The uNHIdden White Paper makes clear that people who have Exceptional Experiences have the ‘double whammy’ of, first, having an unusual experience that may be frightening, and then, secondly, being disbelieved and stigmatised by their friends, family and potentially their own doctor.

I’ve always been curious about how UAP experiences shape mental health treatment and whether an individual even seeks care. Simply discussing the topic without judgement can be difficult, let alone speaking about one’s own experiences. Combined with remaining stigmas about personal mental healthcare, it must be difficult for those struggling to make sense of an otherwise unexplainable experience. Hopefully groups like uNHIdden can help break some of these stigmas.

Link to the paper: https://www.unhidden.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/uNHIdden-White-Paper-web.pdf