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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So what do you and your friends thing of it.[/quote]

[quote=Anonymous]So what do you and your friends thing of it.[/quote]

I'm not PP, but I'm also 13 so I just thought I would share what I think. At school, most of my friends are talking about it and saying how "it has them shook" etc, but then there are also the people who are making "welcome to your tape" jokes, which really hurts me, since suicide/depression isn't something to joke about, but even more so because I relate personally to Hannah, as I have anxiety, mild depression, and have issues with self harm.

I think that the show is doing exactly what the producers intended -- bringing awareness to the reality of suicide and showing that it is painful to both the person committing suicide and the people around them.

I have discussed the show with my friends (most of which are teens, and a mix of being in the mental health community and not) and none of us seem to grasp the 'glamorization' of suicide in the show. It seems hurtful and beyond sad. I think that a lot of adults are overthinking the show, and trying to grasp beyond what it was intended for, meanwhile teens can easily see from watching the show that suicide is not something to take lightly.
 
(For the record, I did read the post article, and my parents know I've seen the show. My dad attempted to talk to me about it, but I don't like talking about that sort of thing with people I know in real life as it makes me uncomfortable)[/quote]

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