If you’re on social media, listening in on classmates’ free time discussions, or in the Netflix loop yourself then you must be aware at how groundbreaking the new series 13 Reasons Why is.

1. Usually I get annoyed when there’s constant talk about shows because sometimes people spoil the endings and other times its about shows that I have no interest in. However hearing/seeing people talk about this particular series does not annoy me at all. In fact, it intrigues me.

2. Some people are afraid to talk about depression, anxiety and suicide. This show opens up those doors and allows us to talk about it.

3. Whether people realize it or not, this show has educated them more than any anti-bullying or suicide prevention seminar could.

4. The show evokes the torn feelings society has towards suicide. I overhear people talking about how they think Hannah is dramatic and selfish for killing herself. I then hear other people defending her.

5. To some people, what Hannah did may seem careless, selfish, and heartless. But that’s the thing. That is the misunderstood piece about suicide. Not many people understand that when you’re at that point you do not care.

6. We saw how tortured everyone who received the tapes were and how devastated her parents were. It leaves us feeling angry towards Hannah.

7. But the more the series goes on I saw how helpless she was. I saw how she really did see no other way out. It hurts my heart to think that people are experiencing similar feelings. As I sit in my 200-person lecture hall there has to be someone who is feeling the way Hannah did.

8. It has taught us to be aware to what people are telling us because they may be reaching out for help.

9. It has taught us that it is not fair to take our own insecurities out on other people.

10. It has taught us to be more loving, to be more kind and to be more available to everyone.

11. It has taught us that rape and sexual assault can happen to anyone, by anyone, anywhere. It doesn’t have to be at a big college or in a dark alley.

12. It has taught us that we truly don’t know what’s going on in someone’s life.

13. Lastly, it has taught us how powerful love, honesty and acceptance is and we need to act upon these emotions more frequently.

So if you haven’t already watched the series, you need to add it to your list. I promise it will change you.