Joined the group just to say my teen daughter is absolutely in love with the show…as soon as she finishes it she starts it again. Admittedly she tried to get me to watch it this past week but with Thanksgiving and a busy life I didn’t really have time to watch much. She struggles with self harm and depressive moods, we are trying to get her help she’s in therapy and on some meds we are trying for mood stabilizing as well as ADHD. I’m just curious as someone who really doesn’t know that much about the show is she trying to tell me something? Is it something to worry about or is it cathartic? She literally watches is it over and over and in most of her spare time.
She’s most likely relating to one of the characters in the show. Nearly every character has mental health issues to some degree.
Season 1 is very different than the rest of the show I think, like it touches it’s overall message but it’s not til later it gets real. Maybe just ask her to show you her favorite episode, then that can open up a discussion as to why that’s her favorite, what piece of dialogue speaks to her most, does she think her favorite character comes out the other side of their journey better or at least on the path to being better. How does this relate to what she feels, was there something in the episode that you found relatable and why.
Love that you’re looking out for her and trying to understand!