how ‘skins’ provided teens with vital, nuanced depictions of mental illness (2024)

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Characterization and creation. She's thin, she's blonde, she says "wow" a lot. Cassie is depicted as being eccentric and suffering from several mental disorders — most notably, anorexia nervosa — and multiple issues, including low self-esteem, suicidal ideation, and drug addiction, but is gentle-natured and friendly.

People who have visible skin conditions may experience stigma, embarrassment, or discrimination, which can negatively affect their mental health. Feelings of self-consciousness, shame, or isolation can arise, contributing to anxiety, depression, or social anxiety.

She begins to have psychotic episodes and delusional symptoms and Freddie realizes that Effy has developed psychotic depression. She attempts suicide but Freddie, foreseeing this, saves her and she is taken to hospital and later, institutionalized.

Borderline personality disorder is one of the most painful mental illnesses since individuals struggling with this disorder are constantly trying to cope with volatile and overwhelming emotions.

Schizophrenia is arguably one of the most stigmatized psychiatric disorders, with patients frequently seeing the burden of stigmatization as a “second illness.” Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among the main aspects of the stigma toward schizophrenia.

Examples of mental illness stigma include when people make comments such as “You're crazy,” “She's schizophrenic,” or “You can't be depressed; you're so happy,”. Other examples include when a person with mental illness is made fun of or called weak for seeking help.

Tony Stonem was Nicholas Hoult's breakout role. Considering his behaviour, actions and overall lack of care for anyone aside from Effy prior to the bus accident Tony likely suffers from Antisocial personality disorder.

But Cassie, a character with anorexia nervosa, was outspoken about her eating disorder in a way that felt alien to me. “I didn't eat for three days so I could be lovely,” she announces in one scene – the idea of admitting the specifics of my own eating patterns would have filled the teenage me with dread.

Cassie is a very complicated character. She suffers from anorexia nervosa, self harm, and low self esteem. Her entire self worth is dependent on her weight, in one episode saying "I didn't eat for three days... so I could be lovely." She also drinks alcohol and takes drugs.

Chris died in Season 2 Episode 9, of a brain haemorrhage like his brother. The gang celebrates their A-Level results and go to Chris's funeral in the last episode.