REFLECTION: STORY TELLING

CHALLENGE and SELECTION:

My undergraduation was completed in Psychology majors and my internship was basically

concerned with making people more aware of their mental health as much as their physical

health is important. The major challenge was to make them believe that mental

illnesses/disorders are not incurable rather with the appropriate help, it can be cured well on

time. Also another major challenge was that people are really hesitant to talk about or share

their experiences about mental health which leads to bottled-up emotions within them and

that is were the need for Catharsis comes into picture. At first I was confused as to what

technique or method should be used in order to make people change their mindset and

believe that they can do what they think of.

Thus, when I learnt about Storytelling a design tool, I selected this tool to help people

become more aware of the importance of mental health. Story telling happened to be the

most relevant tool in this regard because it is one such design tool which helps to form

stronger connections with people when they share their experiences in the form of story.

Also when a story is narrated, we are able to connect more with it and thus can easily be

influenced using this method. That is why I selected and applied this in dealing with my

project.

APPLICATION:

Here I narrate a story about how I applied Storytelling as a design tool in my internship. So I  created an Instagram page which was based on the concept of Talking cure. It was designed  with a view to let its user share their stories in the form of audios or write-ups and share how  they have sustained the difficult times and ups and downs in their life. This served a two way  purpose, when the storyteller shared their own life story, they felt relieved and less  burdened. Also when we listen to an inspiring story, a hormone in our body is released which

makes us more motivated and influences our social behavior. Thus this interface of  story-telling led to people discussing more about their mental health.

INSIGHT and APPROACH

By applying this tool, I initially started with telling a story about my own experiences to  people and then later provided them a platform to discuss their own experiences. This  helped me to convince them better about how storytelling can be used as a powerful tool.

This course provided me an insight about how this tool can help me to connect with more  people and also make them more connected .This made me believe that once we are able to  convey our ideas in the form of a story, people actually become good listeners and are easily  convinced.

I am grateful that it helped me discover a new way of looking at things and provide a better  method to make people more aware of the importance of mental health.


REFLECTION : STORY TELLING CHALLENGE and SELECTION : My undergraduation was completed in Psychology majors and my internship was basically concerned with making people more aware of their mental health as much as their physical health is important . The major challenge was to make them believe that mental illnesses / disorders are not incurable rather with the appropriate help , it can be cured well on time . Also another major challenge was that people are really hesitant to talk about or share their experiences about mental health which leads to bottled - up emotions within them and that is were the need for Catharsis comes into picture . At first I was confused as to what technique or method should be used in order to make people change their mindset and believe that they can do what they think of . Thus , when I learnt about Storytelling a design tool , I selected this tool to help people become more aware of the importance of mental health . Story telling happened to be the most relevant tool in this regard because it is one such design tool which helps to form stronger connections with people when they share their experiences in the form of story . Also when a story is narrated , we are able to connect more with it and thus can easily be influenced using this method . That is why I selected and applied this in dealing with my project . APPLICATION : Here I narrate a story about how I applied Storytelling as a design tool in my internship . So I created an Instagram page which was based on the concept of Talking cure . It was designed with a view to let its user share their stories in the form of audios or write - ups and share how they have sustained the difficult times and ups and downs in their life . This served a two way purpose , when the storyteller shared their own life story , they felt relieved and less burdened . Also when we listen to an inspiring story , a hormone in our body is released which makes us more motivated and influences our social behavior . Thus this interface of story - telling led to people discussing more about their mental health . INSIGHT and APPROACH By applying this tool , I initially started with telling a story about my own experiences to people and then later provided them a platform to discuss their own experiences . This helped me to convince them better about how storytelling can be used as a powerful tool . This course provided me an insight about how this tool can help me to connect with more people and also make them more connected .This made me believe that once we are able to convey our ideas in the form of a story , people actually become good listeners and are easily convinced . I am grateful that it helped me discover a new way of looking at things and provide a better method to make people more aware of the importance of mental health .