Mental Illness
A widely celebrated analogue of reality television.
A guilty pleasure that we embarrassingly support while justifying it as harmless entertainment when we fail to convince others that our pity is virtuous.
We put people with mental illness front and centre, especially on the internet, and we either admire them or tell them how stunning and brave they are. This is not for their benefit. It is a disrespectful ploy to make us feel better about our own lives.
Having a mental illness has become so trendy that many are determined to develop one just so they can be popular.
Posted: 25 Jan 2023
