Triggering books or movies

Sometimes I wonder if reading books (or watching movies) about other mentally ill people triggers my symptoms. Because I was reading a novel about a girl with bipolar and it just so happened I had two nights with hearing voices and two days of depression. Then when I read something else my symptoms seemed to ease up although they were still there. I just wondered if being reminded of mental illness set my mental illness off as well.

Does anyone else here experience this too?

yeah it happens to me. more so if there is violence.

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I watched the movie Arlington Road, ruined my night, set my mind racing and could hardly sleep.