Faking mental illness is easy. All you have to do is scream a bit and look frightened.

A Swedish art student was fined 2,500 kronor (€245.45) today for faking mental illness for an art project.

Stockholm District Court convicted 35-year-old Anna Odell of violent resistance and dishonest conduct, but acquitted her of charges of raising a false alarm.

The court said Odell resisted attempts by police and hospital staff to restrain her while acting suicidal on a bridge in Stockholm in January.

The artist said she was re-enacting a real episode in her life in 1995 and wanted to highlight how patients are treated in Sweden’s psychiatric wards.

The videotaped enactment was harshly condemned by health authorities in Sweden and stirred debate about the legal boundaries of art.

I have been pretending to be mentally stable for the past four years. Does that mean I get a fine?

I HATE YOU ALL SO MUCH. I TALK TO TEDDIES.