I'm not mad, and I did watch it (the second part, not the first). Obviously it's difficult to get all the nuances of mental illness into a couple of TV shows, but they made a couple of major points, probably the foremost of which was that it's actually very hard to 'tell' who has a diagnosed condition and who doesn't. The trained doctors didn't do very well at finding out the people with diagnosed illnesses. Morever, for once we got to speak to a woman who had had an eating disorder and she wasn't skeletal, and that's pretty unusual. AND all the guests were very kind to each other and very thoughtful - none of this weird articially whipped up tension you usually get. All in all, I thought it was good.
I also liked it and was particularly impressed by Alex and Yasmin two of the "contestants" who had had mental illnesses and were great examples of the possibility of recovery and a good life. It wasn't serious science, but it was enjoyable TV with a serious point behind it and it helped my husband and I to talk about issues that we find difficult to tackle "head on"
Looks interesting. I haven't heard of it until now. Unfortunately I don't get that channel so I can't scope it out.
ReplyDeleteI'm not mad, and I did watch it (the second part, not the first). Obviously it's difficult to get all the nuances of mental illness into a couple of TV shows, but they made a couple of major points, probably the foremost of which was that it's actually very hard to 'tell' who has a diagnosed condition and who doesn't. The trained doctors didn't do very well at finding out the people with diagnosed illnesses. Morever, for once we got to speak to a woman who had had an eating disorder and she wasn't skeletal, and that's pretty unusual. AND all the guests were very kind to each other and very thoughtful - none of this weird articially whipped up tension you usually get. All in all, I thought it was good.
ReplyDeleteI also liked it and was particularly impressed by Alex and Yasmin two of the "contestants" who had had mental illnesses and were great examples of the possibility of recovery and a good life. It wasn't serious science, but it was enjoyable TV with a serious point behind it and it helped my husband and I to talk about issues that we find difficult to tackle "head on"
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure either...I try to hide those days from public view!
ReplyDeleteMarcella, anything that gets a man sharing these things without blowing up or running away sounds alright to me. ;)