In recent years, mental health has gained relevance around the world, and problems that previously struggled to hide have come to light, seeing them more and more normal, as well as treating and, of course, curing them.
What is mental health?
The official website of the “Mexican Institute of Social Security” (IMSS) defines mental health as the state of balance that must exist between people and the socio-cultural environment that surrounds them, includes emotional, psychological and social well-being and influences on how a person thinks, feels, acts and reacts in times of stress.
Mental health is the basis for the well-being and effective functioning of an individual and their community, hence its great importance.
Some series on streaming platforms have fought to give it more exposure by portraying various disorders in a dignified and realistic manner, such as the ones listed below.
The best mental health shows and where to watch them
1. Manic: Self-destructive tendency, psychotic breaks and more
Emma Stone produces and stars in this series, which follows Annie and Owen, two people who meet while participating in a drug trial that promises to cure whatever mental problem they have. Both, little by little, reveal all the disorders that led them to present themselves in the experiment.
Throughout the episodes, Annie’s self-destructive tendencies and Owen’s psychotic breaks are explored in depth, it’s a series that makes us think about how mental illness is treated and makes us understand the inner struggle that people have. who has to deal with them every day.
Where to see? Netflix
2. Euphoria: Adolescence, addictions, depression and anxiety
The series is inspired by the real life of its creator, Sam Levinson, who wanted to realistically represent the experiences of adolescence, showing the more grotesque side of addictions, depression and anxiety, from this stage that many idealize.
Where to see? Maximum
3. Atypical: Obsessive compulsive disorder and others
In the series, Sam, the protagonist, has an autism spectrum disorder (which is a nervous system disease, not a mental one), however, among his symptoms is OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), which leads him to obsess over images and ways of doing things.
In addition, different mental health issues appear on a daily basis in other characters.
Where to see? Netflix
4. BoJack Horseman: Addictions and Depression
The protagonist of this animated series, an anthropomorphic horse named BoJack, has to deal with different addictions and a major depression that affects even those around him, due to the fall of his fame (which happened in the 90s and now nobody pays attention to him anymore). ) and traumatic childhood experiences.
Where to see? Netflix
5. Spinning out: Bipolar disorder
A young figure skater named Kat Baker suffers a serious fall that ruins her future in the sport, so if she wants to continue in it, she must fight to hide the bipolar disorder she has, inherited from her mother, and which it affects so many people in the world, their environment, such as the workplace.
Where to see? Netflix
6. Lady Dynamite: Bipolar disorder
The series, inspired by the life of actress María Bamford, who is also the protagonist, tells how she struggles to rebuild her career from the ground up after spending six months recovering from a bipolar disorder told from her own experiences.
Where to see? Netflix
7. Mr. Robot: Social anxiety and dissociative identity disorder
Programmer Elliot Anderson (Rami Malek) lives with social anxiety, so he prefers to hack people instead of interacting with them, as his job causes him to develop dissociative identity disorder and he has to deal with panic attacks and depression.
The show’s creator, Sam Esmail, depicted many of his experiences also suffering from social anxiety.
Where to see? amazon prime
8. Big Mouth: Adolescence, depression, anxiety and emotions
This animated series shows in a simple and humorous way the changes that teenagers go through, showing the confused emotions they have, leaving aside the stereotypes.
Where to see? Netflix
9. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: PTSD
After spending 15 years in an underground cult, Kimmy Schmidt is released and begins to adjust to a new life in reality, however she suffers from post-traumatic stress syndrome, which always worsens her condition.
Where to see? Netflix
10. After Life: Depression
Tony, a man dealing with the death of his wife and all that depression entails, gives us a deep and accurate portrait or representation of this condition.
Where to see? Netflix
11. It’s okay to not be okay: enough
In this K-drama, Moon Gang-tae works as a nurse in a psychiatric clinic and his fate crosses paths with Ko Moon-young, an antisocial author of children’s books.
Gang-tae has an autistic brother who was severely affected after witnessing his mother’s murder in his childhood, but he also deals with people who carry the complex burden of mental illness and yet live together inside the sanatorium.
Where to see? Netflix
12. Skins: Puberty, depression, anxiety, eating disorders and psychosis
A group of Bristol teenagers deal with various mental disorders including depression, anxiety, psychosis and eating disorders, which they seek to suppress with drugs and sex.
Where to see? Netflix
13. Moon Knight: Dissociative Identity Disorder
Oscar Isaac gives life to two identities: Mack and Steven, since he has a dissociative personality disorder. At first, both have trouble sharing a body, but they end up “merging”.
Where to see? Disney+
14. One day at a time: Anxiety and depression
This sitcom tells the story of how Penelope, a recently divorced mother, has to adjust to her new life, with anxiety and depression, especially when she is forced to abandon her treatment.
Where to see? Netflix
Source: univision
Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
