The Theater

The rest of the week went by quick, but only after an emotional Wednesday night. I attended the theater with my friend Eve and it was about mental health in teens across Northern Ireland which is a big problem in Ireland. The show was from the perspective of a high school girl who had tried to kill herself and it showed what it is truly like to be depressed, have anxiety, and fighting the internal battle. There was awkwardness between the girl and all her friends and family, a party scene where it showed what the girl was thinking to herself, a series of trying out different kinds of therapists, and more visual representations. One scene included an anxiety attack and was very relatable to me since I have anxiety. It is hard to visually show what is happening inside someone who is having an anxiety attack and they were able to show what happened on the outside and inside very well. It can feel different for different people but it is nice that other people can see more of what it is like for people who have anxiety or are depressed. As it goes for the play as a whole, I cried a lot. I have had a few people in my life commit suicide and a lot more think threaten to do it or have been close to doing it so it hit at home for me watching it. I think everyone should watch a play like this one to understand watch it is like to live with depression, anxiety, etc, and understand that it is real.

The next few days involved volleyball practice and thrift shopping in Coleraine with Eve. The weekend was long but chill because I enjoyed a Harry Potter marathon and worked on some papers due in a few weeks. Besides doing that and grocery shopping, nothing else really happened.