How Stress and Anxiety Has Contributed to a Generation of “Avoiders” and “Isolators” Young men are experiencing quarter-life crises at an alarming rate. Men are struggling to graduate college, step into the workforce, step into independent adulthood, and deal with adversity and setbacks in life. But what is behind this epidemic of failure to launch guys? Psych Bytes presents a...
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April 26, 2017July 17, 2017by Jonathan Hetterly, LPC
Psychological Analysis of 13 Reasons Why: The Unrelenting Anguish of Suicide
I never thought I’d have a client end their own life. 13 Reasons Why’s focus on teen suicide was an unsettling experience and reminder of the pain suicide inflicts on everyone. Netflix’s newest sensation is sparking a larger conversation about suicide, rape, and bullying. In our multi-part series on 13 Reasons Why, one mental health professional...
April 26, 2017June 13, 2017by Jonathan Hetterly, LPC
Could 13 Reasons Why Spur an Increase in Teen Suicide? Research Supports the Possibility
“Why did the show depict Hannah’s suicide in such a graphic manner? Was it necessary? And could it actually spur copycat suicides?” Netflix’s newest sensation is sparking a larger conversation around suicide, rape, and bullying. In our multi-part series on 13 Reasons Why, one mental health professional will explore the psychological aspects presented in the...