In the spring of 1967, 18-year-old Susanna Kaysen (Winona Ryder) voluntarily checks herself into Claymoore Hospital after overdosing on aspirin. She denies that she was attempting to commit suicide, claiming that she was just “trying to make the shit stop.” Susanna tells her therapists that she does not actually want to go to college and […]
The Aviator
By the time Hughes (Leonardo DiCaprio) was 22 in 1927, he had inherited his family’s fortune and was living in California. He hired Noah Dietrich (John C. Reilly) to run the Hughes Tool Company and began pursuing his interests in film and aviation. Hughes started by directing the silent film, Hell’s Angels. Despite skepticism among […]
Anxiety Disorders and Cinema Therapy
Anxiety isn’t always a bad thing. In fact, it can motivate a person to stay focused under pressure. But when worries, fears, or panic attacks start to get in the way of life, the person may be suffering from an anxiety disorder. In the simplest sense, anxiety is an abnormal and overwhelming sense of apprehension […]
Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder and Cinema Therapy
Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder in which people have unwanted and repeated thoughts, feelings, ideas, sensations (obsessions), or behaviors that make them feel driven to do something (compulsions). There have been a number of movies have had characters who portrayed OCD. OCD is a potentially disabling illness that traps people in endless cycles […]