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Uploaded by on Aug 29, 2011

Switching gears this week to discuss Darkness in YA (thank you, WSJ...) And I'm discussing (with great difficulty) mental illness.

http://gretchenmncneil.blogspot.com
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  • I think that mental illness and handicap are seen as synonyms, and because of that people see those who have a mental illness as incapable. Additionally, people are just not used to dealing with it because we are exposed to so few - on television, the guy with the mental illness is seen as the pitiable character that the hero has to save. It's unfortunate to see such misrepresentation and misinformation about it.

  • This is a GREAT video, G. I've actually read Touched With Fire for a Creativity and Madness course. It was an amazing, surprising read. And I think you did a great job talking about it.

  • Your shirt is AMAZING! <3 Hello Kitty.

    Great thing you are doing. I suffer from Depression myself and it does get stigmatized. Its unfair and millions of people suffer from it. Maybe more YA books or just books in general will help reach out to people about this issue.

  • Well Hello Kitty...meow

  • @MyJdbrown Awesome. Thank you! I'm with you 100%.

  • @thecindylorraine Well, we ARE rather talky... :)

  • @17MetroStation Thank you!

  • This is a great thing you're doing. When I was in high school I had a friend who was bipolar and didn't get the medication or help he needed because he was too afraid to talk to his grandparents about it (he was an orphan adopted by his grandparents). I think really he just didn't know HOW to talk to them about it. I love that YA authors are being more "real" with their stories. I think kids and teens need that, they need to know that some adults GET IT and aren't afraid to talk about it. Kudos.

  • I'd hug my computer screen right now. Thank you so much for talking about this!

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