Showing posts with label mental illness representation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mental illness representation. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Mental Illness in Literature and Media


With the recent release of the Thirteen Reasons Why TV series and other publications featuring characters with mental illnesses, one could hope that the world is slowly becoming more accepting and understanding.  However, I find that there is one key component that is always off gear in these types of books:  that mental illnesses are rare, that they are wrong, and if the character has one, they are broken.