Avery Brooks Status?

[Shanndee]

I'm glad to hear that. I remember telling people after watching "The Captains" that Avery Brooks seemed to be a musician first and an actor second. I grew up knowing two people who seemed to operate on the level that Brooks was in the documentary. I said to one "you and John Doe really confuse me". He laughed and replied, "Sorry. you have to understand that when we are creating we both think in music, not words" and when we spoke again he smiled, winked, and made a real effort to be more "coherent" with me.

Changed my perspective on a lot!

 

[Nakita Akita]

If you have a broken arm or flu that you can't get over on your own, then you go to a doctor for treatment and nobody bats an eye.

But the instant you go to a psychiatrist, psychologist, or counselor for help with mental or emotional issues, then people look at you sideways like the issue is all your fault and there's something morally wrong with your personal character. That's the kind of stigma I'm talking about.

Kor

What I meant was that sometimes people with mental issues have actions that range from being different up to committing murder. They Do that action because or due to their mental issue.

Very rarely will a person with their arm in a cast, for example, act differently or commit murder because they have a broken arm.

 

[urbandefault]

In "The Captains" Brooks looked like he was high as a kite.

 

[Neetza512]

Generally a broken arm or the flu, a person has for a time then gets better.

People with a broken arm or the flu font run at you from across s parking lot or across the street shouting gibberish and waving their arms, because of the broken arm or flu.

Mental illness has this stigma because unless you live under a rock you most likely have witnessed the above mentioned nonsensical ravings at least once.

That's only the psychotic features. Most people with mental illness don't have psychosis. I for example suffer from clinical depression and have never lost touch with reality. Also, those with mental illness are statistically more likely to be victims of crime. The person spouting gibberish may be scary, but is probably not going to attack you. With very few exceptions, those who commit single murder or mass shootings do not have a diagnosable mental health condition. If you're scared of people with mental illness, the best thing you can do is advocate for better treatment access. Even the most severe conditions can often be treated and managed with the right therapy and medication.

 

[Nakita Akita]

That's only the psychotic features. Most people with mental illness don't have psychosis. I for example suffer from clinical depression and have never lost touch with reality. Also, those with mental illness are statistically more likely to be victims of crime. The person spouting gibberish may be scary, but is probably not going to attack you. With very few exceptions, those who commit single murder or mass shootings do not have a diagnosable mental health condition. If you're scared of people with mental illness, the best thing you can do is advocate for better treatment access. Even the most severe conditions can often be treated and managed with the right therapy and medication.

I wish they did get better treatment. It's sad for a lot of people.

 

[Jetboogieman]

The Captains did show him to be a bit of an odd ball.

Of course he's under no obligation to have anything to do with Trek as far as conventions and the like go, though he really is one of those I'd love to meet in the flesh.

But I hope he's doing well with whatever direction he's taken his life.

 

[Donker]

In "The Captains" Brooks looked like he was high as a kite.

Yeah I think so too, honestly came off like he was tripping.
Though there is a chance he wasn't high. A lot of older psychonauts often just act like that because they don't really give a shit anymore about what people think and they're just way more relaxed and in touch with the "flow" of reality than normal people so they come off as acting strange.

 

[Tosk]

Avery has been like that for decades. Man.

 

[Nakita Akita]

I think artistic people might tend to be a little weird normally.

 

[Jonesy]

I have to think I would likely feel the same way as he does about DS9. How many times can you answer the same questions, or review the same material, or reminisce? I'm sure some of the actors are perfectly content staying in the spotlight and receiving attention for something they did 25 years ago. However, I think he has other things going on, and seems to be far more interested in that.