“The Glamourization of Mental Illness” discusses the root of inaccurate portrayals of mental illness becoming trends on social media. It started with people making an effort to spread awareness and normalize talking about struggles with mental illness. But some people began to glamorize and romanticize things such as depression and suicide for the validation from likes. Which hurts people who need the help and ultimately everyone in the process as it spreads.
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