17.7.08

Schizophrenia



The film clip above is called 'It-Self'. According to Kristin Bell the film represents how it feels to suffer from schizophrenia. Kristin has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and has her own YouTube channel.

She writes that:

"While I am trying to bring you mostly positive videos in my video blogs, I think it is also helpful to show cinematic representations of schizophrenia that echo some of what it is actually like to have the disease--the uneasiness, the disruption in thought, the frightening aspects that we know all too well.

So much of what is represented by the media and the larger cinematic community is just plain wrong and disrespectful of people who have the disorder, I think it is imperative that we, especially those who have gone through the experiences of the disorder, provide alternative media to try and show what the disease is actually like".

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