"Jang Jae-yeol? Real name? Real name? Real Jang Jae-yeol? Isn't that the name?"

"Yes? It's the real name that my parents gave me ... Why?"

When I share my name with people, I hear it quite often. Exactly six years ago. 'It's okay, it's love.' Aired in 2014. Those of you who have watched the drama will remember. It was the name of actor Jo In-sung, who was the main character in the play. It wasn't just the names. In the play, Jang Jae-yeol is a book writer, and serves as a radio DJ. I am a consultant, but I was also a writer who published several books, and sometimes I was a radio DJ, so my name and job are similar.

However, the decisive point is that both Jang Jae-Yeol are people with mental disorders. So people seemed to feel a strange feeling from Jang Jae-yeol in the drama 'I have the same name, similar job, and experience with mental disorder' and me in reality. Of course, whenever I do, I shout like this.

"Mr. Cho In-sung and I have a completely different 180-degree face!"

But he was curious about me. How could Jang Jae-yeol, who had the same name as me, the same job, and even suffer from mental illness, faced his mental disorder? What is the secret? At last, I had a lot of days off with Corona 19, so I tried running the drama, but there was a scene that could answer my question.

"Hello. Jang Jae-yeol. As many of you know, I have schizophrenia. My doctors say that my disease is a common disease that affects one in 100 people. I believe that and try to do my best. "


It was a scene where Jang Jae-yeol revealed himself during a live radio broadcast. It was a kind of coming out. In recent years, many entertainers confess their panic disorder and depression, so things have gotten better, but this kind of ill-treatment continues. "If you make that much money, that's not too hard." "Who asked you to be a celebrity? What about the entertainment industry on my feet

? " If you are a celebrity or a celebrity who confesses his or her mental disorder, do you eat it from the back? Are you satisfied? Or not interested? Probably the third position is the most. In fact, it seems like a faraway country. But how would you react if my friends and family came out to me?

Probably many people think, 'Is there no such person around me?' But it's not likely that you're not around, it's likely that you're not speaking. This is because, as of last year, the number of patients receiving treatment for major mental disorders was at least 1,75,619. It means that more than the entire population of Daejeon Metropolitan City, 3 out of 100 people, are already meeting and prescribed psychiatrists. It is said that it has increased by 31% in 5 years. Even those in their twenties say 90.6% increase in 5 years, making it the No. 1 growth rate. If you're in your 20s around me, it means that 1 in 10 has mental disorders.

Now, with so many people living with mental disorders, they have become a real part of society, not 'non-mainstream'. So your close friend may confess to you for the first time. "I'm talking to you for the first time, and I'm being prescribed by a psychiatrist." I said. The problem is that this first 'coming out target' is a very important person for the patient. When criticized or turned away from the first confession, the trauma often hides Yeong-young's own disability. One of my indifferent reactions is to become a powerful stigma for one person.

Fortunately, Jang Jae-yeol in the play had a supporter named Gong Hyo-jin. Jae-yeol Jang in the real world had families. What the two supporters have in common is that they didn't bother them too much or treat them specially. Oh, you have it. I just said 'recognize'. Rather, thanks to both of them, Jang Jae-Yeul was well-fed with mental disorders and was living safely as a member of society.


Whether you like it or not, a third Jang Jae-yeol may exist next to you. You can be the first person to come out. Some of your juniors, family, or friends who trusted and relied on you first can tell you. Whether we want it or not, people with mental disabilities are already breathing and living together. What can you say to them? Lastly, I end this article with a line from the drama. Perhaps it's a small hint to becoming a 'good supporter'.

"I won't discriminate against people with disabilities, so don't want special treatment."  -In the drama <It's Okay, It's Love>-

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