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TV series centered around the human psyche; television shows that feature characters suffering from all forms of mental illness and explore its many implications.

'13 Reasons Why': Opinions from a Mental Illness Sufferer
Okay, so I want to talk about 13 Reasons Why. If you have been hibernating in a cave since 2017 (tempting sometimes, I know), it is a Netflix original series centered around a young high school girl named Hannah Baker. She commits suicide and leaves behind a series of tapes explaining the events that led to this decision and inevitably, how many people failed to help her. Each tape focuses around people within Hannah’s life and how their actions contributed to this tragic event.
By Amy Johnson7 years ago in Psyche
Glorification or Education?
13 Reasons Why is a show about a girl named Hannah Baker. The first season is about why Hannah killed herself, while the second season is about getting justice for Hannah as her family and friends go to court against the school. 13 Reasons Why has had a lot of controversial scenes, like Hannah's suicide. Some people think these scenes are glorifying bad things, others think they are educating us about hard situations that really can—and do—happen.
By Kayla Arnold8 years ago in Psyche
Reasons Why I No Longer Like '13 Reasons Why'
(Content warning: Discussions on suicide, self-harm, and sexual assault) 13 Reasons Why is a Netflix Original series based on the successful novel by Jay Asher. The story follows the aftermath of a young girl's suicide and the aftereffects on the school, community, and the people left behind. After her death, Hannah Baker leaves behind tapes with thirteen reasons why she killed herself and instructions stating that the tapes must be heard by the people that are on them.
By Ivania Gutierrez8 years ago in Psyche
'13 Reasons Why'/Why Not
If you have not watched this series, then you may want to click away... There are major spoilers! The Netflix show 13 Reasons Why has blown up in the teen community since the first season was released last year. If you don't know what it is, I'll sum it up for you without ruining it.
By 🍯🐝8 years ago in Psyche
'Thirteen Reasons Why...' Is Doing Damage
*Preliminary warning: This article will address issues in relation to suicide and mental illness. If you think you may find this difficult to read, look after yourself and do what is best for your health.*
By Elle White 8 years ago in Psyche
Depression Isn't Really Pretty
With the recent release of Thirteen Reasons Why season 2 and the end of mental health awareness week, the subject of depression, among other things, has unsurprisingly been occupying my mind. What got me wanting to write about it was a conversation I had recently with a friend of mine, triggered by the subject of 13 Reasons Why, and how it portrays suicide and mental health issues. We both agreed that turning suicide into a revenge complex, as the show does, is neither a reasonable, realistic, or healthy way to portray the issue. As someone who has struggled with depression and suicidal thoughts, I can tell you that suggesting killing oneself is a good way of getting back at the people who hurt you is not at all helpful. It's the opposite. This turns suicide into a trivial game of blaming others, and there has even been concerns that a suicide numbers among teens will increase due to the amount of people who identify with Hannah's situation and will see death as a viable way of making people care about them.
By Liv M8 years ago in Psyche
'13 Reasons Why': The Reason They Added a Warning Video
13 Reasons Why is a Netflix original. The show involves multiple topics such as substance abuse, sexual abuse, and the biggest one is suicide. It also follows more topics that involves around real-life situations.
By Kayla Brown8 years ago in Psyche
Reasons Why Not....
13 Reasons Why has taken over the internet. The teenage population has fallen in love with the series and the characters. They want their friends to watch it, they think it's an awareness of suicide and bullying, but honestly there are so many things wrong with this show and there are so many reasons why I won't watch it. I understand as this show takes over the internet, my opinion seems to be pretty rare and confusing to the outside world, so I'd like to give a little intel into what problems I see with this show. Granted my opinions are based on trailers and the reviews of others and I have not seen the show yet, but bare with me.
By Francesca Oberg8 years ago in Psyche
13 Reasons to Stay Alive
I have a lot of feelings about the new Netflix show, 13 Reasons Why. As a middle schooler, I read the novel by Jay Asher and fell in love with it. Hannah was likeable, a little dramatic, but relatable as a 13 year old who thought middle school was hard. I never gave too much thought to the plot but ravaged through the book in about a couple of hours and decided that I liked it, but never dove too deep into the heavy subjects brought up. I was fortunate to have never experienced super similar things to what Hannah went through in the book and had not yet felt the same things she was feeling.
By Meghan Harris8 years ago in Psyche