Movies and literature on mental illness that resonated with you

[Emmen]

Hello all,

I thought we could do a thread about movies, books, poems, songs etc. about mental illnesses that you feel you could relate to, which kept you going even when times are dark, or which make you feel less alone in your struggles. I hope that by sharing these, we can build up a collection of movies and literature that members of our community can relate to as well. I'll start:

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (book) - topic: depression

Resumé by Dorothy Parker (poem) - topic: reasons not to commit suicide

Cheers,
M

[Guest_1643]

melancholia is a very true description of depression = painfully so. It is also a wonderfully weird movie.

[uncut_gems]

So true Sleepy.

Oh for non-fiction I would also recommend:

Andrew Solomon, The Noonday Demon. A wonderful and moving exploration of depression that's part memoir and part pop-science.

And also the documentary Titicut Follies. Quite disturbing but a remarkable film about how mentally ill people were treated (at least in America) until very recently)