Big brother fans are concerned for Lewis’s mental health
 

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tv/big-b...mpression=true
Big brother exploiting the mentally ill for entertainment nothing new

He will be fine. I think Lewis is stronger than we think.

Yes we only get 50mins
so we do not know how he really is

I don’t think he’s exactly ready for a white jacket or anything but he quite clearly suffers with anxiety a lot and it probably isn’t the best place for him, but if he’s happy to still be in there then that’s his choice, I do think his anxiety isn’t helped when he’s surrounded by people who aren’t very understanding or tolerant of his anxiety issues, I mean, Sian openly mocked him during the China task when he was having one of his moments, but yet even though he didn’t get on with her, Lewis was the only one t comfort and try to help Kay when she was having an axious moment, it can’t be an easy place to live when you have those sorts of issues.

I think he's nuts and probably needs help for the paranoia which is extreme.

He is on a self awareness course, no matter what though he has them but he also gets over them with his non commitment to fall in with the others. They each in turn have something to worry about but they are more afraid of showing it to each other because of noms. They are afraid of public criticism whereas with Lewis what you see is what you get, like it or not. He takes himself to task to much but then uses it to annoy the others as though he doesnt deserve to be part and parcel. There is also nothing in there to stimulate his beliefs and awareness, he has come down to earth so to speak and is dealing with it in his own way. Good piece though.

He obviously has issues...it keeps getting referred to by Cameron and even Emma 'what he has been through'..so there is more than meets the eye.

The win will do him good..:cheer2:

When things get too much he just walks away. I like that.

I love nuts they are good for you :laugh: I guess we all need help in some way but at the end of the day it is only ourselves who can put something right. He, along with the others, will learn whether it takes days, months or years at the moment he has a lot of support and I wouldnt think it a good move for him to leave after everyone has supported him. Not much longer, thank goodness. He isnt going to alter now though, it is to late in the show.

To help someone is also a way of helping ourselves, he hasnt got that anymore.

If he is a deeply troubled person, do you not think the win will do him bad? It’ll be conformation bias for him and will only send him on a downward spiral

Yes, that is good, he knows he has to calm down. Others in there cant see it they just want to fight it out....

Past and present HMs.

I think Lewis is doing so well, considering he has anxiety and paranoia. He has a very analytical mind and i like that. He does over think too much, but he can't help that.

It really depends on what he would spend the money on. He has a mother whom I would think he adores, his question would most likely have been "how are my family". Whatever he does will be his responsibility, it may take him away from his beliefs for a while but then, he may return stronger than before because we all know that whilst we need it, money isnt always the answer. Time will tell and we will be far away by then :wavey:

India was right on Bots when she said Lewis is someone whose mind is always running. His brain is always thinking, he can't switch off.
I'm the same, my mind is always running.

A person who is "nuts" doesn't acknowledge they are "nuts".

He has openly stated from day one he is paranoid, anxious and suffers with mental health issues. he is fully aware of that and has addressed it through out the show.

People saying he needs to be removed from the house are actually being ignorant to mental health issues and need to get down from their high horse and get educated on the issues. Its like saying someone suffering from anxiety and paranoia cant do the same things as "normal people".

He hasn't just changed over night as "the house is getting to much for him" as the Daily ****e writes. He was worse in week 1 when he was freaking out over Anamelia he has climatized to the house and though he is still over the top he is far from "Nuts".

Yes people forget, for all his faults he has a heart of gold. I am sure if he was aware he had upset someone he would be more than eager to console them , I like that Lewis shows us warts and all , please or offend , he does not suck up to anyone, I think most of us moan about people ,I know I do ,but can still stay on good terms with them, I understand how he is with Sian, as she has never had a good word to say about him.Not sure I would go as far as saying he is mentally ill.

He reminds me a lot of my sister who suffers with extreme anxiety.

Things such as panicking over how much sleep he’s going to get, being reactive to other people’s noise and counting the amount of sexual references made in a day/week is very similar to behaviour my sister exhibits.

Yes, he has severe anxiety. But i think he's coping well so far.

If its in the Star it must be true .≥.. Move on ,nothing to see here :bored:

Would you be against your sister participating in a show like BB or taking up another good opportunity that other people may get who don't have this condition?

Just wondering what people think who actually have experience from it.

I have some of the same traits as Lewis to, anxiety, over thinking and the whole sleep thing which is a nightmare because sleep depravation makes all of the above 10 times worse.

I would find BB hard but as a mental challenge but would definitely jump at the chance if I was asked to enter the house.

Same, i also over think too much, same as Lewis. I relate to him so much in some things.

He’s fine, we’re just not used to seeing a straight-male-drama-queen.

All i can say is in normal life, if his paranoia is allowed to go off without limits, he must be considered a danger to himself/the general public. I don't make that statement lightly either as he will be holding it in check for the cameras.

I've said all along that I think this goes beyond what I consider entertainment, its a form of exploitation.

Got hand to him, there arent many people who can see through him.
My sister in law, a trained pyschiatric nurse says he does have some mild symptoms of paranoia, but thinks that he does exaggerate them to gain attention, and get away with dreadful behaviour towards others. On that note he is probably doing a great disservice to other sufferers of various pyschiatric conditions. Him winning a large sum of money, would be condoning his negative behaviour.

This article is from the Daily Star.

A sensationalized article from a rag no one takes seriously unless it knocks Lewis.

One does wonder about the paranoia going on about him which is just as disturbing as anything he has shown.

The stuff that has been thrown at him, perhaps those doing it should read their own words and wonder about their own accusations and why.

He has told of his conditions, given reasons why and still he is slated all over the place. Keep hitting at him, he will go under and who are the ones to blame?