Last Friday, a very popular book premiered on Netflix as a television show. And it's hitting people right in the heart, as it should. If you don't know what show I'm talking about, it is called "13 Reasons Why". I'm almost done with the show and I think that the show is doing a great job of showing the harsh reality of not only high school, but even suicide. As someone who suffers from depression, anxiety and even bullying, the show does an amazing job of showing how invisible some of the signs can be as well as the aftermath.

Students of the school bullied the main character Hannah, into suicide. And before she kills herself, she records a list of people who caused her to do it. Each tape says the name of the person and a story of what they did to her. Throughout the show, you see the normal reactions to a suicide. The school honoring them, students banding together for a girl they didn't know, distraught parents, and most of all, confusion and shock.

Let me tell you something, most of the time, you can't see the signs. Why? Because people with depression know how to hide it. Not only that, they don't do it for attention. They do it because they see it as the only way out. The main character, Hannah, tells the story leading up to her death by talking about 13 instances that ruined her. You see her struggle, the bullying and you watch her ultimate downfall. At one point in the show, another character says, "She's dead. Yes it's sad. But she did it for attention. She's lying about all of it. Get over it man. She was a lying bitch." Even after she killed herself, the bullying still happened! Which pissed me off! And I suppose it was meant to do that... It was still harsh, and insensitive. Also, the guy who said this was on the list of people... The withstanding question throughout the course of the show is, "Why would a dead girl lie?" and I think that's the question that hits home.

I honestly think that high schools should make their students watch it. Just because it shows the repercussions of bullying, lying and ignorance. It's hard to watch. Because it's so raw and gritty. It's heartbreaking, and it's the ultimate reality of today's society.

The story is beautiful, and I beg people to watch it. And to not take it lightly. Take it to heart, and think of these things the next time you say or do anything.