“A super bul**hit way to manipulate people”: Destiny provides his take on responsibility for someone’s mental illness
Steven “Destiny” Bonnell talked about emotional manipulation during his latest stream. While discussing his ongoing drama with Twitch streamer Ana Voir, he expressed his views on using mental illness as a way to manipulate people.
Prompted by a viewer asking about his views on "people faking suicidal thoughts to gain sympathy," Steven exclaimed his firm opposition to the notion. When asked about his course of action if he was threatened by Ana Voir’s fans in relation to her depleting mental health, Steven gave the following response:
Ana Voir was accused of stalking Destiny. In her recent streams, she took to calling the Twitch streamer an “emotional abuser” who had the power to destroy her due to his huge following on the platform.
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The clip has been extracted from Destiny’s reaction stream to Ana's claims.
Destiny, earlier in the stream, mentioned his personal connection with the topic. While expressing how he lost two of his closest friends to mental illnesses, he displayed his strong disapproval of people using mental illness to exploit and manipulate others for their benefit.
Steven's reaction was heavily influenced by Ana Voir’s claims of her mental health, specifically her actions to hold him responsible for it and gain public sympathy. He advised those in similar situations on how to perceive the issue.
He strongly believes that the responsibility of the actions undertaken by such manipulative people lies with those people themselves:
While giving his opinion, Bonell does clarify that he was only referring to baseless instances of blaming someone for mental health issues, and not actual cases which stemmed from real abuse.
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