Sherb wrote:Claire wrote:Sherb wrote:
I watched and im conflicted
I love psych irl but
they said a lot without really saying anything that groundbreaking
mental illness is complex, yes, water is wet
mental illness has been misconstrued on the internet and we shouldn't call people crazy, I agree
but watching people go through these downward spirals feels wrong, and I got the same feeling rewatching trash reality tv with my bf recently (who has a degree in psych)
the whole thing felt like an exploitation of mental illness, as a viewer I felt like I was witnessing something too personal for tv, but they commercialized it for views.
Trisha, knowingly or not, made her career off her illness
consumers ate it up to feel better about themselves which is mental all on its own
most of her outbursts are incredibly hard to watch, not because im judging her for her illness, but because it feels too personal and its really none of my business, therefore I can no longer bring myself to watch her
now im left with "ok we know what mental illness can look like, but watching it still feels wrong"
yea i think thats often the case with donna's content like she says a lot but doesn't say much this video could have been half as long and still covered the same ground.
i think feeling like 'watching trish feels wrong' is a valid take for sure. but like i don't THINK i watch fenemies BECAUSE trish is ill- i watch because she's funny and her on screen chemistry with ethan is top tier. and i hope that's why most people are watching? and that seeing her mental health struggles is a side effect. but yea i probably DO watch 90day fiance because im entertained by how mental these people are? so theres a question here about the morality of being entertained by someone who is mentally ill.
the really interesting part to me i think was this idea of like a story arc. like people are frustrated with trisha because she doesnt have a story arc- shes just struggling and we're sort of forced to watch that without ever being fulfilled with the 'plot'.
I get that, trust me ive tuned into too many 90day fiancé episodes too hahaha
I dont think mental illness makes someone a bad person, however you can be a bad person with mental illness and there person who best fits this description is trump
he is without a doubt mentally ill
and evil
and I sure as heck find enjoyment watching him spiral, however it is actually mildly terrifying
Trisha is able to recognize her actions are the result of her illness, trump will never take accountability for any of his actions and will in fact double down when called out. that's the difference. I dont think Trisha is inherently a bad person, I think she's just struggling in the very toxic environment which is the internet. trump through and through is a bad person period.
yea i think youre right.