Après avoir été diagnostiqué bipolaire, Maxime se rend compte des difficultés qui l’attendent et des obstacles que traversent les personnes dans la même situation que lui.
Il décide alors de se lancer dans différents travaux associatifs afin de démystifier la santé mentale et d’apporter de l’aide aux personnes qui souffrent. C'est ce parcours que nous avons eu la chance partager lors du TEDxEMLYON 2022. During his studies in international trade, Maxime goes to China to bring his projects to life. Over there, he leads a hectic life, with sleeplessness, expenses and an overflowing creativity. His relatives were worried about his health and it was then that he was repatriated to France and discovered a shocking diagnosis: he was bipolar.
After his hospitalisation, he realised the difficulties that awaited him and the obstacles faced by people in the same situation as him. He then decided to embark on various associative works in order to demystify mental health and bring help to sufferers. In 2017, he created his first association "Bipolar, and proud, and proud" then in 2019 a second one with Lucille, "Schizophrenic, and proud, and proud" and speaks on the media scene about bipolarity. In 2020 he co-founded "La Maison Perchée", the first association run by people with mental health problems based on peer support and specialised for young people. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx