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Q&A Sensitivity with disorders/mental illnesses

My answer for this is my answer to any question about portraying an illness or trauma: talk to people who are suffering from it. People with depression and/or suicidal ideation may not always be w...

posted 5y ago by F1Krazy‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-12T21:42:32Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T09:44:03Z (over 4 years ago)
My answer for this is my answer to any question about portraying an illness or trauma: **talk to people who are suffering from it.**

People with depression and/or suicidal ideation may not always be willing to discuss it, but if they are, they can help you write your characters in a way that's both realistic _and_ won't be upsetting to them. For an example of what _not_ to do, I know a lot of people who were quite upset by the graphic suicide scene in _13 Reasons Why_.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-09-03T11:31:15Z (over 5 years ago)
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