87. Sean Gunderson: 17 Years as a Forensic Inmate

Sean Gunderson is a survivor of nearly two decades of psychiatric detention. He found solace during those times by engaging in a daily spiritual practice rooted in meditation. Now free of the psychiatric system that detained him for his entire youth, he offers his insights on the mental health system in hopes of transforming it into what it is intended to be: a system where people who need help can go to truly heal.

We chat about... 

• The intense spiritual experience he had at 17 years old
• How his spiritual experience led to him spending 17 years locked up in psychiatric facilities
• What Sean believes put his life into a tailspin 
• What his delusional thought processes looked like
• His parent's concerns and encouragement to seek help
• The event that led to Sean's arrest and the court proceedings that followed
• His daily struggle for survival and how sitting in jail worsened his delusions 
• The collateral damage of the criminal justice system 
• Whether or not anyone ever tried to explore the root cause of Sean's symptoms
• When Sean was unconditionally discharged after 17 years in the criminal justice system
• How Sean's using his experience to peacefully change the minds of those in the mental health field 

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