pop culture
Representations of mental health in pop culture; dissect and discuss popular psychology, mental illness stigmas, and media depictions.
Jordan Pritchard In...
As we all seem to do nowadays, I found myself deep in a Youtube rabbit hole. Watching videos from my youth and engaging in a dose of pure, uncut nostalgia. It was during one of these sessions that I happened upon a video in which Noel Gallagher, one of my all time favourite musicians and one of the reasons I learned to play the guitar apart from the appeal of chicks and trying to look cool, was being interviewed. When asked about his brother Liam, Noel quoted "He’s the angriest man you’ll ever meet. He’s like a man with a fork in a world of soup." It was a phrase I'd never heard before, and it resonated with me. It was almost a "red pill" moment in my life.
By Jordan Pritchard7 years ago in Psyche
'Thirteen Reasons Why'
“No one knows for certain how much impact they have on the lives of other people. Oftentimes, we have no clue. Yet we push it just the same. But you can't get away from yourself. You can't decide not to see yourself anymore. You can't decide to turn off the noise in your head, You can't go back to how things were. How you thought they were. All you really have is... now” - Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why.
By Emily Burkard7 years ago in Psyche
Where '13 Reasons Why' Goes Wrong
Background Information 13 Reasons Why has been widely-discussed ever since its debut season released on Netflix back in Spring 2017. The series adapts Jay Asher's best-selling novel of the same name, following the tale of an adolescent girl named Hannah Baker (Katherine Langford) who commits suicide due to depression. Everyone at her high school is disquieted by her sudden death, especially Clay Jensen (Dylan Minnette), whom Hannah was close friends with. Everything takes an abrupt turn when Clay sees a box of cassette tapes sitting on his porch, sent to him from Hannah. When he listens to them, he realizes that they are voice messages that Hannah had recorded before ending her own life. She explains that each tape consists of her describing the 13 total reasons as to why she decided to commit suicide, even saying that Clay was one of them.
By Anna Cheney7 years ago in Psyche
Does TV News Have Psychological Effects?
We live in a world where news is constant and you don’t need to be in front of a screen to stay informed on world events. While this is a great way of keeping everyone informed, you may find yourself feeling down in the dumps when all you hear are bad news. The past few years have hard-hitting with countless mass shootings, natural disasters, domestic terrorism, outdated changes to women’s health and much more. I think the reason why these news stories are affecting people’s well-being, is that they hit close to home more than ever.
By Stephanie Murguia7 years ago in Psyche
Why I Believe '13 Reasons Why' Needs to Be Stopped
We've all heard about it—the show sweeping the internet by storm. 13 Reasons Why. If you haven't heard, it's about a girl, Hannah Baker. She commits suicide after relentless bullying and assault, leaving behind 13 tapes for the people who she blames. The show has been incredibly controversial, mainly because of its graphic scenes. Some see these scenes as necessary to start a conversation while some see them as potentially harmful. Here's why I think 13 Reasons Why needs to be stopped. Be aware, there are spoilers ahead!
By Tiffany Green8 years ago in Psyche
13 Reasons Why I Don't Watch '13 Reasons Why'
I'm sure that in some ways they thought this would prevent more suicides because it would share awareness. In all reality, it did the exact opposite. It made suicide famous and made mental disorder conditions worse. Here's why...
By Madison Rheam, B.A.8 years ago in Psyche
'13 Reasons Why' Delayed?
Now honestly, this show was hard to watch, but I still liked it. A lot of people were saying it was drawn out or melodramatic. Well, teenagers tend to be melodramatic. TV dramas also tend to draw things out. I know some people have had problems with it. The main group was parents. The other groups were people with suicidal thoughts and those who have lost loved ones to suicide.
By Lena Bailey8 years ago in Psyche
Beware: the Narcissism Bandwagon
Madonna, Kanye West, Miley Cyrus, Donald Trump…if you're active on social media, you will have read, at some point, that the one thing all these celebrities have in common is that they're all narcissists. And, according to many relationship-and-love-focused social media pages and blogs, narcissists are everywhere, and you have probably known or even been in a romantic relationship with one. But the truth of the matter is that none of these celebrities and, very likely, no one you have met, is truly a narcissist. While they may have narcissistic traits, they don't exhibit “high narcissism,” “malignant narcissism,” or “Narcissistic Personality Disorder.”
By Zach Jensen8 years ago in Psyche
The Ugly Truth
You can find it in the fashion industry, all over social media, and in a great deal of movies and television shows these days. Society has made mental illness into something that is “cool,” “edgy,” or even “glamorous.” We have somehow turned mental illness into the new "must have" "trend," making it more and more difficult to separate the real, truly mentally ill people, from the ones who WANT to be suffering.
By Kaila Elizabeth8 years ago in Psyche
