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  • Sophie Turner Praises Move To Give Students Mental Health Days In School

    Sophie Turner Praises Move To Give Students Mental Health Days In School

    Turner recently shared a story about a group of high schoolers who helped pass a state law to allow mental health days in school.

    Sophie Turner from Game of Thrones is an outspoken advocate for mental health, and she’s one of many celebrities who has come forward in the public eye about her personal mental health struggles.

    Turner recently took a break from social media after marrying Joe Jonas, but logged on to share a story about teen advocates pushing for mental health days in schools, and how their efforts have passed a new law in Oregon.

    New Law

    A group of four Oregon high schoolers helped pass a law that will allow students to take mental health days when needed. (When Turner retweeted the story, she topped it off with high-five emojis.)

    One of the advocates, Hailey Hardcastle, told Today, “I took on this cause for a personal reason first off because so many of my close friends in high school struggled with depression, and there were times when I saw them at school when they really shouldn’t have been there, would have been much better for them to take a day off.”

    This new law will take effect this fall. Students will be allowed to take five mental health days every three months as needed.

    This is a clearly a major milestone for mental health treatment. Hardcastle continued, “We were inspired by Parkland in the sense that it showed us that young people can totally change the political conversation. Just like those movements, this bill is something completely coming from the youth.”

    Lately more attention is being given to the mental health needs of Americans. As a recent report revealed, suicide is the second-leading cause of death for people ages 10 to 34 in the U.S.

    Turner recently appeared on Dr. Phil (Turner is a big fan of the TV therapist) and revealed that she is living with depression, and that it sometimes robs her of any motivation to get out of the house or do anything.

    She also recently talked about the importance of self-care to Marie Claire Australia. “Everyone needs a therapist… I think it’s necessary to have someone to talk to, and to help you through that.”

    View the original article at thefix.com

  • Sophie Turner Talks Mental Health & "Dark Phoenix"

    Sophie Turner Talks Mental Health & "Dark Phoenix"

    The Game of Thrones actress has been open about her struggles with depression in the past. 

    Sophie Turner from Game of Thrones plays Jean Grey in the new X-Men film Dark Phoenix. In researching the role, Turner spent nine months taking an extensive look into mental illness to prepare.

    As Us Weekly reports, Simon Kinberg, the director of Dark Phoenix, sat down with Turner and told her, “Look. This is the story. You know it from the comics. I need you to fully inhabit this sense of losing control, losing your sanity. I need it to feel real… I sent her books, articles and videos about people suffering from schizophrenia, dissociative identity disorder, multiple personality disorder.”

    In preparing for the role, Turner walked around London and New York, wearing earphones, listening to recorded voices to try and understand what it would be like to live with schizophrenia.

    As Turner told Glamour, “When Simon told me about the plot, we decided the things Jean was going through were not unlike schizophrenia and dissociative identity disorder. And so we sent each other documents back and forth—essays, documentaries, all sorts of videos. We really got into it… How the situation affects the X-Men and the people around her is not unlike how addiction affects the people around that person. So we delved into studying those particular subjects.”

    “Sophie knew some people that had struggled with similar types of mental health issues,” Kinberg said. “So we would just talk it through and try to find a way for everything in this movie that is supernatural and fantastical to be grounded in something real.”

    James McAvoy, who plays Professor Charles Xavier, also told Glamour, “I was excited that mental health was such a massive part of the exploration of the character. It’s about somebody’s mental health, but also a family trying to deal with it.”

    Tye Sheridan, who plays Cyclops, added, “I think it’s important, especially in superhero movies, to portray these characters with real problems. I think a lot of people look up to a superhero. You want, as a fan or as someone watching these movies, to believe that you could be like that person… It allows you to believe in growth and the betterment of your person.”

    As it turns out, Turner has had her own mental health struggles as well. She recently revealed to Dr. Phil, “I’ve suffered with depression for about five or six years now, and the biggest challenge for me is just getting out of bed, getting out of the house and learning to love yourself.”

    View the original article at thefix.com