13 Reason why was a massive hit in the year 2017. This was originally created to make awareness of what was happening around us, sometimes with people not knowing. Views had gone through the roof for this new Netflix series, in which this means to make a new one as another big hit.
The whole point of this series is to make awareness but what the show don't realise the effect it has made on our young people with mental health issues. After the series was showed on Netflix, the search on google of 'how to commit suicide' had risen by 26%. Also with the 'suicide helpline number' climbing 21%.
This show is a 'trigger' for people with existing mental health issues. This is causing them to go into deep depression and to do a case of terrible things to themselves. Such as 'copy cat suicide'.. 'panic attacks' .. 'Feeling worse after watching it' .. 'Idolizing the character'.
This is causing people to make them worse even when they were on the road to recovery.
Unfortunately its not only this series there are others such as 'A girl like her' and 'Not alone' which have also been shown on Netflix. I am in understanding that Netflix have attached the link to the Suicide helpline and also to warn viewers before watching the series.
This has come after a recent family memeber being diagnosed with depression but after watching this programme her mental health plumiting to the ground. This has triggered so many things for her and she is now in a specialist hospital helping to deal with the problem. Not only has it affected her massively but also all the family members. It has been a real struggle of sleepless nights and the constant worry of 'is she ok?'. This is happening to loads of families around the UK, which needs to be adressed. Some parents might not even know the series is making the children to feel that way.
I personally think there shouldn't be a second series and i hope many people would agree with me.
