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Post by Admin on Oct 15, 2019 16:41:40 GMT -4
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Post by A.S. MS3 - SGU on Oct 15, 2019 18:14:29 GMT -4
Discussion on social media;
- Using psychiatric language for common feelings / insults is not new. We've been co-opting psychiatric lingo into our casual language for some time; crazy, stupid, idiot, retarded, mongrel, PMS-ing, mental, insane, ADD, cretin, etc.
- It does seem counterproductive, but perhaps inevitable?
Discussion on aesthetic realism;
- I hadn't yet seen depression as an attitude issue, which this seems to endorse.
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Post by madibe on Oct 15, 2019 21:27:18 GMT -4
Social Media Article :
Social media portrayal of mental illness has put a damper on the actual mental illnesses that many suffer from. As someone who is involved in social media's blogging world, I've realized the most common disorders talked about are those mentioned in the article. And when they are mentioned it is a very watered down version that does not fully encompass what each illness entails. I think social media can be a powerful tool to educate the masses on the serious importance of mental health and mental illness awareness, but it should be done as thorough as possible. Doing so will allow more people to relate and seek professional help as opposed to self diagnosing and continuing to live in their illness.
Aesthetic Realism Article:
I always thought of depression as an overwhelming feeling of sadness and never thought of it as a persons way of rebellion due to certain life circumstances. It was a very interesting take on depression
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Post by JP (MS4-SGU) on Oct 15, 2019 21:34:13 GMT -4
We Need to Stop Mental Illness Look Cool on Social Media: No matter how mental illness is portrayed in social media, I believe exposure is a good first step towards increased awareness of mental disorders. With a greater number of the younger population using social media, such a depiction of mental illness, in my opinion, will increase the number of patients seeking medical help at an early stage of their disease.
Aesthetic of realism: I agree with the above statement. I don't think depression is an attitude problem. I actually believe this is a dangerous statement to make - it blames the victim. Such a mindset is archaic, diverting mental illness away from the realm of western medicine and science.
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Post by RD (MS3-SGU) on Oct 15, 2019 23:30:21 GMT -4
Social Media Article:
I think social media is definitely a potentially powerful tool to reach the masses suffering from a mental illness to give them a sense of identification and encouragement required to come out and seek help, as opposed to staying in the dark due to the fear of being viewed negatively. This is only possible if used correctly though, as many pages use mental illness as a way to boost their particular page's popularity by targeting those mental illness that are more prevalent than others (ie. depression). When used incorrectly as mentioned in the article, you have a situation where an already vulnerable group of individuals getting pushed further into the dark as a result of their illness not being as "popular" as others.
Aesthetics of Realism:
This is a very interesting take on depression which I had never considered before. However, as mentioned above, it definitely seems as though blame/responsibility for feeling that way is placed on the patient, as if it's some sort of choice. It often seems that patients suffering from depression feel helpless and in no control of their mental state, which seems opposite of what the article implies.
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Post by EE MS3 SGU on Oct 16, 2019 8:49:23 GMT -4
Mental Illness on Social Media: As good as social media has been for raising awareness of social media and allowing people to accept that they may suffer from a mental illness, and even come into contact with people who are suffering the same as them, this addition of an aesthetic to certain mental illness (as this article states) does more harm than good. The schism that is created by appropriating certain aspects of different mental illness as a higher class of illness than others will make it so that the people who suffer from any of the mental illnesses that labelled as cool/in/aesthetic means that they will now be suffering from an even stronger stigma and will potentially be less likely to talk about their illness and seek treatment for it. If the goal is to treat mental illness like a disease then it is probably more fair to compare it to a disease via social media. Imagine if any other broad classes of diseases had this similar treatment on social media as mental illness has, for example labelling different types of cancers as having an aesthetic?
Aesthetic of realism: This short piece seems to be written by someone who does not have a positive outlook on humanity. I understand that they are trying to get at the point that not all depression stems from the same cause, actually I believe that was the strongest point this piece was trying to make, but rather they are multifactorial in nature which is why certain people given the same circumstances only some fall into depression while others do not. However to suggest that the main reason for depression is to suggest that in order to see the world as having value we strip all value from ourselves as if its a conscious decision process seems akin to a logical fallacy, and it detracts from the point they likely should have been trying to express (that depression is multifactorial).
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Post by ZG (MS3) on Oct 16, 2019 9:46:02 GMT -4
Social media, as it does for every topic, has immense pros and cons. This especially applies to mental health. On one hand, you can see where one has access to support from others all across the globe. This can vastly increase one's support network, but it can also make this network feel vastly smaller. Say one with depression expresses their feelings and gets no response. This may make the individual feel even more alone. Couple this with the fact that they have access to everyone who does get responses, it can have them wondering, "why me? why am I not good enough. even these strangers dont like me". Again, in this regard, social media can be positive or negative. However, what I view as vastly negative, is the fact that people are giving advice without medical degrees. People claim to be fitness experts and give exercise advice all the time. If people do this with mental health, it can have much worse consequences on the affected individual.
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Post by L.A.S.R (MS3) on Oct 16, 2019 10:29:18 GMT -4
Social Media Article: In today’s society, social media has become very influential when it comes to the way we as individuals view the world, one another and ourselves. We try to emulate what we see on social media because it is what most people do, and everyone wants to fit in. When it comes to “romanticized” depictions of depression or anxiety, it can be detrimental to patients who suffer said conditions, because these images do not fully capture the complexity of mental illness in each individual person.
Aesthetic Realism: I do not agree to the writer’s views on depression as the way he expresses himself seems to put the blame on the patient. Most patients do not understand how to manage their feelings, and being in a state of low, no matter the reason, should be taken seriously.
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Post by AD (MS4) on Oct 16, 2019 14:07:00 GMT -4
As discussed in the article, lecture, and pop culture since theatre was created, I feel as though the romantization of mental illness has always been a subject of controversy; today more than ever that battle is thrust into the forefront of our psyche and it’s ramifications for our future may be growing larger with each post. But, I don’t see this phenomenon as all bad, in fact I think there is value in certain post by people of influence which depicts, “Hey, I have mental illness too. My life is not perfect. I battle with it daily, but I have been fortunate enough to accomplish many of my goals and you can too. It’s going to be ok. Get some help and reach out as needed”. I think it comes down to interpretation of these posts and our openness to discuss these issues amongst our society in a nonjudgmental fashion rooted in helping one another.
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Post by AP on Oct 22, 2019 23:39:31 GMT -4
Social media had definitely contributed to the increase in psychiatric illnesses in adolescence. Not only do people compare themselves more now they also feel the need to always portray that their life if perfect. This has placed unrealistic goals to some people which cause persons to go into a downward spiral. I believe if used in the right way social media can actually be uplifting if people would support more and be more careful of comments they make towards others. Persons now use the amount of friend requests or likes to determine self worth. There definitely need to be more awareness of depression and anxiety due to these social platforms. Most are silent about what they are experiencing....this is sad.
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