{"id":5608,"date":"2013-09-04T17:24:54","date_gmt":"2013-09-05T00:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.philborges.com\/blog\/?p=5608"},"modified":"2014-05-10T20:26:07","modified_gmt":"2014-05-11T03:26:07","slug":"documentary-challenges-the-risk-of-sharing-a-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.philborges.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/04\/documentary-challenges-the-risk-of-sharing-a-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Documentary Challenges: The Risk of Sharing a Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adam has told us on multiple occasions that our interviews are helping him. He has been very forthcoming and honest with his feelings and descriptions of what he is going through, both the good and the bad.<\/p>\n

A recent comment shared with us stated that I was projecting a \u201chappy-Shaman image\u201d on Adam.\u00a0\u00a0 I can understand this comment.<\/p>\n\"_76A6819\"<\/a>\n

Adam has shared some of his life experiences and traumas with me that we have not shared on this blog for fear that it could possibly compromise him or his relationships with those around him.\u00a0 This is the largest challenge I face.\u00a0 How do I tell a story about someone in a way that is completely honest and informative while being sensitive not to expose things that may be hurtful to those involved?\u00a0 Right now I\u2019m having a hard time doing that.<\/p>\n

Adam, by nature, does his best to be as upbeat and positive as he can, but he does have days when his anxiety makes it very difficult for him to interact with anyone, especially someone making a film about him.<\/p>\n

In addition to my past concerns about breaking the \u2018fourth wall\u2019 and helping Adam, I’m faced with a larger challenge: How do I make sure we don\u2019t hurt him by making his very personal story public? The stigmatization facing a person going through a spiritual transformation like Adam\u2019s significantly adds to the problem.\u00a0 I would never want my documentary to cause anyone to experience further stigmatization as a result of sharing their story.\u00a0 It\u2019s one thing to put your story before the public after you have gone through the process and come out the other end with a positive outcome much like Eleanor Longden<\/a> did in her recent TED talk.\u00a0 It\u2019s quite another to be putting your story out there while you are still, like Adam, trying to sort things out.\u00a0 As Eleanor says, her first \u2018fatal mistake\u2019 was when she let a friend know she was hearing voices.<\/p>\n

Hopefully, in time, Adam\u2019s traumas will heal. Until then, I encourage you to ask us any questions you may have about his story and we will answer them with the full respect of Adam and his family in mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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