A beautiful mind really changed the way I thought about mental illness. Before I watched it I thought that people who couldn't tell the difference between reality & fiction were off their heads. It showed me that although people normally think of mentally ill people as off their heads some are actually very intelligent like the late great American mathematician John Nash who the film is based on. He was absolutely amazing. I wouldn't even begin to understand what he came up with. It was such a shame about the Schizophrenia.
I'd love to help end the stigma of mental health because a lot of people have needlessly died because of it.
1stly, everyone has a mental health whether good or bad & they travel up & down the scale constantly. Some of the smartest people I know suffer from mental health problems which range from common conditions such as phobias, insomnia, anxiety & depression. (I normally section emotional difficulties from other mental health issues). Other intelligent people who suffered from mental health problems were Charlotte Bronte & Charles Dickens. Anyone can suffer from them at any time. Creative people & people with excellent memories are more prone to suffering from them as well as people who have had harsh lives. They are very treatable. Sometimes drugs are the only answer but at other times drugs are used in conjunction with talking therapies such as C.B.T. or T.A. & sometimes people get the choice of whether to use C.B.T. or T.A instead of drugs. Self-esteem, confidence-building & assertiveness courses are sometimes very helpful. There are good online courses that are very helpful too.
Anyway, I won't go full pelt into what I really know about it including more details about C.B.T. or T.A. & share links to good online resources because this is a film thread & I've rambled on too long. It's a normally taboo subject which it shouldn't be as this stigma really needs to end & people need more help.
