Today, I got my first project for my Abnormal Psychology class. We have to go out in public and act mentally ill, then record the reactions we get from people. It must go on for a half hour or longer. Someone has almost gotten arrested for this project before. FML
I’d fucking punch someone if they did this.
Mental illness encompasses a huge variety of conditions… did they intend for the students to act the type of mentally ill that is public and noticeable? What about those of us who suffer from conditions that make us too anxious to go out in public? Why am I ever surprised that people’s understanding of mental illness is so narrow?! UGH!