The world is a dark and dangerous place. From the raging conflicts throughout the world to the mass shootings that occur too often for not reason, people cannot seem to escape the brutality that has become a common occurrence. While most people tend to think of brutality as what is depicted on the news, from rioting and violence to the abuse of power in a way that harms others, people fail to understand how brutality is not simply one person/group causing excessive harm on another, but includes how one can be brutal towards oneself. The world continues to be oblivious to this type of brutality and has left many of those suffering alone without a way to seek help. Mental illness is one of the driving factors of this kind of brutality. Mental …show more content…
The room was also filled with massive latex balloons of the same pattern. The windows of the room were very reflective, giving the illusion that the dot pattern continued infinitely. While this piece may seem playful with its use of a bright primary color and its repeated pattern, it discusses an mental illness that is commonly overlooked, neurosis. Kusama creates pieces that reflect the mind and thoughts that are an outcome of her mental illness. The dots are representative of the repetitiveness of those living with neurosis and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The use of this pattern with the mirrored windows provides the installation with visual depth, giving the illusion that the piece is repeating endlessly. Similar to someone living with OCD, people’s thoughts/actions are repetitive to the point where their actions may seem overwhelming and “too much.” This piece forces the viewer to enter the mind of someone with OCD and understand how it works. They are able to see that the dots are similar to a person’s thoughts/actions, that they are continuous and repetitive. Although they might not understand why a person thinks this way, they are able to see how cluttered their mind is and how doing simple tasks can be a challenge when living with this illness. The vibrant yellow used throughout the piece signals the chaos and disarray going on in one’s mind and places more emphasis on the dots. With the various dots scattered throughout the piece, it becomes hard to focus on a single part. This inability to focus reflects how those with OCD must follow their repetitions in order to feel complete and secure. This piece may make people feel like the mind of someone with OCD is “organized chaos,” but encourages an understanding of the repetitive and obsessive behaviors behind
As typical human beings we all want to know why someone could randomly take the lives of several innocent people all at one time. It is frightening and scientists figure if they can figure out why, then it can be prevented in the future. The documentary, Mind of a Rampage Killer, tries to solve the mystery and really dive deep into the minds of people who could potentially create such a horrifying situation. Through the use of ethos, logos, and pathos, this documentary concludes that every killer had something in common; they all struggled with mental disorders, depression, or outbursts of violence, all stemming from early childhood or an internal battle throughout growing up, some could have even just been born with a violent rage.
Related to thought disorder is obsession, which the protagonist displays in her relentless thoughts about the yellow wallpaper which covers her bedroom walls. The narrator begins her obsession with the yellow wallpaper from the very beginning of the story. "I never saw a worse paper in my life," she says. "It is dull enough to confuse the eye in following, pronounced enough to constantly irri...
The creation of a stressful psychological state of mind is prevalent in the story “The Yellow Wall-Paper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, as well as, Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart”, Ophelia’s struggles in William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”, and the self-inflicted sickness seen in William Blake’s “Mad Song”. All the characters, in these stories and poems, are subjected to external forces that plant the seed of irrationality into their minds; thus, creating an adverse intellectual reaction, that from an outsider’s point of view, could be misconstrued as being in an altered state due to the introduction of a drug, prescribed or otherwise, furthering the percep...
Redfield Jamison explores the compelling connection between mental disorders and artistic creativity. Artists have long been considered different from the general population, and one often hears tales of authors, painters, and composers who both struggle with and are inspired by their "madness". Jamison's text explores these stereotypes in a medical context, attributing some artists' irrational behaviors to mental disorders, particularly manic-depressive illness. In order to establish this link, Jamison presents an impressive collection of artists who have suffered from mental illness, whether diagnosed correctly during their lifetime or discovered in hindsight. Well organized and interesting, Jamison provides an ideal introduction to this still
Continuing budget cuts on mental health care create negative and detrimental impacts on society due to increased improper care for mentally ill, public violence, and overcrowding in jails and emergency rooms. Origins, of mental health as people know it today, began in 1908. The movement initiated was known as “mental hygiene”, which was defined as referring to all things preserving mental health, including maintaining harmonious relation with others, and to participate in constructive changes in one’s social and physical environment (Bertolote 1). As a result of the current spending cuts approaching mental health care, proper treatment has declined drastically. The expanse of improper care to mentally ill peoples has elevated harmful threats of heightened public violence to society.
The Yellow Wallpaper is the largest and most blatant of the symbols in “The Yellow Wallpaper”, paralleling her mind. In the beginning of the story she recognizes her mental illness, although she doesn’t completely understand it, and attempts to reach out and get help from her husband,
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder which causes people to develop an anxiety when certain obsessions or compulsions are not fulfilled. OCD can affect both children and adults with more than half of all adults with OCD stating that they experienced signs as a child. People living with OCD display many obvious signs such as opening and closing a door fifty times because they have to do it “just right”. Others exhibit extreme cleanliness and will wash their hands or take showers as often as they can because they constantly feel dirty. OCD devastates people’s social lives as they are fixated and obsessed with perfection that can take forever to achieve. However people living with OCD are often found to have an above average intelligence and typically excel at school due to their detail oriented mindset, cautious planning and patience. OCD can be caused by many different factors such as genetics or the ever changing world a...
All through the story, the yellow wallpaper acts as an antagonist, causing her to become very annoyed and disturbed. There is nothing to do in the secluded room but stare at the wallpaper. The narrator tells of the haphazard pattern having no organization or symmetrical plot. Her constant examination of and reflection on the wallpaper caused her much distress.... ...
Depression and Mental Illness: Crime or Violence/ Treatment or Punishment ABSTRACT Statement of the Problem According to Michael D. Yapko, PhD,(1997) "in every way, depression is a growing problem. Rates of depression have steadily climbed over the last 50 years and are significantly higher in those born after 1954 than in those born before. In addition, the average age of on-set depressive episode is steadily decreasing it is now mid-20s whereas it once was mid-30s. Cross-cultural data show that the United States has a higher rate of depression and mental illness than almost any other country, and that as Asian countries Westernize their rates of depression increase correspondingly."(p.37) And according to the Illinois State Police, (1999), "one of seven depressed people will commit an act of violence against themselves or others." (p.1) The purpose of this paper is to view and discuss depression and mental illness risk factors associated with violence.
Unlimited pumpkins make the space of artwork an illusion. Polka dots are synonymous with Yayoi Kusama. The artist makes use of bright coloured, densely-blooming dots to give people a kind of fear of being swallowed. However, when we take a macro view, these dots become cells, molecular. Yayoi Kusama's dots have been used everywhere as her artwork has grown in ambition and scale because she has said "Polka dots are fabulous.", and she has continued to frame the dots as the vestige of her own childhood trauma.
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The outside pattern I mean, and the woman behind it is as plain as can be” (653). This explains how to main character is trapped by her sickness and cannot escape. She sees herself in the wallpaper without even realizing it, “And she is all the time trying to climb through. But nobody could climb through that pattern—it strangles so; I think that is why it has so many heads” (654). This shows how the woman is trying to be free, but between her husband, the sickness, and the wallpaper they will not let her free.
The purpose of this would be to help raise awareness for mental health, education on how to deal with mental illnesses both interpersonally and intrapersonally, and to remove the stigmatization around mental illnesses. Throughout history mental illnesses has received a negative connotation closely tied to violence and currently this stigma is still relevant.