Table 6.
Overview of the Cluster Terms in “Cluster 3: Mental Health/Illness in Terms of Unique Stories and Experiences.”
| Mental health/illness in terms of unique stories and experiences | |
|---|---|
| Positive terms (what goes with what?) | Agon terms (what goes against what?) |
| Narrative clusters terms | |
| story, unique story, own story, journey, search, story behind people, heavy stories, intense stories, everyone has a story, don’t judge a book by its cover, genre of “depression literature”, sharing experiences in a book, theater play, comedy show | |
| Cluster terms describing mental health problems and “what works” | |
| body, physical, ill, illness, brain, thoughts, in my head, mental difficulties, feelings, emotions, trauma, past, part of me, professional help, specialist, help from expert, psychiatrist, family doctor, psychotherapist, therapy, medication, antidepressant, mood regulators, hospitalization, dance therapy, animal as mental support, hypnotherapy, humor, support from family and friends, self-care | |
| Cluster terms that focus on biocommunicable success | |
| reborn, start over, the light, new, strength, brave, overcome, back on my feet, made it, be myself again, feel better, get better, found myself, found refuge, turning point, peaceful, rescue, life changing, inspiration | never free from it, medication is no miracle cure, no problem solvers, psychiatrist didn’t help, ambiguous, hate-love relationship with medication, feel worse, side effects, got wrong medication and treatment, government fails |
| Cluster terms describing the aim of the testimonies | |
| share, knowledge, experience, knowledge through experience, experts by experience, information, demystify, tips, insights, lessons, prevention, coach, help and support others, talking openly, openness, no shame, break taboo, break silence, understanding, sharing and hearing stories is therapeutic, encourage help seeking, be a good example, visibility, coming out, going public | conditional openness, limited openness, branding, edited media realities |
| Cluster terms that focus on identification and division | |
| not alone, like the others, like me, the same, smalls vs big problems instead of disorders, everybody struggles, humans like us | not crazy, “clean” now, not like the stories in the news of crazy people yelling on the streets, normal weaknesses/just problems vs mental problems |
| Cluster terms that focus on “sensation” | |
| celebrities, world famous stars, confession, reveal, revelation, shock, secret, inside information, leaked images, crazy | |