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The difficulty of picturing mental illness

NikNikSenior Contributor10 Mar 2016, 5:32 pm AEDT

The difficulty of picturing mental illness

What image comes to mind if I say mental illness?

The chances are that everyone will picture something very different.

Some have reported they picture landscapes, emotions reflected in nature, while others report images that represent isolation and invisibility.

Whilst reading online news I’ve seen mental illness represented in many different ways: illustrations of the brain, the same person with multiple faces, the list goes on.

There are many different representations and interpretations of mental illness. It reflects the wide variety of views we have on mental illness.

How would you like mental illness to be depicted?

We would love to hear your description or see an uploaded image (see edit or insert image above text box when you choose Reply below)

*Please note: images must be aligned to Community Guidelines. They must not be:

- an identifiable image of yourself or anyone you know

- images the depict suicide or self harm

- graphic images of any nature

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In response to: The difficulty of picturing mental illness

ImagineNew Contributor05 Apr 2016, 8:34 pm AEST

Re: The difficulty of picturing mental illness

I came across this article:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-04/visual-representations-of-mental-illness/7295976

It is how I found out about this forum and organisation.

I saw a picture on that page and was completely shocked. It was like I was staring at a picture of myself! I don't mean that I look like a model, just that the picture is so clearly how I see myself.

Here it is:

In response to: Re: The difficulty of picturing mental illness

AppleblossomSenior Contributor05 Apr 2016, 8:43 pm AEST

Re: The difficulty of picturing mental illness

One of the great things about doing our Shakespeare readings is that sometimes we need to wear masks ... its bit of a thesbian thing ... took me a bit to get over wearing one ... but now I got a mask and peacock feathers ...masks arent all false ... sometimes they are protective or just plain fun.

Great pic

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