Remarkable lives: Charlotte Tetley in conversation with Jerome Carson
| Pages | 119-122 |
| Date | 10 August 2015 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/MHSI-05-2015-0020 |
| Published date | 10 August 2015 |
| Author | Charlotte Tetley,Jerome Carson |
| Subject Matter | Health & social care,Mental health,Social inclusion |
Remarkable lives: Charlotte Tetley in
conversation with Jerome Carson
Charlotte Tetley and Jerome Carson
Charlotte Tetley is based at
Psychology Department,
University of Bolton, Bolton,
Lancashire, UK.
Jerome Carson is professor at
the Department of Psychology,
University of Bolton, Bolton,
UK.
Abstract.
Purpose –The purpose of this paper is to provide a profile of Charlotte Tetley.
Design/methodology/approach –Charlotte provides a short biographical accountand is then interviewed
by Jerome. In the biography Charlotte talks about her long battle with mental health problems and treatments
that did not help.
Findings –Charlotte’s mental health problems started at the age of 12 and eased when she left home at 17.
It was in her final year at university that her problems returned.
Research limitations/implications –Charlotte’s story is one of not just surviving long term mental health
problems, but of coping with adversity and becoming a stronger person. It is one of thousandsof remarkable
survivor accounts.
Practical implications –The story of the involvement of local police officers in Charlotte’s admission to
hospital, is once more a sad indictment of the brutality handed out to many sufferers in acute mental distress.
Social implications –Considering her background, 12 different schools, two exclusions, childhood mental
health problems, Charlotte’s story shows the triumph of the human mind against social disadvantage. She is
“somebody who conquered the storm”.
Originality/value –Charlotte was helped by her indomitable spirit, by her mother, a therapist and a friend
who stood by her. She tells us she can never be the same person she was before her mental health
problems, but she has grown and in the process became a stronger person.
Keywords Survival, Compassion, Personal growth, Anti-depressants, Hospitalization, OCD
Paper type Case study
Introduction
I first met Charlotte a few months before her breakdown. Since then we have continued to meet
on a monthly basis and she is hoping to return to university in September this year. She is one of
those people that you come across occasionally in life, who seemed to have had a greater share
of life’s difficulties in their comparatively short lives, than many of us who have lived for twice as
many years. It was Nietzche who said, “What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger”. In that sense
Charlotte’s experiences, of which only a fraction are reported in this narrative, is stronger for
having lived through them.
Brief biography of Charlotte Tetley
Over the period of 12 months, one in four people will experience some sort of mental illness
(www.mentalhealth.org.uk). Being one of five siblings, I guess I am the chosen one, every year,
for as long as I can remember. My first contact with mental health services happened around the
age of 12. Until that time there was not any obvious concerns regarding my mental health,
although deep down I knew there was but my mind just could not hide it anymore. I was given
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