Mental Illness : Craig Gilner, From Ned Vizzini 's Novel, It 's Kind Of A Funny Story

`“On Turning Ten” and “Life is Fine” both imply the theme of depression without directly stating it, creating the most enduring component of the piece. In “Life is Fine”, actions are the center focus in the poem, particularly attempted suicide. The speaker in this poem talks about his past actions, including when he “tried to think but couldn’t/So I jumped in and sank” (Hughes ll.3-4). This direct attempt at ending his own life creates a very extreme affect, alarming the reader. The first six stanzas focus on two cases of failed suicide attempts. The poem does not showcase how the

I went into depression for so many reasons; I felt alone,trapped,helpless , unwanted. I felt like the whole world was against me I thought nobody wanted me present. My depression went for a couple of months but I never said nothing to no one. I always had a smile on my face I never looked sad or anything, I would always help others like my friends, family member. There is a relation with the author Sedaris and I have we both felt helpless at one point.In the story “A Plague Of Tics” Sedaris say’s “The perpetual movement freed my mind allowing me to mull things over and construct elaborately detailed fantasies” (Sedaris 364). Sedaris is feeling in a way that he thinks that everything he does is a

Many young people are affected in some way by suicide, and must learn to cope with the horrible loss it has taken from them. “Dogrib Midnight Runners”, by Van Camp, “was inspired by a suicide. As far as [he knew, that was] the first published story that ever takes place in Fort Smith. And [Van Camp wanted] to talk about what a great thief suicide is: the huge, never-ending echo of its fatal decision” (Vranckx). In this short story, a group of friends are faced with their friend, Justin, committing suicide for no clear reason. Justin was remembered as an intelligent, fun individual and appeared happy. The reason why Justin committed suicide was unclear. One particular humorous, happy memory his friends had of him was that when he drank too much, he would take off all his clothes and run. In Richard Van Camp’s short story, “Dogrib Midnight Runners”, the “ritual of running” is so important to healing and rebirth because it allows the group of friends to cope with the loss of their friend while rebuilding a meaningful friendship and support system they had lost during the tragedy.

Laurell K. Hamilton spoke in great words that, “there are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” Hamilton embodied a central state of mind of a person who is mentally ill. The wounds mentioned are those caused, and worsened, by traumatic events and public perception of a person with a mental illness. The women in the short stories that have been read embody an internal injury caused by an outward force. In “Story of an Hour”, “Rose for Emily”, and “Yellow Wallpaper” it is impactfully shown how traumatic life experiences can lead to and worsen mental illnesses.

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Since the narrator is left alone for most of the day, she allows her mind to go wild with fantasies and is forced to deal with her thoughts by herself. This ultimately chips away at her mental condition and makes her illness far worse. "I can see a strange, provoking, formless sort of figure, that seems to skulk about behind that silly and conspicuous front design." (Gilman 185) This quote

The brain is a strong but delicate muscle inside the human body. However, if this muscle gets overworked it will affect the overall persona of that individual. Depression or any other mental diseases are not diagnoses or setbacks that should be taken lightly. Back in the 1800’s and 1900’s medicine and the knowledge of the individuals that decided to practice medicine was not extensive. Due to medicine, not being as advanced as it is today, a lot of patients were getting treating improperly. The character within The Yellow Wallpaper is a great example of not only a mental disease but also malpractice. Although the main character within The Yellow Wallpaper may be a woman of high social status, the narrator goes mad for the following reasons: she is extremely drugged with improper medicine, she lacks autonomy, and her post-partum depression escalates. Some might say that the story of The Yellow Wallpaper is simplistic, however, it can also be viewed that the simplicity of the story is what makes it complicated and comprehensive.

“I don’t know how much longer I can keep this up,” thought Susan, “these awful nights of not sleeping. I didn’t get to sleep last night until 2 am, and then I had to be up at 5:30 am to get to the hospital for clinical. That’s not enough sleep. I feel like I’m stumbling through the day.” She said a silent prayer that she would not harm anyone during her clinical shift and continued driving to the hospital.

Many people, throughout their teenage years, struggle with signs of depression emotional challenges. Intensified depression may begin to cause suicidal thoughts. In this case, teenager, Conrad, in the book "Ordinary People," experienced intense depression because of the death of his brother: This caused him to have suicidal thoughts and attempt to end his life. Because Conard attempted suicide, he was sent to a hospital. At which, Conrad ended up building a deep friendship with a girl named Karen. With the similar issues Karen endures as Conrad, such as depression, Judith Guest, in "Ordinary People," shows how Conrad idolizes Karen, which could have affected his path to recovery.

Many people deal with post-traumatic depression and it can have a huge impact on one’s life. In the short story by Charlotte Perkins Gillman, “The Yellow Wallpaper”, the main character, as well as the narrator, is an unnamed woman dealing with post-traumatic depression. The exceptionally imaginative protagonist’s metamorphosis is due to her isolated confinement in a room with “yellow wallpaper” in order for her to recover from depression. This type of treatment is prescribed by her physician and husband, John, whose controlling personality demands the main character to get bed rest in a secluded room and forbid her to participate in any creative

Looks like he’d have to double his efforts to make Virgil sleep, after he discussed his nightmares that was. As a few minutes passed, an idea struck him. He pulled out his phone and switched on Snapchat. He angled his phone above him, smirked at the camera and took a picture of the two of them, adding the caption; ‘Finally got the anxious boi to sleep’ followed by the sleepy emoji and emoji with shades, then uploading it to his story. He also made it a point to take another one with his normal phone camera, just in case he didn’t get to see him like this again. He placed his phone back in his pocket and sighed. What a night. Now he was exhausted. Remy looked over at the clock below the TV and frowned. 1:42am. He glanced back at Virgil, then shrugged. It’d take too long to carry him upstairs, and that would more than likely wake him up, so… looks like he was sleeping here tonight, not that he was complaining, after all, he got to see more of that cute face. So, he shut off the TV, and removed his shades, placing them on the side table behind him, then made himself comfortable. “Sleep dreams, Virge.” He whispered, cuddling a bit close to him, shutting his eyes and joining his friend in the realm of rest. As far as he knew, Virgil had no nightmares that

It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini is about a teenager, Craig, and his stay in the psychiatric hospital that lasted five days. Beforehand Craig, the narrator, who suffers from depression talks about the events that lead up to his stay in the hospital. He talks about his family and his friends and the pressures of school which he deems the cause of his mental illness. Craig meets intriguing patients that he can relate to and that make him see life in a different way. It’s Kind of a Funny Story provides the reader a compelling story about a boy with depression that anyone can relate to and Vizzini mixes in some humor to lighten up the mood.

Over 350 million people suffer from depression worldwide. It’s Kind of a Funny Story, written by Ned Vizzini, is a realistic fiction novel about a high schooler named Craig Gilner who struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts. This story was a great read and for multiple reasons. Vizzini does a great job of making Craig, the protagonist, a very interesting character, and the novel itself is very relatable to anyone who is/was a student. Craig has many intriguing qualities that are hard to ignore.

I know that when I get suicidal thoughts stuck in my head I have to tell someone else who can help because depression is a cunning manipulator.”. So, she goes from a light topic, to a really heavy topic, and back to a light topic. This continues on throughout the rest of the book. Even more, Jenny Lawson’s scattered way of writing reveals the way mental illness can affect a person’s focus and

When we break our arm everyone runs forward to sign the cast but when we say we have depression everyone turns and runs the other way. This author shows how severe depression can form and issues that can be associated with severe depression. The way Elizabeth Wurtzel depicts depression and the substance abuse that can be related to severe depression is  impeccable in her non-fiction novel Prozac Nation. Depression affects more than 350 million people worldwide and is the most common of all the mental illnesses, it doesn’t have a cure but it is manageable with proper medication. Elizabeth Wurtzel has said “ I made ‘Prozac Nation’  a necessary reading because I write necessarily.  I tell my story because it is about everyone else: in 1993, people took pills to relieve the pain just like they do now, but it scared them; it doesn’t anymore, because talk is not cheap at all -- it is tender”i think this is very important  because it shows how hushed the talk about the facts on mental illness are. Although depression is shown to be an individual illness, the author effectively demonstrates the massive toll depression takes on family and friends. For example, depression takes a toll on your family and friends by having to watch you suffer and be in pain and not be able to do anything about it. Secondly, your family and friends are stuck watching as depression takes you