Pressure and Loneliness in the Entertainment World
Posted by: corboy ()
Date: October 21, 2020 09:27PM

The entertainment industry is a pressure cooker. Add in fame and it becomes much worse. This is the context in which cult recruiters operate.

This discussion thread offers some background reading. Please add your own!

'We're not talking about this': actors spotlight industry's mental health stigma

It is practically a professional requirement that actors be emotional and vulnerable, but only recently has protecting their mental wellbeing become a priority

[www.theguardian.com]

Insomnia, anxiety, break-ups … musicians on the dark side of touring

Long hours in vans and solitary hotel rooms. Screaming fans when you’re on stage, then back home to feed the cat. Musicians talk about the psychological dangers of life on tour


[www.theguardian.com]

Still a boys' club: don't fall for the hype that the music industry has changed

Women dominate this year’s Grammy nominations, but industry gender parity is still a world away. Here’s how progress might look

[www.theguardian.com]


On the Record review – chilling exposé on #MeToo and the music industry

Misogyny, hip-hop culture and the silencing of women of colour are delicately unpicked in a devastating documentary

[www.theguardian.com]

How to manage mental health: the music industry's new priority

This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week has placed a special focus on relationships. Here Fiona McGugan, general manager of the Music Manager’s Forum, reports on the increasingly vital role of the emotionally responsible manager in the industry

[www.theguardian.com]



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Re: Pressure and Loneliness in the Entertainment World
Posted by: Lady Pleiades ()
Date: September 22, 2022 12:53AM

"Adequate care" as mentioned in the last article is the crux. It used to be the opioids that were the obvious culprit in overdose deaths, like for Taylor Hawkins, but what do we know about opioid use combined with benzos and anti-depressants? And the last two are usually prescribed by physicians to HELP with addiction. It's not clear anymore that psychiatry, therapy, and treatment centers are helping with mental health issues.

[torontosun.com]



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