
How To Land In A Psych Ward: A Conversation With Freddie deBoer
The Unspeakable Podcast
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The Rise of Social Media Influencers With Minor Mental Illnesses
The rise of people with minor mental illnesses or dubious mental illnesses who are emboldened by social media. And the public perception of mental illness becomes something that's entirely manageable and that isn't actually that bad. But we know that guys like Bailey Hammer exist. Here in Brooklyn, just a week or two ago, there was a man who had been struggled with schizophrenia his entire life and he mowed down a couple people killing them with a U-Haul under the influence of his schizophrenia. It's not even like something more severe. I mean, it's pretty, that's pretty banal.
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