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Do you think psychiatric disorders are portrayed properly in media? Tell me an example to back up your opinion. 150 words.

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Not really

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Psychiatric disorders are not properly displayed in the media. I once saw somebody on social media faking that she had a neurological condition called Tourettes syndrome, and it was so obvious. Social media is changing us, day by day, under the pretext of likes and views, people are going as far as changing their personalities, and being two-faced.

In movies and books, the mentally unstable are often potrayed as being violent and erratic in their movements, when the majority of actually mentally ill people exhibit no such behaviour.

They way that mental illness is potrayed and sterotyped in the media prevents people from reaching out for professional help in fear of being ridiculed or embarrased. We need to immediately stop the embarrasment that these people are facing throughout the world and give them a voice.

If you or a loved one is going through something tough like a psychiatric disorder, its imperative that you/they get help as soon as possible.

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