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May Day … (is) a day for the anonymous gift of
flowers … a tradition vaguely rooted in Celtic history. 
Or it’s a
distress signal. And if the voices in your head are saying “Mayday,
mayday, mayday,” there is a very logical explanation. May is National
Mental Health Month. If you refer to yourself in third person -
this month is for you. If you believe that Elvis lives next door - this
month is for you. If you can only eat food in even quantities - this
month is for you. If you have an irrational fear of bald people, 100%
fruit juices, and awkward pauses — (sound of crickets chirping) — this month is for you. To
help celebrate NMHM, I’m going to list my favorite mental disorder
movies. Here are 12 movies to help you feel better about your crazy
self. There’s a variety of psychological disorders here, and there
should also be a good mix of genre’s… mystery, action, comedy,
horror. Hopefully something for each of your mood swings/Nic, Rants, Raves & Random Thoughts.
Question (from Nic): May is National Mental Health Month. In the spirit of mental health, I’m curious. What is everybody’s favorite movie about people with psychological disorders?
D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.
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saraeanderson on May 02 at 4:46 p.m.
I grew up with the flowers-at-the-doorstep on May 1 tradition, but most people I know had never heard of it until I told them about it. I was also told that if you’re caught leaving the flowers, you have to kiss the recipient. If the tradition were more widespread, I always thought that would be a cool show of affection to someone you’re romantically interested in. “Happy May Day! Oh no, I have to kiss you now.”
Re: movies about people with psych problems, I think The Soloist looks pretty good in that it doesn’t seem as condescending toward the mentally ill as a lot of movies that portray it like a gift that we should appreciate more. The sentimental attachment to depression and other mental illness in American culture is pretty perverse, in my opinion.
Cindy_H on May 02 at 5:09 p.m.
Thanks to the header on this thread I’ve got “Gloria” stuck in my brain.
“You really don’t remember, was it something that he said?
Are the voices in your head calling, Gloria?
Gloria, don’t you think you’re fallin’?
If everybody wants you, why isn’t anybody callin’?
You don’t have to answer
Leave them hangin’ on the line, oh-oh-oh, calling Gloria.”
Geez.
inlandempiregirl on May 02 at 8:52 p.m.
“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”.
Liz on May 02 at 10:54 p.m.
“What about Bob??”. Yeah, I know it’s a comedy..but my…gosh…freakin’ hilarious….
Arpie on May 03 at 8:14 a.m.
A Beautiful Mind should be on the list as well.