Is SHARP OBJECTS Accurately Portraying MENTAL ILLNESS?

[@tanihehe]

sharp objects seems WAAYYYYY better than 13 reasons why. gotta watch sharp objects now. I read gone girl, but i'll read this book aswell. i REALLY have a good feeling about this book. according to this video it is so accurate.

[@roisinharmony1800]

i absolutely hated 13 reasons why, this show is so much better!

[@tanihehe]

Roisin Amber I agree TOO much.

[@liamodonovan3437]

It's great to see self injury fiannily been shown in an accurate way descriptive way I would love to read the book love you so much Kristin

[@DzejniDzejni]

I loved the book when I read it about 5 years ago. And when I found out that there's going to be a TV show, I was really excited. Yes, the show is triggering but oh my god I love it.

[@lauragadille3384]

It's not just self harm that is treated differently but myself with mental illnesses I've been treated different. I'm not my mental illness I'm Laura.

[@hazelsamuel4909]

2 weeks ago, I relapsed and didn't told my mom because I don't wanna bother her (she's an amazing mother) (my friend found out today that I'm cutting) and today she told me that she's two months pregnant and I'm sooo excited that I've decided to leave everything for my baby sibling and be a role model. Pray for me!!

[@potatocat8589]

Hazel Rachel **praying**

[@hazelsamuel4909]

potato cat thank you so much!!! 2 weeks after this comment and I haven't touched a single blade ❤️😊 I'm proud of myself.

[@potatocat8589]

Hazel Rachel your welcome 😊

[@princess_fwog1462]

I'm praying for you, and even if you messed up here and there just remember that you have a goal (To be a good role model)

[@jakedrake3660]

**praying for you**

[@PeaceStandsxo]

Yesss! I've been looking for good representation. I always see representation with things like alcohol, drug abuse, and anxiety (which is good) but never self-harm. Makes me feel alone and misunderstood. Thanks for this video!

[@firstname1040]

Hi. The other book is "Dark Places", not "Dark Spaces". Just a correction, nothing I'm mad about. Really love your videos! Keep going :)

[@zoeiglesiasvelasco5042]

Hey girl! First off, I’m so glad you’re back, your videos have helped a lot. Almost a year ago I was diagnosed with BPD and I showed your video to my Mum and it helped her a lot to understand. Anyways, about Sharp Objects I’ve on the fence whether to read it or not because of the triggering, I guess I could try the series. Thanks for this video. Btw, what to you think about the second season of 13 Reasons Why? I thought it was much better and the storyline about Sky’s bipolar was well treated. Also, have you seen Crazy Ex-Girlfriend? I’m so in love with that series and its reviews, it depicts in a very organic way the reality about living with BPD. I would love you to make a video about it!

[@evankaspbrak3225]

I hated 13 reasons why, can I ask what the difference is between this show and that and why this show is better? Just curious

[@LikeKristen]

Evan Kaspbrak I have not seen 13 reasons but from what I have heard, it glamorized suicide and did not portray it in a accurate way. It caused more problems then actually raising awareness. Sharp objects does not glamorize self harm. It does not portray it as a suicide attempt. It shows that it is an unhealthy coping skill for a lot of people and how a family deals with it.

[@evankaspbrak3225]

LikeKristen thanks so much! I'll certainly check it out.

[@deborahtaylor14]

13 reasons book is better then the show

[@cuckertarlson9152]

Sharp objects is heavy in its visual story telling and most allusions to mental illness are shown and not told. Which for me is a much more realistic representation as most people in real life who suffer mental illness don’t wear it on their sleeve. The show also doesn’t bloviate these issues into caricatures of themselves. The self harm is very apparent but it also shines a light in npd, bpd, depression and addiction in subtle ways. Even sexual abuse is alluded to in meaningful ways and not reduced to a spectacle for shock value.

[@angelinagrosenick3778]

Great input! ❤️❤️❤️ Adding this book to my TBR list!

[@alexswan6043]

The Fix episode and chapter if the book was super powerful! love this book, show, and you!

[@marekholub1754]

I'm glad that you make a video about Sharp objects! I never heard about it, so you motivated me to take a look at it. I personally have a few friends that would appreciate a book like this... Thanks! Love your videos!

[@avaporto3764]

Hi kristen! I love your channel and it has helped me so much. I like how you went off of a book. Love u!

[@serenecartagena9128]

I really want that book♥️♥️ my mom probably wouldn't want me to tho...

[@LikeKristen]

Eva Cartagena gone girl is another really good book! As well as Dark Spaces if you like murder mysteries

[@AlyssaParrilla]

you can probably get it on an app called overdrive using your library card 🖤

[@nerdiebird]

Theres a book that I've read a few times called "Scars" by Cheryl Reinfield (I hope I spelled it right, its been a while lol). I loved it and I recommend it, although i can be very triggering if you're not ready.

[@seacow4705]

*FLASHING LIGHTS WARNING*

[@rhiannoncarlson3229]

I want to watch this show so much. And i love my best friend she didint treat me any different when i told her i cut she just helps me

[@MagnusThGreat]

I think they should read it with a BIG WARNING of triggers

[@a.p.2018]

Where has I likekristen been?

[@ohpanickedopossum]

Absolutely amazing video and great book. thank you for this!

[@kayleehawkins9362]

I really want to read the book now.

[@princess_fwog1462]

Huh, I should read the book. Maybe it can help me? Maybe it can help me stop hurting myself, well at least physically. I'm not so sure I can stop hurting myself mentally, Haha... I'll see myself out now, bye...

[@deborahtaylor14]

Oh my I just got this book today!!!

[@caden926]

I just.. I feel the need to tell someone this. Yes I know I comment a lot. So, all my friends have tried self harm. And one stopped, and one "Kept going" She says she cuts.. But.. I went swimming with her, and there was nothing. She said she cut on her ankles and wrist. I know she could've been careful, but we were comparing the skin tone of our wrists. NOTHING. No marks. No scabs. And she is very pale so stuff should show for longer. And this was about.. A week? after she did it. I've done it sooo shallow but it still takes months. And she always wears shorts, flip flops, and short sleeves, sometimes crop tops. And it bothers me. She is that tumblr type girl that says she has this and that, and is this sexuality, and this gender when she won't go near a girls lips. I could see her saying it for attention. And I struggle with self harm, I just had an urge right before I started writing this, and I am trying to stop so badly. It just pisses me off she'd do that. I know she hasn't cut. Cuts, no matter how shallow, leaves scabs, then marks, then, if they were very shallow, they heal nicely, if not, there will always be scars. Any advice? Bye, thank you for reading. c(. _ .c)

[@jakedrake3660]

she might be either just scratching her wrists with her nail like i did just to release the stress or i am sorry for saying this (i will hate myself for saying this) she might be a total liar and has been possibly thinking that she could get some attention out of it or she could be doing this to make you feel closer and unintentionally making it worse!! sorry for a late reply

[@jackdoesstuff6203]

A year and a half clean right now hehe, love your videos Kristen, would you ever do a video on psychiatric hospital and your opinions on it?, take care x

[@isabellasumner1715]

You are amazing

[@NormalLifeGaming]

Just stumbled on your channel it's great 👍

[@lilyp752]

Would you recommend watching the show if you still struggle with self harm currently?

[@lydiaholland4044]

Would this book be triggering for someone in recovery from self harm? I want to read it but I want to be cautious

[@strawberryshortkate8539]

I love this book! ❤️

[@whotfuthink3631]

I’ve read that book it’s good

[@alecwinner]

I'm really interested and hopeful to read it, but i'm worried if it has allusions to/scenes of sexual abuse? Does it? Either the show or the book?

[@Alarycia]

As someone who cut daily every day from 2012-2015, I was just cringing so hard when watching sharp objects. My friend who only read the book said I'd love it, maybe he is right if I had just read it instead, but after we both watched it all for the first time I just got so annoyed by the gal, it wasn't upsetting at all but I was just mad that they had such a brilliant idea but the visuals are meh. It's not the writing at all, I love how realistic the storytelling is, it's the visualization of all of it that they did strangely. I also don't know if the actress herself has scars, but I'd find it much more embracing and supportive to hire an actor with real scars. In Hollywood they're kicking you the hell out if you're covered in scars. You've seen the drama they've made around Demi Lovato, it's not pretty, she's pretty much cancelled these past years. They've made a huge step by making this series, but I'd still like to see them actually giving an actor with scarring a real chance. I don't find it as extreme as the case of hiring cis women to play trans women, because it's a horrible idea to encourage self harm in connection to acting carers. But I think you get what I mean in regards to this role. Yeah it may have been triggering for more people if the actress had real scars, but if they're going to be real go all the way.

[@panda839578567659610]

Does this have an audiobook?

[@pom_pom321moonstone9]

is it in Netflix is the real question tho

[@LikeKristen]

recommended for you ramdoms nope. HBO go. You get the first episode free if you have comcast

[@afteraffect]

I'd really disagree that it's accurate and Find it quite distasteful

[@Mareichert]

Is the book as triggering as the show? I'm really interested in reading it but afraid of getting triggered 😅

[@skinger400]

Is the book less graphic/ triggering than the showm

[@skinger400]

Show?*

[@Mountaingoat4234]

Yeah the book is less graphic than the show. There are scenes in the show that show her self harming in flashbacks that can be super triggering

[@Mountaingoat4234]

I can't remember how much detail the book goes into tho (I read it a while ago)

[@kithand1106]

Bish I’ve never been this early 😯

[@LikeKristen]

Monique Hart’s laugh I’m happy you are!

[@jaelynnb9399]

Fourth

[@lying.on.floors]

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