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I'm home on a Saturday night.
I have the TV on when there was
this public service commercial about
mental illness.
In it actress Glenn Close appears
with her sister both are wearing T-shirts
Glenn's sister has the word sister on her shirt.
I forgot what Glenn's shirt had said but the commercial
brings to light the millions of people who suffer from mental illness.
I can begin to tell you how validating this is for me.
All throughout my teens & adult life I was demeaned, ridiculed, and just
bullied because of my own mental illness.
I wasn't just stigmatized so much as I was treated like a joke & with little regard to my feelings as a human being.
The commercial or P.S.A. takes place in what looks to be Grand Central Station.
It is my favorite P.S.A.!
The majority of people out in the World are really insensitive jerks when it comes to people with mental illness.
I know that all too well.
Makes me wonder if these folks were taught anything about how to treat people.
At least there is some sensitivity.
About time.

I agree. I am glad the public is being enlightened about our illnesses.

I remember seeing them both on the cover of a magazine a while back. But I don't have cable, or a tv, so I don't get commercials.

I like that a prominent actress like Glenn Close is doing this, but she and her sister said something (I believe it's during the commercial) that implied sometimes people who are mentally ill need meds and they must realize they have to take them to get better. I know they mean well, but it bugs me when people suggest that medication is the answer for mental illness, and if you don't take meds, then you're irresponsible. It doesn't address the side effects the medicated one has to deal with, and who is it best for, really? The mentally ill person might seem calmer and "easier to handle," but if they feel numb or want to sleep all day as a result, or lose their sex drive, I have a real problem with anyone telling them they have to live that way.