As many were quick to point out, the relationship between Nev and Angela in the documentary "Catfish," was disturbing on a great many levels. Yes, Angela did essentially create her own alternative reality through social media to fool someone into believing that she was an other person entirely--but surprisingly, my first instinct was not to condemn her, but rather to pity her. It is quite clear that for anyone to go to such dramatic lengths as she did, to build a relationship based entirely on lies, then he or she must be in a great amount of pain, extremely lonely, and very unsatisfied in life. This is not to justify Angela's actions, as she did end up also hurting Nev and possibly her husband, by them. But just to say that it is apparent that she had some sort of underlying mental condition and needed to seek professional help to deal with her issues and get her life back on track.
I actually agree to some extent. I think that she most likely had some kind of mental illness that caused her to do the things she did. She most likely needs some sort of long term help because she is probably suffering. It doesn't exactly excuse what she did, though. She still lied and hurt others, but I do agree that she needed help.
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