Top 10 Most Accurate Depictions of Mental Illness in Movies & TV

[@nothanksimgood5071]

The first time Tony Stark had a panic attack, he thought he had literally been poisoned. It's the most accurate statement of anxiety that I have ever heard.

[@serainaburge6928]

so true! the first time i had an anxiety attack i thought i was having a heart attack.

[@nothanksimgood5071]

@@serainaburge6928 I thought I was dying! I still feel it every time I have one, I feel like I'm suffocating. Like if I could drown on dry land, that's the feeling I get

[@ethanm8544]

I hate having almost anyone around me and even fewer touching me and I get completely dissociated and can't pay any attention I'll start looking around and everything sounds so far away but like it's right next to me and sometimes get so scared and break into tears, I get light headed and my breathing gets faster. It's like everything is making a small room with walls closing in onto me suffocating me slowly

[@DorotaGabal]

I don't get panic attacks often. Not to a point where I'd be immediately aware of what is happening. That makes it so much more terrifying, because I get confused and scared about what's wrong with me and what's happening. Vertigo, dizziness, confusion, fear, hyperventilation, nausea... and fear of humiliation on top of everything, so inability to ask for help or notify anyone that I'm having a panic attack.

[@Zubstep1315]

Mine wasn’t even triggered by a specific event; I was under a ton of situational and reflected stress. Just sitting on the toilet minding my own business when it felt like my body was trying to turn itself inside out and all my muscles were contracting but I was extremely lucid and aware of the pain; I tried to focus on breathing because I truly couldn’t do anything else to keep from freaking the fuck out. It really was scary especially since my partner walked in and I couldn’t even stress what was happening because I didn’t know and he just walked back out assuming I was having a bad tummy ache or something. /:

[@dr.little7311]

As someone who suffers from Bipolar Disorder I would say that Shameless at least deserves an honorable mention.

[@anywaythewindblows8912]

Andrea Holt Same here

[@agnesm_23]

@@anywaythewindblows8912 the whole cast?

[@anywaythewindblows8912]

Lifeisgood good what do you mean?

[@agnesm_23]

@@anywaythewindblows8912 I thought a few characters have mental issues on the show

[@anywaythewindblows8912]

Lifeisgood good I don’t watch the show too often but I know Ian does

[@briananderle5919]

I was really surprised that Ian Gallagher from Shameless wasn’t on here, I thought his depiction of manic euphoria and dangerous risk taking was spot on for a depiction of bipolar disorder

[@barbara9267]

Agree!

[@niroopotsav]

Are you talking about the British series or the American series? I'm asking because I'm interested in watching.

[@barbara9267]

@@niroopotsav the American series

[@niroopotsav]

@@barbara9267 oh, thank you

[@HellYeahJaim]

Especially him adjusting to lithium. His character hit me like a truck.

[@t-head7887]

Just a kind reminder that not everyone with an anxiety disorder has panic/anxiety attacks, but they still suffer

[@thestonemasyn6932]

I have GAD and i only experience anxiety attacks like once a month but i suffer badly, and people always tell me that im faking my disorder just bc i dont have anxiety attacks often

[@ohmigoshness1]

Well there is different types of anxiety just like depression. Not everyone has the same. We use those words as a starting point. The DSM5 what doctors use to diagnose you, I don't know if they will let you see it or you can go find one but there is soooooooooo many different types of mental disorders.

[@DemonEyes02]

O yeah. That needs to definitely be said. Looking back I had anxiety disorder since the onset of puberty but it wasn't till I was nearly 20 that I had a full blown attack and that was triggered by depression meds. It's been years since I've had another one but that doesn't make my episodes less stressful and destructive.

[@malu8710]

Yess!! I used to have it frequently, sometimes even twice a day. But slowly I started to get it like twice in 6 months or smth. But it's mainly bc I stay away from situations that trigger it

[@nl9490]

This is all Satan deception to make people mind go crazy and he is #1 deceiver..1Peter5:8. Next time you find yourself starting to let fear into your thoughts, remember that God is with you always. This is His promise to those who live within His will. I pray to you all to seek kingdom of God and tell Satan, “I will rebuke you and accept Jesus Christ,”. Keep doing this daily and he will leave.n Satan is an isolator so think positive as of today. You can do it and live a new life in Jesus. Be with the believers of Christ in churches even though there’s no perfect people there but trust and read the Bible...focus on the book, not people but stay around them. “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” -Isaiah 41:1 This theme of “Do not fear, for I am with you” is something we can hold onto firmly. It is one of the absolute core messages of the Bible. The only question that remains is whether or not we are going to live our lives believing the truth that God is with us. Read the Bible which Satan hates and he will flee. People who isolate themselves it is satan’s tactic and he’s doing a great job of doing that to you. Don’t let God’s love be taken from you as Jesus is waiting and ask Jesus to come into your life now. John 4:7 says....”I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Hope you read the Bible...don’t go down, instead towards God and you’ll find peace and love no matter what trials we face...🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽😇

[@DorkyGirl]

I love that it was mentioned that PTSD isn't just a veteran thing. It annoys me to no end when I tell people I have PTSD and they ask were I served or what branch of the military I was in.

[@lemnlime66]

I can't believe ppl think that either. Just knowing what the acronym stands for should tell any non-moron that PTSD isn't just limited to veterans

[@zx1906]

Vamp Aubrey same here!

[@JoWithTheJD]

YES! THIS! I have complex PTSD from childhood abuse and traumatic loss at a young age. However, I am also an Army veteran and people automatically assume my PTSD is combat related. I have broken down an explanation system that my psychiatrist thinks is pretty accurate and comprehensible for lay people. I explain there are three "categories" of PTSD. The most recognized is combat related PTSD, which is pretty self explanatory. The second is incidental or acute PTSD. Survivors of single or short term trauma fall into this category. Rape survivors, serious accident survivors, witnesses to murder or other violent crime, etc. fit into this category. Finally, there is complex PTSD, which is finally a real subdivision recognized by mental health professionals. Abuse survivors are the main group who suffer from C-PTSD- people who have been exposed to severe trauma over an extended period of time. Child abuse survivors, domestic violence survivors, sexual abuse survivors, etc. We all lived through a long period of abuse, usually at a time when we were extremely vulnerable to the abuser, e.g. a parent, spouse, relationship partner, or authority figure. All three categories have different triggers and different recovery. Also, we have a mental injury, not a mental illness. Usually the actions of another person, people, or a resulting situation caused harm to our brains. The worst part, at times, is dealing with the "If I can't SEE your injury, it doesn't really exist" people. I went to law school and it is rampant with those people.

[@zx1906]

Jo P. That is a great way of explaining it. I‘ll use that in the future! I also suffer from Complex PTSD and currently live in Austria where it seems people are even less informed and open about mental health issues than in the US. Here I never get the combat question, just always the usual „But how can a boyfriend rape you? That doesn‘t work. You‘ve given consent before when you had sex“ which is like a punch in the face every single time.

[@alexwhittaker2593]

me too!

[@Gayredheadbitch94]

Tony's depiction of anxiety could not be more accurate. My sister suffers from anxiety so bad she can't have anyone touch her or be around her when she has an attack. She becomes angry, frustrated and tends to snap at people due to the fact she is so wired. She becomes hypersensitive (But doesn't like human contact in general). She has to be alone until she calms down and comes back to rationality again. But when she does, she apologizes and seeks out those she snaps at. Though she still needs her space again after snapping

[@KatieFirthTheDiaryofaGinger]

ginger psycho my 1 wish is to see a longer panic attack, or a reoccuring one. I just found that Tonys were so short wheras mine last forever. His anxiety is so relatable, i just couldnt connect to the panic attack scene

[@lemnlime66]

you don't need a mental illness to hate human contact. just hearing about all the atrocious things ppl do all the time is enough to make me a hermit. thank god for the internet

[@loolya3]

ginger psycho i know dude i hope your sister gets better i suffer from depression anxiety and some mood swings

[@chriswallace9008]

Katie Firth , my brother has bad panic attacks that last a long time and make him immobile and nonverbal almost in a catatonic state. He went to the ER. With one and they ended up calling the police on him when he wasn't able to get out of the bed and leave after 30 min after Ativan. He had to go to court and everything. It was thrown out but I understand what you mean about them lasting a long time. His last for hours and even the dang nurses and Drs aren't educated the way they need to be. It's scary and sad.

[@Gayredheadbitch94]

How ironic, my sister suffers from depression too

[@chiraine1]

I cannot believe the perks of being a wallflower isn't on this list. It should be number one. The black outs, Charlie's full mental breakdown, the phone call to his sister beats every movie/TV show listed here.

[@trinitylivingston1286]

Yeah, agreed.

[@Lunaticaceleste]

Agree... I was just wondering the same.

[@StaleDoritoCrumb]

It should be here because his panic attack actually made me have my own too and when I finished the book my world seems to go in slowmotion I hate this but it should be here.

[@trinitylivingston1286]

@@StaleDoritoCrumb I don't think it'd be considered a panic attack though because he was going to kill himself.

[@StaleDoritoCrumb]

I'm feeling better but I think I was suffering from stress because I finished perks of being a wallflower and it really made me sad and I also watched the Liquid VS Solid snake battle and I was home alone for a while so I guess it was just too many scenarios that took stress upon me. However in a way I felt strange, time was slow I guess but that was it.

[@chunkymonkey3364]

Me: being depressed and wanting to die Mom: I swear it’s that damn phone

[@threekidsandcounting9477]

Ludwig van Beethoven ACTUALLY staying on your phone constantly will worsen depression dramatically 🤷I know from my own experience

[@OMGFuziion]

@@threekidsandcounting9477 it helps mine lol

[@carmen-bo1rm]

That’s true for me. Internet friends betraying me and saying I betrayed them, and people saying that I was the idiot all the time. Also I’ve been an online dating addict and it’s hard to let it go. Threats have been horrible. I’m trying to get away from the community where this all happened but I can’t! Ugh...

[@threekidsandcounting9477]

@@OMGFuziion I don't know you or anything, but I do know that if being on your phone makes you less depressed, your depression is not that bad. Depression makes you not want to do the things anymore that use to make you happy 🤷

[@threekidsandcounting9477]

@@OMGFuziion well I've been through all that also, my mother committed suicide just two years ago, not only abused, but abused my entire life in every way you can be abused, and PTSD so bad from my ex husband my counselor was seriously considering the fact I was a paranoid schizo, took over 7 years just for most of it to go away, even after trying Klonopin which didn't help my severe panic disorder, and antipsychotics. Not including just leaving rehab YESTERDAY from now suffering from an addiction because I didn't want to live in reality anymore, I went to drugs because NOTHING would make me even feel a twinge of happiness, and I've always been a positive trying to look on the bright side person. Among other things, and I'm not saying I'm worse off than anyone because there's always gonna be someone worse off than the next person. I'm not saying you're not depressed because I'm not gonna tell somebody else how they're feeling, I'm just saying you should be happy you're not too far gone because if you were you wouldn't find joy in anything, which I too use to find joy in escaping reality in video games, art, music, ect. that's what severe depression will do to a person, if you are depressed you should just get help now before it gets reallllyyy bad🤷 I sent myself to rehab because I was going to kill myself in front of my kids Soo....😒

[@GleePotter8468]

Thank you so much for not putting 13 reasons why here

[@amparonarbona5142]

GleePotter8468 Same thoughts

[@gotf]

I know, right!!

[@anar8343]

Aww man! and to think I thought it would be on here

[@eeurydicee]

GleePotter8468 There isn’t?! Thank God, I was hesitant to watch because I cannot see that show. Not even clips.

[@psychedelicfeline6164]

Agree 100%!

[@TheSayomiuchiha]

I legitimately started crying at hearing Bojack's inner monologue about breakfast. I had a depressive episode a few months ago, and still slip back into that mindset every now and again, and sometimes the only reason I would eat at all was because my brain told me I didn't deserve to feel sorry for myself. Hearing Bojack's own mind say that to him was like listening to Will Arnett narrate the thoughts in my head. Is it weird that it's almost comforting knowing I'm not the only one who has those thoughts? That those thoughts are so common that a cartoon horse can accurately depict them?

[@candice_ecidnac]

Sadly, many of us have that inner monologue that tears us down constantly. It's not weird to feel relief at knowing you're not alone, that people understand how you feel.

[@freddiemercury4evr]

Samantha Hawthorne Bojack Horseman is such an insightful show, truly.

[@akvar02]

What I've learned is that there a many different voices. For me, there's the depression, that tell me I don't deserve an inch of what life is giving me. Then there's anxiety, which constantly worries about perceptions. Any perception, really. From really small stuff, to paranoia. And the one that usually keeps them in line is my logic. So that's the voice I listen to the most. There's always that small, small voice that I have to strain to hear that is positivity. For me, it's like my logic's sidekick. It helps to move me forward and anytime my mind gets chaotic, it helps me focus again on what I find important. It's all about constantly finding balance. And shit... It's exhausting, but at the end of the day so worth it.

[@akvar02]

Also, I love bojack horseman so much.

[@jonathanortega9940]

Robert Downey Jr.'s performance is incredible. His anxiety attacks in Iron Man saga seems real

[@lalakuma9]

I have a feeling that RDJ might have experienced the real thing first hand, given his troubled past with substance abuse.

[@MATK03Sagato.96]

@@lalakuma9 word

[@anandadaquino3604]

@@lalakuma9 I'm sure about it.

[@strawberry5097]

Personally, with my experiences I’d say “perks of being a wallflower” is the most accurate with representing panic attacks, seeing Charlie look numb but also look like the world is ending hits real close to home

[@andreaturnquist4855]

Yessssssss

[@genesisz3419]

Have you seen a silent voice?

[@andycuttie]

I'm glad you included Tony Stark in Iron Man 3. I feel like a lot of people ignore or forget the fact that he has mental health issues in the movie. And it seems in the subsequent marvel movies the writers have also tried to almost in some ways erase his illness. But I think its important to show that even a super hero, some one with so much money and power can still be vulnerable like us.

[@spencer62321]

andycuttie if I almost died I would have anxiety to like that would mess with mind so much

[@Ceares]

andycuttie while they've toned one aspect of it, I think they have played up others. The whole plot of Ultron hinged on Tony's fears and anxieties leading him to create Ultron and Scarlet Witch playing on those fears. I think, after the ending of Infinity War, the next movie is going to focus on them as well

[@mickeymouse2able]

don't all Superheroes have mental illnesses? I think if I was Spiderman as a teen I might go "crazy" having his secret plus having the ability to climb up huge buildings. It would need therapy after one day of fighting the bad guys. "Luke Cage" on Netflix is troubled and look at all the Xmen. Batman is almost as mentally unstable as The Joker.

[@92mkd]

i agree completely however where i disagree with is the brushing over tony's ptsd, he still has it but im betting being a mega-naire and genious he has found a way to cope with it, plus the fact that he is iron man it helps his mind push it asside in order to complete the tasks at hand, however i think with the end of infinity war his recovery will be set back.

[@kitdubhran2968]

andycuttie I think it's less brushed aside and more expressed differently. Anxiety and worry about protecting the world led to the idea of having something to protect everyone from what he saw out there, which later led to Ultron. He has anger management issues, and a tendency to react with snap decisions no matter what's going on, which can be caused by his ptsd, and anxiety, or any of a dozen other mental illnesses and disorders (my ADHD certainly causes me emotional blow ups). Throughout Spider-Man he regularly pushes peter away, and tries to force him to do simple less-dangerous things, because he's worried both that peter will do something dangerous and get killed, and also that simply being near Tony would be dangerous. Some of the reactions he has during civil war are very anxiety- and guilt-driven, and also his snap reactions to stressful situations. (Less about just his anxiety and more about the host of other issues he has, ptsd, Howard Stark's A+ parenting, etc) Then I just keep seeing the moment toward the end of Infinity War, after Peter. Where he just sits there, and holds his hands, and breathes. Because he's been dealt a shitty hand, yet again. But he's still here and has to clean it all up, or die trying, yet again. And so even while his world is sort of collapsing, he just has to push through, get back up, and get shit accomplished. Grand scheme, I think that Tony's mental health issues aren't getting brushed off, but he's developing coping mechanisms for them which make them either appear better or present differently. (Long comment is long.)

[@liviescreativecorner9929]

This needs a part two : girl interrupted, perks of being a wallflower, shameless (mutiples in shameless) I could go on

[@sabrynadescoteaux2802]

I was about to say the perks of being a wallflower

[@mirac7605]

yes

[@andreaturnquist4855]

Yes!! Great choices.

[@elizabethperry2622]

Oof. The movie girl interrupted? No. Pretty girls crying and screaming and trying to piss everybody around them off because they don’t want to deal with their shit isn’t it. I get it’s a really important coming of age story for a lot of women but it saps a lot of the ambiguity and depth out of the memoir. They actually cut scenes where Susannah has some truly scary dissociative moments that were in the book she has to grapple and put into the story of her life. What’s left in is “I don’t wanna be normal! Leave me alone you fascists.” “But Susannah, what if… you chose to get well instead?” “Oh, ok!”

[@katreenie]

say what you want about Shameless, but Ian's bipolar is portrayed very well. from what it can be like to not take your meds, and the destruction that causes, to the way Ian doesn't feel like himself when he's on them, i think he should've be mentioned on this list. also Eli's bipolar is so well done that in my theater class when our teacher asked us to find monologues on mental illness and preform them, i went straight to Eli's play. Degrassi's mental health story lines are written very well and I was very happy to see him as an honorable mention!

[@MouthyMxrc]

You should've had Ian Gallagher from shameless (US). His bipolar disorder was very accurately portrayed and had a victim's POV to the pills and diagnosis in which, in the end, he accepts that it's who he is. You, also, should've had to the bone. The entire movie is about people with eating disorders recovering and proving that life is worth living.

[@cass.n.m]

Laura Cronin I can't speak for others but I found To The Bone completely inaccurate based on my experience of eating disorders. No ED treatment centre I've been to has ever treated the disorder by telling patients to just eat what they want, and that as long as they're gaining weight (or losing weight, in the case of the character with binge eating disorder) they're recovering. Getting to a healthy weight doesn't equal recovery from an eating disorder and I found the film really misleading in that sense.

[@MouthyMxrc]

@@cass.n.m I mean, the treatment is inaccurate, I'll give you that. But the actual struggles with the characters and their own motive and all of that, for me, was very accurate

[@HoldenNY22]

What is the name of this MOvie that is about Eating Disorders?? I never heard of it.

[@growlinghands4696]

All of these depictions of "Bipolar" are *only* Bipolar I. Bipolar II should have its own name so people wouldn't misunderstand when I tell them I have it. I don't get psychotic, I don't have delusions, I don't get mania but my mood disorder is still real, serious, and often debilitating: chronic depression interspersed with "dysphoric hypomania" characterized by intense agitation, sensory oversensitivity, and irrational irritability. That's a horse of a different color.

[@matthewkingston2110]

I feel you, I have type 2 too.

[@ebasabe96]

Thank you so much for saying that! I have the same diagnosis and it truly is a whole other thing to what media usually shows. I don't get mania either but have really strong mood swings. In my case I get irritable for any dumb reason, sometimes even if its justified I still explode. Anyway appreciate it for sharing and calling them out on it. Wish you luck!

[@matthewkingston2110]

Hey, we're all in this together regardless of time and space. I struggle with the frequent bouts of manic depression and wake up in the morning wondering what the hell I've done! We are not alone in our narrative :)

[@growlinghands4696]

ebasabe96 Ugh the irritability is horrible. I have a good therapist, so I have tools, but it's still difficult not just to act like a burr when everything sets me off! Good luck back to you.

[@growlinghands4696]

Matthew Kingston - thanks for the reminder, it's often alienating to have a mental illness, even if one has supportive family/friends. All best!

[@katimagines]

IAN GALLAGHER IAN GALLAGHER IAN GALLAGHER IAN GALLAGHER IAN GALLAGHER IAN GALLAGHER IAN GALLAGHER IAN GALLAGHER IAN GALLAGHER IAN GALLAGHER IAN GALLAGHER Cameron Monaghan did one of the best portrayals of bipolar disorder. The moment he told Mickey "you cant fix me because I'm not broken" killed me

[@rarazalproductions519]

Cameron Monaghan is a legend. One of the most underrated actors of our time, if you ask me.

[@AtBurgerKingWithMyBurgerQueen]

I absolutely agree. I don't knpw how Cameron Monaghan stays sane after Ian Gallagher and the Joker in Gotham. Such an underrated actor

[@kgonepostl]

This oddly calms me that other people suffer the same way. I really need to train my mind to not be so self-deprecating.

[@kali7906]

kgonepostl try to be kind to yourself. Imagine if what you said to yourself in your head was being said out loud to another person.. would you be OK with treating someone else the same way that you treat yourself? That is one of the things that I have learned in order to gain more self empathy.

[@omsnaga]

I'd like to see an accurate depiction of ADHD

[@Blahblahblood]

Most are way over exaggerated so I agree

[@aplam94]

Same especially female ADHD.

[@user-hb4zz4gh5e]

@@aplam94 YES!

[@terryvassileva]

i think stiles from teen wolf has adhd so maybe that's worth checking out! the show is fantastic btw and really picks up

[@ClaireSamuelsVA]

The fact that I can’t even think of any accurate ADHD portrayals is very telling

[@matthewkingston2110]

another honorable mention should be 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower'

[@rabbitearsguy]

Nice try

[@andreawanchotube]

Matthew Kingston yes

[@ClaudiaQuijas]

What did he had?

[@DharmaJianniney]

Claudia Quijas PTSD and depression

[@CharlieJackson]

yess

[@rolandbaldwin]

BoJack's mother's dementia was also handled beautifully. BoJack is a fantastic series.

[@victoriabest8945]

Roland Baldwin what exactly is BoJack mental illness

[@JDKaser-xe9jc]

victoria best he suffers from clinical depression

[@101jir]

I had a grandmother and grandfather that had dementia before they passed. I completely agree. She confused me with, I think it was my cousin once removed? I don't remember exactly. My grandfather confused me with my dad, and it was my first experience with someone having dementia so it seemed strange to me when he would never get that I wasn't my dad.

[@miriamkorver1443]

I'm sure you're right but that cartoon freaks me out

[@snowblind8572]

@@miriamkorver1443 like, in a good way?

[@kunireh175]

Crazy ex girlfriend is literally the best tv show ever. I would love to see more shows about BPD!

[@kimmyisgreen2929]

Kuni Reh I’ve never cried so much in a musical! They way they presented bpd was informative, and empathetic. They also included symptoms prior to her diagnosis, I find in a lot of shows/movies it’s like mental illness just appears out of nowhere.

[@pro_master-en7dr]

Effy from Skins and Ian from Shameless should have definitely gotten a mention.

[@askaksa6385]

exactly

[@tiffanylastinger3925]

what does ffy have?

[@leahkelly4819]

Tiffany Lastinger effy has an eating disorder

[@Bridgee789]

Effy has psychotic depression

[@joycor1419]

LEAH KELLY Mini and Cassie had the eating disorders

[@godsandmonsters4601]

I think the show Mr. Robot should be here. They deal with a lot of mental illnesses such as social anxiety, schizophrenia or depression in a (I think) pretty realistic way.

[@ellaisplotting]

Yes! It's an excellent show and Elliot's struggles are shown in a nuanced and commendable way.

[@izziebusy1078]

godsandmonsters I hate to be the “but actually” guy, but actually... Elliot doesn’t suffer from schizophrenia. Yes, he does experience hallucinations, and suffers with delusions and paranoia, but Elliot experiences the hallucinations through either knockouts (see S1 E4 as an example) or through drug usage (see S2 E3 as an example). Even though he suffers from delusions and paranoia (which are both symptoms of schizophrenia), they are not enough reasons for Krista (Elliot’s therapist) to diagnose Elliot with schizophrenia. But, Elliot does suffer with multiple personality disorder (or dissociative identity disorder) which is shown by Elliot’s interactions with Mr. Robot, as (spoiler alert) it is established in S1 E9, Mr. Robot is a personality that Elliot processes. Sorry for the lengthy paragraph, I’m just really passionate about the show. Totally agree with you on the other points though. It’s one of the most best depictions of mental health I have seen in forever. :)

[@AmyBlackRoseCena]

One thing you forgot to mention (which is a spoiler) is that Mr. Robot was real, it's his dad.

[@slightlyinfernal3415]

that just means he is an introject (an alter baced on someone)

[@zqsplatmaster915]

@@izziebusy1078 disassociative identity disorder and i think schizoid disorder

[@Kim.Garian]

My Mom has a job dealing with people with mental illnesses. She feels that "A Beautiful Mind" has a good depiction on schizophrenia.

[@InkAndPoet]

xXGhoulishNinjaTurtleXx, I agree.

[@junebug3354]

True! There's also 'The Soloist' it's about that too and it's pretty accurate

[@leenam4909]

xXGhoulishNinjaTurtleXx totally agree

[@Kam3b1b0]

Yeah, I was checking out to see if Russell Crowe is on the list...

[@mackenziek830]

You should tell her to check out the video game hellblade senuas sacrifice. The main character senua deals with schizophrenia and the game designers did a TON of research into it and used special equipment to make the voices seem real.

[@theelephantintheroom69]

Thank you for not putting SPLIT into this video.

[@jessrepp6725]

I think the plot of SPLIT was supposed to be that he has a super power that is misdiagnosed as a mental disorder, not a true representation of Dissociative Identity Disorder.

[@landoncarter3461]

Jess Repp yeah it wasn’t supposed to represent DID

[@geoffmclay3962]

I don’t think it was a very good depiction . It was very dramatised .

[@Geminish15]

@@geoffmclay3962 have you seen DID? Some of those people ARE dramatized!

[@oonooooooooo]

Jess Repp That doesn’t mean it didn’t damage the community

[@maraki12347]

I think that Cameron Monaghan’s performance of bipolar on Shameless is phenomenal

[@archylier1761]

Ian Gallagher from Shameless is a real and serious representation of what its like with severe bipolar disorder. I think its amazing and important.

[@crazy_acid77]

No Ian Gallagher from Shameless?

[@kaylawashington7504]

Trevor E. I thought he’d at least have an honorable mention

[@eduardorios5549]

I know. It was really moving and heartbreaking to see Ian cascade into his illness during seasons 4 and 5

[@rosehindmarch4640]

I was waiting to see this comment

[@london5204]

Or lip, Addiction is as severe as all the other common mental illnesses

[@mariaafribo7354]

the loml....

[@a1nevare]

I definitely identify with Bojack Horseman. I have never seen that show but it would probably hit close to home even if it's trying to be funny.

[@alexl.178]

I 100% recommend it. It changed my life and it balances the comedy and drama well, I think. I'm not really a TV/movie watcher, but that show kept me glued to the screen every single episode and it was cathartic every step of the way. The "Stupid Piece of Shit" episode featured here is fairly late in the series and I really recommend watching it in order prior to this episode, but it shows a unique perspective of the main character. Hope you have a great day!

[@mariamalbootaani3057]

@@alexl.178 hey do you know which episode it is? I have to write an essay about pain and I wanted something my professors wouldn’t expect to be relevant.

[@alexl.178]

@@mariamalbootaani3057 It's Season 4, Ep 6 - the title actually is "Stupid Piece of Sh*t."

[@kirjom2505]

When an adult cartoon about a talking horse manages to handle mental health issues better than a teen drama.

[@abialston8476]

RDJ absolutely nailed Tony’s PTSD and anxiety. IM3 always tears me apart

[@m3rrys0ngstr3ss]

I tell ya, Jessica Jones was the most gut-wrenching of the Marvel shows to watch *because* of the PTSD and recovery from abuse storylines.

[@denarawatson9316]

m3rrys0ngstr3ss I totally agree

[@scarfacegaming9848]

I completely disagree I mean Jessica jones was good but the relations in daredevil in particular-season 2 was great with the punisher and Matt and Elektra

[@bookwolf9638]

@@firstlast-ve7qu I see Jessica Jones as a warning to *not* give in to the violence when having episodic rage from my PTSD. In a way, I'm sorta grateful for the portrayal of PTSD coming from being the result of abuse rather than a war veteran for once. Not that I'm discrediting veterans, but a lot of people still are like: "How can you have PTSD? You haven't fought in a war!" No, but I have been abused for half my life.

[@user-hb4zz4gh5e]

I hope we can have more representation for ADHD people (in general, but specifically women) I feel like it’s either over dramatised and exaggerated, or downplayed to the point that it’s just another weird ‘quirk’ It’s not just jumping around, being hyperactive and getting easily distracted. It’s much deeper and more complex than that, and affects SO many elements of your day-to-day life

[@skapie6895]

Say it louder for the people in the back!

[@samandt4058best]

Yes we need that and Dyslexia

[@samandt4058best]

@@skapie6895 ik

[@ynfwill7600]

do not like that charli from “perks of being a wallflower” is not on the list

[@andreaturnquist4855]

Same

[@amywarfield8913]

In #10 you said he was diagnosed with a Panic Attack. Then the character in the movie says "you had an Anxiety attack". These are two completely different diagnoses!!! People think they are the same thing, but they aren't. A panic attack is where you feel impending doom, you feel like you are on the verge of death and no one can help you. An anxiety attack is the loss of control in a situation and you are powerless to get control of your emotions. The best way I can think of to describe it is you are falling from the sky and reaching out trying to grab tree branches to help you and you just can't touch them. But, you don't have the fear of dying. **My husband is diagnosed with severe panic disorder. I am diagnosed with anxiety and have anxiety attacks.

[@yumsweetladykisses]

I thought this same thing, thank you so much for pointing it out! Panic attacks and anxiety attacks can both be debilitating for different reasons but they are COMPLETELY separate things.

[@Alzzeth]

Thanks so much.

[@EMorner]

nicely done!

[@jordansmith3721]

And NEVER TAKE BENZODIAZEPINES FOR LONGER THAN 8 WEEKS.

[@amywarfield8913]

@@jordansmith3721 yeah right lol!! My husband has been on them for over 10 years. Me about 5 years. My husband was having 5 or 6 panic attacks a day, none now on medication.

[@emmeoliver5007]

Thank you so much for not including any characters from 13 Reasons Why as the way they portray mental health is complete shit.

[@naylik2562]

"People were mean to me so I instantly got depression and killed myself while putting the blame on everyone with tapes" The End.

[@JackieM.]

@@naylik2562 *insert endless crying from die hard fans of it*

[@Monika-di7vv]

I'm a huge fan of 13 Reasons Why but I'll agree that alot of the depictions are unrealistic. Eighth Grade was a hell of alot more realistic all around.

[@marissamiller1933]

Dealing with serious mental illness(es) for over 20 years, I tend to be a little more open-minded about the huge range of depictions of them. Despite HOW successful these portrayals may be, I try to at least understand WHAT the piece was trying to achieve, and what value it may or may not have for both sufferers and the greater public. But this sh*t...this sh*t. . I don't even know where to start - almost nothing genuine, productive, or even just good comes out of this type of garbage. Mental illness is already super stigmatized and we all struggle, not just with our own crap...but with everyone else's judgment and fear. And this is tricky, painful, damaging stuff...nothing more so than suicide. Suicide and self-harm are known to come in 'clusters' or influence others to 'follow suit' - it's a real thing, and thus if a show is going to enter into that territory, it better come real f*cking right. So, if a show is going to pin its entire premise around suicide, it has a huge responsibility. It could be a great platform for exploring suicide and helping. It can't be exploitive garbage that uses real people's suffering to capitalize on drama. So, again, this SH*T! Not only does this demean people who are dealing wither with mental illness or those suffering alongside them, it actively courts ACTUAL death, by sensationalizing young pretty people dying young and pretty. All this crap does is (1) hurt people that are already suffering (2) create more fear and confusion for everyone and (3) in all likelihood, CONTRIBUTE to rather than reduce teen suicides. Honestly - F*CK this show.

[@thegirlwiththesnowflakes4249]

It's not that bad of a show but I completely agree with you. I did not like the way they tried to glorify suicide. Like they made it look so appealing, it kinda drew me towards suicide as opposed making me wanna live and overcome my problems.

[@777leighx]

I feel like my bipolar II is a deep dark depression with tiny spots of blinding, uncontrolable sunlight for relief, then I have to watch as that sunlight is ripped away over and over again. It makes you wish there was no sun at all.

[@CallMeMeepMeIfYouWannaReachMe]

100% yes. After I while I grew to hate feeling happy because I knew it would lead to absolute hell every time. The clock was always ticking. It's cruel.

[@kimmyisgreen2929]

For most of my life I thought my hypomania was how people feel when they’re happy. If it’s not crippling depression, it must be happiness!

[@clara8156]

Ian from shameless? That guy from the new version of degrassi? Stiles from teen wolf?

[@headcold7250]

Owen from Maniac

[@rainonme.2305]

Clara woah what’s wrong with stiles??

[@clara8156]

Nirvs Ana when he was sent to eichen house and dealing with his moms disease possibly having it and also he has had anxiety a log

[@JennCampbell]

The best thing about getting diagnosed: enough other people have felt with, and survived, this that they gave it a name. I am NOT alone. The diagnosis becomes a problem when people think its criteria describe all you are as a person.

[@GraceDraws]

Jennifer Campbell Personally, I love being diagnosed. A lot of people struggle to cope with diagnosis, though (I dont "love" the illnesses, for the record lol). I feel that it's easier to explain why I am the way I am with a word and symptoms rather than ramblings from my head.

[@jillianguilford5191]

It seems like when I was diagnosed, I could finally find ways to manage it. Of course at the time, I thought it could be made to go away.

[@jrichard88]

Surprised at no Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator. Never seen a more accurate on-screen depiction of OCD.

[@jojoandsuri1]

Yes his performance was amazing

[@abcxyz-is2fp]

Yes, Leo nailed it!

[@ItalianBuju1976]

Because it was a true story....love that movie!

[@justinengland290]

“Show me all the blueprints. Show me all the blueprints. Show me all the blueprints. Show me all the blueprints. Show me all the blueprints show me all the blueprints...” that was a tough scene where you see him trying to get out of the words but just... can’t. That film was amazing.

[@shinobitoby]

Nothing is worse than having depression and not knowing what you want

[@necronyx7176]

*laughs in schizophrenia*

[@clariskitty7525]

@@necronyx7176 It's not a race, guys...

[@gabriels.1121]

I mean this isn’t a race. There are plenty worse things that come with disorders. But it doesn’t mean it isn’t hard.

[@adityaHB456]

Yep..and now i think there is no cure for it and my only option is to kill myself.

[@adamlarson4848]

@@adityaHB456 please don’t it gets better if you take the right medication, I’m married with a daughter and it would of never of happened if I wasn’t still alive

[@TheGreekPianist]

*Bates Motel* depicted Disassociate Identity Disorder (DID) and Schizophrenia extremely accurately! Amazing TV show, too. Freddie Highmore and Vera Farmiga were amazing as Norman and Norma Bates! ❤️

[@imnoandroid4501]

I agree with you! Try reading "a trail of blood " comic

[@epichal4883]

Or just the original movie version of Norman (it's exaggerated but the exposition at the end makes up for it). It's a toss up between both for me, though I don't know how close they are to real life cases.

[@garrettmelton1447]

Ya but I know people with each and they wouldn't harm or kill... I fell bad that there are people like Ed Gewn

[@claytonstrehlow7657]

I was shocked and impressed at the turn Crazy Ex Girlfriend took tonally and the risks they took too. They risked their audience tuning in for “crazy” and funny Rebecca and decided to address really dark and serious topics. It deserves this top spot

[@eliseatleast815]

This is an amazing list! I would also like to add the character James from The End of the F***ing World, and how his PTSD (and possibly Autism) leads him to think that he is a psychopath

[@trinitylivingston1286]

Aww poor guy.

[@strawberry5097]

Nyx.Raexx He does kill animals, but he does it to test if he is one, psychopaths tend to do it from an urge to hurt the animals, the difference is that James did it cause that’s what he was told psychopaths do so he thought that’s what he’s supposed to do too

[@hiimsky4381]

Yeah I mean he watched him mom commit suicide so I definitely affected him. And he killed the animals to test himself but when he killed a guy in self defense he didn’t actually enjoy it and he didn’t want Alyssa to get hurt after he prepared himself to kill her

[@neyiryldz8850]

He probably has aspergers.

[@__Cynthia]

And he couldn’t even kill that dog (I think it was a dog but not sure anymore) towards the end of the series

[@raefidelis9234]

Charlie from The Perks of Being a Wallflower should be #1. His ptsd and anxiety attacks are the most convincing I’ve ever seen done by a young actor.

[@janecob5995]

A Beautiful Mind didn't even get a honorable mention. Sad.

[@prongs4137]

Because it's inaccurate.

[@anubhabsaha4014]

The Aviator also

[@alimhamad6532]

its so inaccurate

[@jayjaytaylor565]

@@alimhamad6532 Not its not. It was personally written by schizophrenia sufferer.

[@theangryMD]

it's inaccurate, people with schizophrenia don't have visual hallucinations.

[@angtious8858]

Rae Earl, My Mad Fat Diary. An entire series about a girl surviving through anxiety and depression and self hate. A truly beautiful show as it shows her growing.

[@gina333]

angtious my favorite show of all time. I relate endlessly. That show feels like the closest thing I have to home. 💛

[@Anaaewp]

Even though is not on the MCU canon, Tony Stark also looks like someone with bipolar disorder. His mood swings, mania v depression, his addiction, how insecure and over confident he appears to be at different moments, often times he isolates himself and then want to stay surrounded by people, etc. I grew up with a bipolar mother and I recognise a lot of her in him and, even though it's not official, it's a very good depiction of it.

[@nicoles7800]

Anaaewp . Robert Downey Jr suffers with Bi Polar disease in real life.

[@midnightrally357]

That or Major Depressive disorder. I have MDD and he has the exact same symptoms, it's kind of insane how similar I'm able to relate.

[@neurologylove2135]

@@midnightrally357 Agreed!

[@deekshantshakarwal2448]

Leo Dicaprio was brilliant in The Aviator. He should be on the list.

[@keitan8093]

Bojack Horseman is now my favorite Netflix show ever. I’ve never felt so related to

[@graceturner625]

So glad Crazy Ex-Girlfriend was included! 100% the best television show currently on the air. Anyone who hasn’t seen it because it’s a “musical” needs to get over that and watch it! It’s so compelling and hilarious and incredible.

[@candice_ecidnac]

I've never heard of it, so I haven't watched it, but as someone recently diagnosed with BPD I may have to check it out.

[@jellyfish0311]

No. Musical. I'm out.

[@nunyabusiness3150]

music is hilarious, too

[@azzula729]

Omg yes, I have bpd and when she was diagnosed I thought wow, this is why I resonate so much with her 😂😂 it's pretty spot on in the show. I was happy to see it recognised because nobody ever seems to know about it.

[@sararussek1205]

How did you find it? It felt overreacted to me, could't watch the whole 1st episode

[@fatladysings77]

I wish this had been put on the main channel. The idea that talking about mental illness and seeking help is the domain of women more than men needs to stop. We all need more discussion of these disorders.

[@trinitylivingston1286]

Yeah we do.

[@helenarosno]

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend did such an amazing job. I love that show and it made me aware of BPD. I think that Cameron from Shameless should've at least made an honorable mention tho. He did an amazing job. That show breaks my heart

[@lastdigitofpi3217]

Hold up where the heck is Mr. Robot

[@phant0m0th_]

I havent seen it but im about to watch it now. Thanks for your comment 👌👌

[@erin_3569]

I think Bojack Horseman has Borderline Personality Disorder. It's never explicitly stated but he does have many traits. He's depressive, has substance addictions issues, a great fear of abandonment, a great need for acceptance and affection. He's impulsive, frequent mood swings, sense of emptyness, anger issues, anxiety attacks. He has a trauma due to child abuse (which is often associated with people with BPD).

[@candice_ecidnac]

Yes, often I saw myself in him and I was recently diagnosed with BPD.

[@efoxkitsune9493]

Erin _ Wow, interesting theory. Makes a lot of sense.

[@yumsweetladykisses]

I've never seen BoJack Horseman before this video and, as someone with BPD, that's what I thought he was suffering from before they specifically mentioned depression.

[@marissamiller1933]

Not to be glib, but you could diagnose most anyone with mood disorders/emotional instability as BPD...and they do, that sh*t is everywhere

[@shaygray4552]

I thought the exact same as someone with BPD. We so rarely see ourselves on tv and film and it’s so often that we see ourselves in characters who go undiagnosed or unspecified and therefore people never get any awareness of what it’s like. I was sad when bojack wasn’t diagnosed with BPD but was written as having depression.

[@amber6329]

I'm surprised "Girl, Interrupted" isn't on here. Winona Ryder plays Susanna Kaysen who wrote the book based on her own experience of having borderline personality disorder and her year in a psyche ward. Also a great depiction of the mental illnesses many of the other characters have in the novel/movie.

[@GracefulNanami]

How do you think it was poorly done?@MsAgnostica Goes Quantum

[@beepboop9464]

As someone with BPD, Girl interrupted saved me. It gave me insight into what was going on in my head and lead me to start treating it early on.

[@heysylvs]

Lisa Rowe however was written and portrayed very well as far as her sociopathic ways.

[@threekidsandcounting9477]

MsAgnostica Goes Quantum the movie did not do a poor job, the actor did

[@threekidsandcounting9477]

MsAgnostica Goes Quantum and actually they, the actors, did a pretty good job in that movie on the different illnesses different actors had to portray

[@JeriAnnHenson]

Ian and Monica on Shameless

[@kjarolim]

Claire Danes is brilliant in Homeland, I already loved her in Temple Grandin, but I’ve a whole another level of respect for her after seeing her depiction of bipolar. Very very well done! I am surprised that Beautiful Mind and Girl Interrupted aren’t on the list. I so appreciate filmmakers and their empathy for those with mental illness... I would bet that some of their works of art have saved lives out there.

[@copingwithsunset]

I am so grateful that no one mentioned 13 Reasons Why

[@jojoandsuri1]

Eeww really that shitshow negativity represents mental illness

[@amandaohara9524]

I am so shocked (but not surprised based on this channel) that they did not include Mr. Robot. This show premiered during one of the worst times of my life, and I sobbed watching the pilot, because I was so happy to see someone like me. I felt like I wasn't alone anymore. The people who research for these videos should most certainly check it out!

[@mattsmokes2505]

How is Elliot Alderson not on this list? I have CPTSD with psycotic symptoms and substance abuse disorders and I have never seen a more accurate portrayal in any film or TV show.

[@Nobody-fb7ni]

For depression and anxiety too. Came here to see if anyone mentioned him.

[@lucaelliot1872]

I quite literally did a happy dance when I saw what was number one. I've never seen BPD being portrayed on TV, much less correctly. That was so relatable and I'm so happy that it's on here

[@miaya.micronis]

Ian from shameless?

[@screamingforgamestoplay2959]

goofy child. I think it deserved a spot. The only thing I did not like with his bipolar is it caused him to break up with MickeyXD

[@miaya.micronis]

Ryan Uva right!!! It would be cool to see Mickey again 🙁

[@screamingforgamestoplay2959]

R.I.P. GALLAVICH 2011-2017 THEY WENT DOWN AS THE BEST GAY COUPLE IN TV

[@miaya.micronis]

Ryan Uva lol

[@thatguyluke242]

Ryan Uva it's possible for them to get back together I think, ngl I do like Trevor and I'd like to see him stick around even after they break up but I do think ian will get back with micky but Trevor is a good second choice

[@elliebrewer7033]

Ian from shameless should be an honorable mention

[@camirodriguez9114]

right i love him

[@esparzacartoons2050]

If any MCU character should be getting PTSD it's thor. I really hope they touch up on that in the future.

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

Or Captain America who actually fought in a war. No offense I know PTSD doesn't just apply to war.

[@carolinacoelho2674]

WHAAAAT REBECCA HAS BPD? OMGGG I started watching this show yesterday and I’m already in love with it and I have bpd and now I’m just more in love with it like aaa

[@WorthyMissJ]

These may show mental illnesses accurately but, not as accurate as they should. These people are all able to function with their illnesses. Most of us... Are NOT! We struggle every day to just get out of bed, let alone hold a job, take care of a home or even basic hygiene. We feel alone in a crowd of thousands and overcome in a room with one other person and all exits closed. We continually scream inside our own minds while struggling to communicate externally. We sleep for 26 hours and then don't for 72 or more because our minds won't be quiet enough to let us. We have nightmares that we never quite awaken from and never EVER feel real peace, love, joy, pleasure, or happiness. Colors are either to bright or have a slight tinge of dullness to them as do sounds, textures, scents, emotions. Everything we eat tastes tainted, everything we touch seems to wither and die. Pain, fear, loneliness, and heartbreak are the only things that REALLY ring true and, even those emotions are all too biting. When you find a movie, even an actor/actress that can convey all of this, THEN you will paint an accurate portrait of mental illness!

[@tamarasauls8855]

Jenn Worthington ~ You are the first person that I feel who truly understands. Your words made me cry, not out of sadness but out of relief, to feel that there is someone else on this planet who knows, who gets it. You have pulled out the jumbled words stuck in my head and made them so clear and comprehensible. (I couldn't express anything... wasn't allowed to. I'd look too weak or be mocked.) Thank you for writing this. You blessed me today!

[@InkAndPoet]

Jenn Worthington, I didn't realize that until you said it. That is pretty true. There are a ton of people who suffer from mental illness and can't even function. When they make a show with a character like that, let me know.

[@birdiewolf3497]

Define functional because a lot of these characters listed went through what you've described. Also I went through a lot of what you've described and I thought I was pretty functional since I had no problem keeping a job and was pretty good with paying my bills. I always made sure to do just enough to not have anyone ask me any questions. Also a lot of these people self medicate with alcohol and other drugs so where do they stand on the functional/nonfunctional scale?

[@stefanaurora4958]

Thank you for your words! I feel missunderstood each and every single day.

[@psychedelicfeline6164]

Your words both kicked me in the gut, and made me feel like I’m not alone. I’m sad for us all who share your experience, but sometimes knowing some digital stranger is able to sum up my life without knowing me is... well, something I can’t put into words. I do hope you are able to at some point in your life find a way to manage your illness(es?). I’ll be another digital stranger rooting for you. Thank you, so much.

[@cathaldunne6741]

Legion is one I honestly think ye missed. Yes the main character has superpower s but he also has schizophrenia and the way they handle it is all too realistic. The show itself, the second season in particular when looked at in its entirety really conveys what goes on in the head of someone with such a mental illness. The voices, the delusions and the one that never goes away... The irrational thinking. It also seems to be one big Marvel themed homage to Syd Barrett himself even naming one of the main characters after him and playing some more recognizable notes and extractions of his. Good job on the rest of the list though. And it may be a bit more extreme but The Machinist, Black Swan, Hannibal (the show), A Beautiful Mind and Pi are just some others I might suggest in a list as both TV and Film seem to deserve a respective list.

[@tinkerbri1212]

Cathal Dunne as a fan of “Legion” and as someone living with several mental illnesses, I’m glad to see someone bringing this up. I did a research paper in my English class over a year ago on mental illness portrayed in the media and I included “Legion”. I would’ve thought this would at least be an honorable mention.

[@cathaldunne6741]

Bri Martinez See for those who watched it casually, it is easy to miss that he is schiz and he can read minds. So while I noticed it and you and probably many others, the majority wouldn't. Great show though on so many levels

[@ImORtalRAin718]

Terrific job mentioning Hannibal. I loved the series and its depiction of mental health issues was quite good.

[@sophiestyles8368]

Me: I’m going to be productive today! Do chores, go out and see friends... Depression and anxiety: think again

[@nomamen12]

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is so underrated omg

[@ToniWellons]

I'm so glad that mental illness is being portray in movies/tv. Its important that we erase the stigma behide it and know its a normal thing. Im almost 30 and I've dealt with depression most of my life. Also being suicidal. It wasnt until I was 25, when I finally acknowledged it even though I wasnt diagnosed until last year 2017. My depression comes from experiences in my childhood, and mental and emotional turmoil I've experienced throughout my life. I didn't choose to be depressed, or negative, it's my brain and the thoughts that enter it. I didn't choose to be stressed out, or being disrespected at work, or having those little voices in the back of my mind saying I suck and that I'll never be happy, crying no reason or being so upset that your in a fog of pain and can barely get out of bed. Depression isn't my own doing, but if I deliberately act out on my pain and hurt others, refuse to get help, being in the company of enablers or engage in activity that contributes to an early demise, than I become the problem. Depression is something that I have, a mental thing that I'm coping with, but it doesn't define me. It's not my friend, or my family. It's not a state that I strive in live in, it just a illness that I trying my damnest to manage. I may not overcome it overnight, but acknowledging that it's there and constantly working towards being a positive, better me is overcoming depression.

[@lemurlover7975]

Toni Wellons thank you for writing this. It made me feel less alone. :)

[@ToniWellons]

Your welcome. You are not alone

[@ToniWellons]

Q Min welcome

[@SnowAnayathatweirdgirl]

I have Bipolar Disorder and it's weird how you don't know what you are in that moment. It's like you are there, but not. Mood swings take over and by the end you can't have an anxiety attack cause of how you acted. It's hard especially due to the fact that it varies from person to person. Silver linings play book does a good job. The whole talk about meds is accurate. You just want someone to talk and yell it out and make fun of it while not acting like an ass.

[@slacks8817]

Remember, Netflix succeeded at talking about mental illness before extremely well with bojack horseman, but then decided to ruin it with 13 reasons why, that’s a waste of talent

[@bi-polarp7629]

Me: I'm going to have a good day today. Bipolar: Nope

[@chamari1998]

So thrilled and surprised to see Eli from Degrassi here. The writers really nailed it with him from Seasons 10-12.

[@CharlieJackson]

Chamari Fenty-Graham i agree

[@jalapeno1119]

I'm so happy they included Degrassi! The writers really did their homework with Eli, Cam and Maya. I always refer to Cam's storyline as a good portrayal of suicide in TV in contrast to 13RW.

[@scarlett9828]

i think ian from shameless totally deserved a spot on this list. there are two bipolar people in my life, and cameron monaghan depicts the disorder flawlessly.

[@owengraziano7288]

I feel like Cameron Monaghan’s bipolar performance in Shameless should’ve received an honorable mention at the very least, as someone who struggles with bipolar disorder that’s easily the most realistic depiction of it in my eyes.

[@Unnecessarilylongexplanations]

It's never ever a cure, but definetly a diagnosis was so helpful to me, it's like "Yes what I'm feeling IS real, I'm not making it up"

[@rockabillymuffin]

An amazing portrayal of accepting mental illness and taking medication as a legit form of treatment in Latinx communities ís Penelope in NETFLIXs One Day At a Time! It s such a sweet, funny, lovable show that deals with a series of serious topics in an amazing way

[@wonderorsupergirl]

yes! I was hoping to see this on the list!

[@ar5412]

I agree 100%!

[@jarronwilliams7227]

I love that show. The episode wear her mom realized how much Penelope needed her meds was soooo heartbreaking.

[@denarawatson9316]

I forgot about that! You’re so right!

[@GoldenRainbow1987]

I LOVE this show, and I love the episodes that focus on that for this reason!

[@ghinanaeem5723]

Charlie from Perks of Being a Wallflower. The Golden Trio from Harry Potter suffering from various forms of PTSD. Other than that, this is a very well put-together list. Especially happy Tony Stark was here. That part of his story and character does not get much recognition.

[@mariaaglq]

ohh man, as a person with depresive episodes in my life, I know Bojack horseman depicts depression SO WELL that it has become a trigger for me. Like, there's no way i'd watch that show because, just from the little clips I've seen, the toughts expressed there feel so real and true to my life, they would drive me straight into a depresive episode.

[@ghibliella]

i feel like ian gallagher and his mother, from shameless (us), are also good depictions of bipolar disorder and they show it a lot throughout the series

[@Lauren_210]

Others I would include: Korra (Legend of Korra) - Depression and PTSD Frodo Baggins (Lord of the Rings) and Harry Potter - PTSD John Nash (A Beautiful Mind) - Paranoid Schizophrenia Lolly Whitehill (Orange is the New Black) - Schizophrenia/auditory hallucinations Eli (To the Bone) - Anorexia (mental illness/eating disorder)

[@lemnlime66]

I think A Beautiful Mind didn't make this list only b/c it wasn't an accurate portrayal of John Nash's schizophrenia which was auditory only. The movie made it out to be visual too

[@brandynlovett4054]

TheRapper10000 That sounds like narcissism.

[@vianitoledo7439]

To the bone wasn't accurate for an ED

[@simplymommlogical620]

Lauren210 to the bone has other mental health issues, it's truly a moving movie

[@spencer62321]

No if you watch the legend if korra you can totally tell she had PTSD and depression they might not have said it but you can tell it was there

[@SchnellarZachPack]

These depictions are all pretty modern. Even so, I'm surprised there's no "Girl, Interrupted" or "One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest" here. I'd love Uzo Aduba's character, Suzanne, (Orange is the New Black) to have made it as well.

[@charliejohnson1937]

I wish you had listed the mental illness with the characters name at the top of each segment. Also, Thank You For Your Service does a good job of portraying PTS (D) in war veterans.

[@MissBrunetteRapunzel]

Yes!! I have BPD and Crazy Ex Girlfriend portrays it so well. Sometimes I get stressed and I have to stop watching it because her decisions are SO MUCH like something I would do. BPD is really often stigmatized, even within the psychiatric community a lot of therapists don't want to treat it because they're considered like "problem patients". Also people with BPD are often seen as abusive and bad people, which is why I was so excited to get my diagnosis as well, but Rebecca isn't treated in that light she's someone who makes rash emotional decisions, not someone who is intentionally trying to hurt those around her.

[@lorenzcobretti9862]

i wonder who can accurately depict my mental illness.

[@InkAndPoet]

Lorenz Cobretti, is it social anxiety?

[@andreamaria85]

Have you been diagnosed? If not that’s your first step. Nothing to be scared about if you are.

[@ss-on3ll]

Lorenz Cobretti what's your illness?

[@tryfonsot.2717]

your reflection in the mirror (!?)

[@hadleyanderson3168]

It depends on what your illness is. If you can, give some more information.

[@overwhelmedkiwi9550]

omg thank u for putting Jessica Jones on here

[@Loveroffood41]

Having borderline personality disorder is one of the hardest things that I've ever had to deal with. I'm really glad that they talked about it in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

[@nemaramzee5570]

How things are now? Did you heal? I’ve been suffering for more then 3 years and i just found out that its bpd

[@Loveroffood41]

@@nemaramzee5570 I am doing better. I am doing a therapy called acceptance and commitment therapy.

[@xoheartz3xo]

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for picking a show that reflects BPD. 💞

[@ChrisPyre]

Why is this on ms. mojo and not the main channel?

[@mariakhan3306]

Paranormal Playwright right? Y do they even need this channel except for beauty or other stuff like that. They post things like best dance videos or celebrity gossip which could be uploaded to the main channel.

[@ChrisPyre]

Selim Sultan Akbar I am, hence why I asked. Mental illness is huge issue for me, and I love that they made this video I just wish it were on the main channel for more people to see it

[@onestarcloser7410]

Why does this channel even exist?

[@pixiebells]

Was really hoping Tara from "United States of Tara" would be on here. It was an absolutely fascinating look at something I Frankly have no personal experience with and it taught me a lot so I wish it had been at least an honorable mention. for those of you unfamiliar with the show it's a 30 something character with borderline personality disorder and PTSD due to a traumatic childhood. But it also shows that she's creative and loving and the difference sides of her that come out are again, fascinating.

[@achievementteethconfession8077]

Right?! Such a brilliant series and underrated series.

[@pipsqueakSmokingAngelarts]

I love that show! The characters actually seemed real and dealt with Tara's others as their own selves. And the show told the difference between schizophrenia and DID. It's so irritating to me when people get them confused.

[@caro5076]

:>

[@rosinekabahire4468]

mhmm

[@Lioness006]

Same! That is the first show that came to mind. Toni Collete is brilliant. The main diagnosis was DID, which was caused by a traumatic childhood. Yes, it is associated with BPD & PTSD, but they are still different.

[@Holll999]

What about Ian from shameless, Cameron’s acting was superb and is the best description of what people are going through with bipolar.

[@paulinaenck5797]

Elliot on Mr Robot should definitely have a place on this list. Absolutely brilliant depiction and performance

[@VicolasCage]

They really should have included The Aviator, Leo did I really great job at showing the dark side of OCD. As someone who has suffered with OCD for years and has had dark times with it, he did a great job of showing how bad it can truly get.

[@freddiemercury4evr]

VicB87 YES, Leo was absolutely perfect in the Aviator, a frightening portrayal of extreme OCD. It is especially brilliant considering he was portraying somebody who lived through it in a time before meds. Thankfully therapy and medicine have come a long way, but it's still a painful daily struggle for many people.

[@LaBrooky]

Glad you included Tony Stark and Bojack.. Wish you included Mr. Robot too though!

[@Jattmafia313]

Where’s the Aviator? Great depiction of OCD and how it can make someone spiral into a hole.

[@luciolojr]

Oh my...I was expecting to see something like The Hours, Mary and Max, Girl Interrupted, A beautiful Mind, Prozac Nation, We need to talk about Kevin, Prendimi l’anima...even Nymphomaniac. Anything but...that on the list.