The Me You Can't See

Celebrities have access to good mental healthcare. Average tax-paying citizens don't always have this access for their mental healthcare. Society is tired of the rich and famous telling narratives of struggle in order to make bank. So many people struggle and cannot afford good mental healthcare. This show was created to make money for the rich while the rest of the world continues to struggle.

A moving, riveting series! Was so touched hearing the various accounts from the diverse participants. The series also helped me learn more about mental illness and it effects.

Thank you Prince Harry, Oprah, the whole production team and participants.

Hope there'll be series 2.

This show felt very contrived coming from a the state of a very privileged individual being interviewed by another very privileged individual. Although I know mental illness is not a structure for entertainment, nor does mental illness discriminate against social status or class, I was hoping to gain some insight or actual remedies for mental illness for those who can't afford proper therapy. But this honestly just felt incredibly whiny, like a man with a vendetta against his family. And it was agonizingly boring. Maybe it's because I'm an American, and do not understand the inner working of the Royal Family. But whining, complaining, and not getting one's way- all under the disguise of mental illness to air out grievances for monetary gain- just feels slimy. Not at all recommending this show to anyone. The glowing 10 star reviews must just be fan girls since this makes no sense.

I was hoping that this would contain some tangible solutions for real people dealing with mental health struggles. Resources, steps to take with a family member or yourself, different modalities of therapy available. Etc.

If anything this series would be extremely unhelpful for someone struggling with their mental health.

None of the extremely privileged people interviewed seem to have gotten a grip on their own mental health struggles. If people with access to the best health care available cannot over come their difficulty, what was the point of this series? To show people there is no hope?

From my point of view this show was unhelpful if not detrimental.

I felt almost upset watching people who clearly are struggling being exploited for TV ratings by Oprah Winfrey. A talk show hostess not a psychologist I might add even though she is oddly presenting herself as such?

I would give this series a miss.

This is a positively re-energizing show and does encourage anyone (and everyone) to see help for their mental health issues. The best part is the recognition it gives that everyone suffers some form of mental health crises. However, the show drowns in pity-party and feels more depressing at some point. To be honest, I am not happy about Prince Harry joining this show to complain, complain, and yet again complain about his upbringing, telling some shaded truths, etc. That just isn't the essence of this discussion, and it is very distracting. One annoying fact is the weird belief that somehow it should be wrong for people to mourn our loved ones at a heightened emotional level--when my whole world felt like it crumbled when my mother died, I drew strength in the words, love, and empathy of others. Dealing with mental health issues does require a recognition of where we are, letting people in, sharing in other people's stories, not blaming other people tirelessly, but certainly finding a way forward through love, forgiveness, compassion, and truth.