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About this episode
In this episode of Europe Talks Back, Juli Simond tells the story of Pit-Roig Vinyals, a German language teacher based in Barcelona, Spain. Diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) at age 23, Pit-Roig turned her personal battles into a mission, emphasising on mental health stigma dismantlement and open conversations that were once considered taboo. With an experience of over eight years in managing her conditions, Pit-Roig provides valuable insight into how one's mental health can be critically affected by frequent social media usage. Reporting on the ground by Pablo Jiménez Arandia . "We can channel our anger and anxiety towards positive change, but we must also be mindful of the content we consume online. " - Pit-Roig About our reporter: Pablo Jiménez Arandia Key moments 00:00:04 - Introduction, 00:02:59 - A Day in the Life, 00:06:29 - The Impact of Social Media, 00:09:10 - The Holocaust Remembrance Day, 00:13:49 - The Paranoia and Escape, 00:17:50 - The Concept of Doomscrolling, 00:18:25 - Mental Health Impact of Constant Exposure to Negative News, 00:19:18 - Pit-Roig Vinyals' Use of Twitter and Moral Obligation, 00:21:14 - Ubertamen's Fight Against Mental Health Stigma, 00:24:32 - Balancing Online News Consumption and Mental Well-being. Credits and staff The second season of Europe Talks Back is produced in partnership with Sphera Network , the first network of independent media in Europe to reinvent the media space and paint a new picture of the continent through impactful, unbiased, raw and authentic stories. The producer of this episode of Europe Talks Back is Maria Dios . The host and narrator of Europe Talks Back is Juli Simond . Sound editing and mixing is by Jeremy Bocquet . Reporting for this story by Pablo Jiménez Arandia . The executive producer of Europe Talks Back is Alexander Damiano Ricci . Social Media https://www.linkedin.com/linkedin.com/company/bulle-media/ https://www.twitter.com/twitter.com/europodpodcasts https://www.europod.eu/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.