tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409738007153494139.post6034175275457559170..comments2023-08-29T12:13:36.571+01:00Comments on A Day Dreamer's World: Discussion: Is Mental Illness Becoming a Trend?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13083834574407855479noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409738007153494139.post-71561962027212489642015-02-12T15:09:51.661+00:002015-02-12T15:09:51.661+00:00I suffer from bit of Mental illiness myself , I s...I suffer from bit of Mental illiness myself , I suffer from Asperger Syndrome (autism) and like how writes now write about Mental Illness like Asperger Syndrome or anixtey,since many of this books I won't if they lack understanding.Jaden (Potterhead Daydreams)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15050314810218869611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409738007153494139.post-28319634907803939422015-02-10T12:03:13.948+00:002015-02-10T12:03:13.948+00:00Yeah, I'm seeing a bit of a trend too. As long...Yeah, I'm seeing a bit of a trend too. As long as it's not treated as cool, I can't see the problem. In 'The Perks of Being the Wallflower', Charlie's state isn't really preferable. I don't believe many readers would want to go through what he does.<br /><br />- Love, Felicia<br />( http://asillygirlsthoughts.weebly.com/ )a silly girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02749962420582015992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409738007153494139.post-87805062871082650352015-02-09T22:58:49.000+00:002015-02-09T22:58:49.000+00:00I agree and disagree. There definitely needs to be...I agree and disagree. There definitely needs to be proper research conducted by authors before trying to include a mentally ill character. I've read books about mental health issues where the issue isn't exactly as I've witnessed or experienced it, but that doesn't mean it hasn't been written properly, or that the author hasn't researched it and instead forced the condition on the character. It just means perhaps that's how the author experienced or witnessed it themselves. With this topic, I don't think there's a right or wrong because everyone's different. For example, say we both have OCD. You might object to a book where the MC constantly washes her hands because it's stereotypical or because you don't think that's how the illness is, but I might love that because it might represent me completely. (For the record, I don't have OCD, I just couldn't think of another example.)<br /><br />You said you'd rather read about someone whose illness has become part of them but who has a life outside the label of 'mentally ill.' Some people with mental health issues don't <i>have</i> a life outside of the label, as much as they'd like one, because that's how their illness is. I was agoraphobic for months. I also know someone with depression who stayed in bed for over a month because they couldn't bring themselves to do anything else. To ignore this and them would be detrimental when it's such a common thing. I have yet to read a book about that, which is pretty sad. <br /><br />This might be unpopular opinion but I don't care if mental illness is being used as a selling point - as long as it's not being glamourised but is getting the word out there and putting a dent in the stigma, then that's brilliant in my opinion. And I very much hope it's becoming a trend, because that will show it's becoming more accepted and less stigmatised. As long as people don't self-diagnose themselves because of it. <br /><br />In the end, I think everything should be covered at some point. Mentally ill people with social lives and those without. Mental illness covered a bit in one book, and a lot in another. A book where mentally ill people gravitate towards each other, and another where they don't. Whatever happens in the book, it'll be telling the story of a real live person somewhere in the world, and for everyone to be represented I think everything you mentioned, even the stuff you're not particularly fond of, should be written about somewhere. Because someone out there will relate and be comforted. :)Amber Kirk-Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14854551248657823351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409738007153494139.post-23961201710980438542015-02-09T21:08:31.241+00:002015-02-09T21:08:31.241+00:00I'm definitely seeing that trend in YA. But fo...I'm definitely seeing that trend in YA. But for me, the biggest problem is that they don't teach the best way to handle mental illness. I am sick of books that send the message that getting help is bad, or that having an eating disorder is healthy and cool. If an author is going to write about mental illness, I think they should do so in a way that will HELP readers suffering from the condition, not encourage them to hide it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01597780120383825576noreply@blogger.com