions to help create your new narrative:• Think about a disorder/ label of Mental Illness you would like to transform and why.• This may be from your personal story or more broadly.• Consider an alternate story, narrative or message you would like to express in place of thelabel from the label you have chosen.• Explore words, sentences or images that may help express the meaning, story, narrative ormessage.You are welcome to express your new narrative/explanation/story on top of the DSM page in anyway you like, it may be a:• Word• Image• Colour• Collages• Written poem• Story• Comic stripLet your imagination go wild….43
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