Quote from: Mr Psychologist on December 29, 2014, 12:18:59 PMWhen I say masochism, I'm only speaking colloquially. I don't mean some deep-seated, pathological enjoyment of his own emotional torment.
OT: I guess it's just another thing to thank media portrayals for.You don't see the downsides to the 'illness' a character has, usually, or it's done in such a sickly arty manner that it makes me want to break something.It happens so often that I can't remember the actual one but it's roughly like this; grey filter on the camera, guy wearing a trenchcoat/greatcoat sort of thing, wandering around the city with his head hung down low, *sigh* every few seconds, mournful looks at XYZ, sad music, rain. Etc.Instead of seeing him just lying on the floor shrieking and crying for no apparent reason. Or avoiding people relentlessly (and not for comedic effect). Or my equally favourite one, is how it only takes a friend shaking them and saying 'pull yourself together' to get them off the sofa and put a spring back in their step.Ugh.Then you have shit like Dexter/Sherlock which glamorises psychopaths/sociopaths to such an absurd degree, I still enjoy it (Dexter far more than sherlock) but it's pretty... ehh...Usually they are protrayed as anti-heroes/misguided/noble at heart, instead of actual psychopaths. One makes for good TV and the other makes for a nightmare in a courtroom <_<[rambling continues]
People think mental illness is cool?
Quote from: Mr Psychologist on December 29, 2014, 12:27:04 PMOT: I guess it's just another thing to thank media portrayals for.You don't see the downsides to the 'illness' a character has, usually, or it's done in such a sickly arty manner that it makes me want to break something.It happens so often that I can't remember the actual one but it's roughly like this; grey filter on the camera, guy wearing a trenchcoat/greatcoat sort of thing, wandering around the city with his head hung down low, *sigh* every few seconds, mournful looks at XYZ, sad music, rain. Etc.Instead of seeing him just lying on the floor shrieking and crying for no apparent reason. Or avoiding people relentlessly (and not for comedic effect). Or my equally favourite one, is how it only takes a friend shaking them and saying 'pull yourself together' to get them off the sofa and put a spring back in their step.Ugh.Then you have shit like Dexter/Sherlock which glamorises psychopaths/sociopaths to such an absurd degree, I still enjoy it (Dexter far more than sherlock) but it's pretty... ehh...Usually they are protrayed as anti-heroes/misguided/noble at heart, instead of actual psychopaths. One makes for good TV and the other makes for a nightmare in a courtroom <_<[rambling continues]Sherlock has always had that comedic effect in certain parts though, where most of the time, stuff Sherlock says is partially to provide comedic effect in him having to correct everything people say to him and so forth.I mean, is a "high-functioning sociopath" even a real thing?
Quote from: ßå¢øñŠħëłƒ on December 29, 2014, 04:37:03 PMQuote from: Mr Psychologist on December 29, 2014, 12:27:04 PMOT: I guess it's just another thing to thank media portrayals for.You don't see the downsides to the 'illness' a character has, usually, or it's done in such a sickly arty manner that it makes me want to break something.It happens so often that I can't remember the actual one but it's roughly like this; grey filter on the camera, guy wearing a trenchcoat/greatcoat sort of thing, wandering around the city with his head hung down low, *sigh* every few seconds, mournful looks at XYZ, sad music, rain. Etc.Instead of seeing him just lying on the floor shrieking and crying for no apparent reason. Or avoiding people relentlessly (and not for comedic effect). Or my equally favourite one, is how it only takes a friend shaking them and saying 'pull yourself together' to get them off the sofa and put a spring back in their step.Ugh.Then you have shit like Dexter/Sherlock which glamorises psychopaths/sociopaths to such an absurd degree, I still enjoy it (Dexter far more than sherlock) but it's pretty... ehh...Usually they are protrayed as anti-heroes/misguided/noble at heart, instead of actual psychopaths. One makes for good TV and the other makes for a nightmare in a courtroom <_<[rambling continues]Sherlock has always had that comedic effect in certain parts though, where most of the time, stuff Sherlock says is partially to provide comedic effect in him having to correct everything people say to him and so forth.I mean, is a "high-functioning sociopath" even a real thing?I don't think it's a real term, but the parallel that comes to mind would be 'mildly sociopathic' <.<
Quote from: Mr Psychologist on December 29, 2014, 05:08:36 PMQuote from: ßå¢øñŠħëłƒ on December 29, 2014, 04:37:03 PMQuote from: Mr Psychologist on December 29, 2014, 12:27:04 PMOT: I guess it's just another thing to thank media portrayals for.You don't see the downsides to the 'illness' a character has, usually, or it's done in such a sickly arty manner that it makes me want to break something.It happens so often that I can't remember the actual one but it's roughly like this; grey filter on the camera, guy wearing a trenchcoat/greatcoat sort of thing, wandering around the city with his head hung down low, *sigh* every few seconds, mournful looks at XYZ, sad music, rain. Etc.Instead of seeing him just lying on the floor shrieking and crying for no apparent reason. Or avoiding people relentlessly (and not for comedic effect). Or my equally favourite one, is how it only takes a friend shaking them and saying 'pull yourself together' to get them off the sofa and put a spring back in their step.Ugh.Then you have shit like Dexter/Sherlock which glamorises psychopaths/sociopaths to such an absurd degree, I still enjoy it (Dexter far more than sherlock) but it's pretty... ehh...Usually they are protrayed as anti-heroes/misguided/noble at heart, instead of actual psychopaths. One makes for good TV and the other makes for a nightmare in a courtroom <_<[rambling continues]Sherlock has always had that comedic effect in certain parts though, where most of the time, stuff Sherlock says is partially to provide comedic effect in him having to correct everything people say to him and so forth.I mean, is a "high-functioning sociopath" even a real thing?I don't think it's a real term, but the parallel that comes to mind would be 'mildly sociopathic' <.<Yeah. Well, I guess the high functioning refers to intelligent, and sociopath is sociopath. So intelligent sociopath.
Do people really think mental illness is cool? Really?
