Kathleen Frazier As of 2020, approximately 21% of all U.S. adults reported living with a mental illness. Though not always easy to talk about, in recent years, Americans have become more open to the conversation, with issues about mental health topics even featured in popular culture.Media and entertainment can have a powerful influence on public awareness and perception.
Characters who cope with their mental health on screen often define and embody that experience for audiences — and may reinforce harmful stereotypes in the process.Today, there is a growing movement to represent people living with mental illness more authentically in film and television.
While progress has been made in destigmatizing mental illness in general, depictions of serious, complex conditions, like bipolar I disorder, are often oversimplified and portrayed negatively. Bipolar I disorder affects approximately 3 million American adults, causing unpredictable high and low mood swings — also known as manic and depressive episodes — which can be brief or last for extended periods of time.
People with bipolar I, a lifelong mental health condition, may experience periods of severe changes in mood, activity levels, and energy, and ability to carry out everyday tasks.
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