Reality TV Stars Often Suffer Enduring Traumahttp://www.thewrap.com/article/people-underestimate-how-much-stress-they-can-deal_3432?page=1
Some quotes:
"Mental-health workers have discovered that often people who compete on shows like “Survivor” and “Big Brother” -- even those who win -- suffer severe and often long-lasting psychological trauma as a result."
"“Reality shows open wounds which no one can suture, so after your appearance, you’re left to bleed to death,” he said. “In effect, everyone who appears is thrown out of the lifeboat when their segment ends. “For everyone who appears -- winners and losers alike -- the lights go down, clinical issues remain."
" "Americans aren’t comfortable with ambiguity,” Dr. Jorga Leap, a professor of social welfare at UCLA, told TheWrap. “So, just like a dramatic series, the producers decide before taping who will wear the white hat and whom the black. The problem is, we all are made up of good and not so good qualities and the contestants don’t get to choose which qualities they want displayed to the audience." "
The article above came after this one:
http://www.thewrap.com/article/thewrap-investigates-11-reality-show-players-have-committed-suicide_3409