I'll cop to bipolar, but I have never had a total break with reality (reality and I took a short break a couple of times, but it was temporary and we both apologized and we're on better terms now).
I saw that movie when it came out. It was great from a story perspective, but annoying in that its portrayal of mental illness wasn't... umm... exactly accurate. A lot of people came away thinking that mental illness is just a question of mind over matter and that schizophrenics don't need to take their meds, which is pretty much bullshit.
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Date: 2010-01-08 06:23 am (UTC)I'll cop to bipolar, but I have never had a total break with reality (reality and I took a short break a couple of times, but it was temporary and we both apologized and we're on better terms now).
I saw that movie when it came out. It was great from a story perspective, but annoying in that its portrayal of mental illness wasn't... umm... exactly accurate. A lot of people came away thinking that mental illness is just a question of mind over matter and that schizophrenics don't need to take their meds, which is pretty much bullshit.