SHAMELESS — almost perfect portrayal of Bipolar Disorder
Channel: Natasha Kady
Date: 2021-03-26

Hi there, my name is Natasha Kady. I am a social psychologist and I make videos on mental health, lifestyle, movies and tv shows, all that fun stuff. 

In this video I am talking about my all time favourite show Shameless and its portrayal of bipolar disorder. As a person with diagnosed Bipolar Disorder Type I (same as Ian Gallagher), I love how the show explores different episodes of this disorder in a subtle but very accurate way. Shameless manages to show the viewers a real outlook on severity of BD but at the same time provides hope and comfort, paying attention to the smallest details and breaking stigma around mental illness. 

I think the writers of the show and Cameron Monaghan did a fantastic job, providing a recovery-oriented portrayal of mental illness and highlighting importance of family and friends support. This showed helped me through my personal struggles and I really hope that those who also suffer from mental illness could benefit from watching Shameless. 

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Psychiatrist Dr Tracey Marks channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL2QpphEeZFYwk6-WXD6hpA

Ian’s monologue from S6E12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MdLrOVuuIc

Video Used:
Shameless (2011-2021)

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