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.
I definitely think watching it with her and discussing it with her would be a smart move. Maybe even come to a friendly agreement that she won’t watch it unless you’re there to ease her off a bit. It seems likely that she relates to a lot of the characters on the show and finds comfort in seeing people go through similar emotions as her.