Mental Illness: How the Media Contributes To Its Stigma

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kefkat

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Just to be clear, this is not a website I use, as it is full of feminism rubbish, however this is a really good gem of an article in there I came accross on a mental health forum, I thought I would share as the article has alot of truth in it, in how people with mental health issues can be portrayed

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Mental Illness: How the Media Contributes To Its Stigma

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The scene opens with an unsuspecting woman taking a shower. Through the shower curtain, we see a figure approach her. As violins screech in the background, he throws the shower curtain aside and repeatedly stabs her in the back, leaving her for dead.

We later learn that the killer, Norman Bates, has multiple personalities and deep seated mommy issues. He is the main antagonist of the film Psycho, and the shower scene is one of the most iconic in recent horror movie history.

Psycho killers, crazy girlfriends, unhinged stalkers, languishing mental patients, and schizo criminals—these are the mentally ill according to Hollywood. They are written to seem out of control, confusing, or scary.

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Continued at: http://everydayfeminism.com/2012/12/mental-illness-stigma/
 
I do wonder how i have escaped so long from the white jackets, but the film industry do protray the baddies as the insane mental cases which does make people think folk with mental illness am all killers or will attack ya, i see many people when i go out and think to myself you am defo a nutter either the way they drive or just push past old people or young kids, they am the ones who need to be feared and locked away as nutters imo,,,rant over ;)
 
How can the industry survive without playing good v evil, the very fact that someone is evil, does make them mentally ill in my opinion, so no mentally ill, unhinged psycho baddies, no awesome films.

Or in other words, what a load of cobblers, there are also many films that portray the mentally challenged in a positive light.

There are also plenty of mentally challenged people out there who are out of control, confused and very scary, a mother removing her 5yr old Sons heart stands testament to that one.


 
Juan as ever gets me nodding and can't argue against what you say, what is the difference between people that have a mental illness where some seek help to fight there battles but others just seem to implode and do bad things, is it inner strength or is it them not feeling aymore i ay got a clue,,,,i mean i am menkal as we all know by now but on harmless unless you dis Laursen or om in a sulky mood.
 
Sorry, im perfectly sane so i have no clue what you whackos are rambling on about.

Time for your meds isnt it people? And ffs, stop licking the windows, they are perfectly clean already.

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