Therapist Reacts RAW to Heartstopper 

i remember a tv interview about 5 or 6 mid teen boys who were up and coming actor.......the host asked each of them "do you have a girlfriend?" I was so offended....i'm sure at least one of them was bi or gay or still confused.....back then, you had to lie and pretend you were straight.

@@roncaron8939 Yes, there's the truly cringe-y interview with a young Jodie Foster where they keep going on about whether she has a boyfriend. 😐😐😐

@@roncaron8939 you were so offended? Jeez you really need a life then

I don’t see how gender neutraI language reIates to this at all! Nor how it will make your child more comfortable unless they AS YOUR CHILDREN know that you aren’t h0m0ph0bic. A wise man once said, The subconscious is unconscious to our conscious. This leads into how the “coming out” thing is unnecessary unless it’s like some asks you. If not directly then something like “what kinda girlfriend do you like?” And you answer honestly. Because of you KNOW your parents are h0m0ph0bic then it’s not a good idea.

@@vicky__p so?

same, it was such good acting

Apparently Olivia Coleman also cried for real in rehearsal. Kit Connor was like "oh noes, I broke Academy Award winner Olivia Coleman! Help!". 😁

This scene makes me sob every time, it’s so beautiful and I wish I could have the same

Grrrrrl!! Mended light should watch that latter one you mentioned!

@@leo2364 bad*

wait what happened with kit?

@@jisungieluvrr he was forced to out himself as bisexual after months of harassment

@@jisungieluvrr Kit getting harassed for some dumb stuff, because people are being asshats. People didn't like that someone "straight" should play a bisexual character. He was forced to come out and honestly, celebrity or not: No one should be forced to come out. Apparently, common sense isn't that common anymore.

We can hope that Kit had this kind of reaction from his own family. My guess is that, given how sensitive he is as a person, he did. While I remain angry that he was bullied into coming out, I hope his own family and friends have buffered him from the injustice.

Hearing about Kit being forced to come out made me so sad. He deserved to do it on his own terms and it's nobody else's business. He did an amazing job playing Nick and that is all people should care about

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You are an amazing parent 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

Congratulations, you sound like such an understanding, supportive parent. Your son is very lucky to have you in his life. ❤️😘

@@robyn00xx And So Say All of Us

Seems like a waste of money considering his dad and sister did most of the work anyway lol

YES 100%, very well said I love how Nick and Charlie are there for each other and also how they interact with each other in general. And Kit and Joe have such good chemistry

I say this all the time! Adults I know could learn some things from how these two communicate. Such excellent modelling for all youth. Especially the lack of codependency. We also see in Season 2 what a lack of clear and honest communication does to a relationship. Ugh, I can't with how amazing this show is

Slight SPOILERS but nothing earth shattering: In the books, Charlie DOES become codependent on nick for all his struggles/mental health issues, and this takes a toll on charlie AND Nick. Nick is super stressed, doesn’t know how to help, lots of big things happening. THEN, Nicks mom sits him down and explains codependency to him, and has a heart to heart with Nick. He then can go and have a conversation with Charlie, and their relationship becomes so much stronger because of it. I love that heart stopper deals with these things, and then RESOLVES it, and even showcases the work it takes to get better in a healthy and loving way.

Sorry this was you’re experience. Hard when family doesn’t get it

I’m glad that your dad from what I can tell had a good response and I’m so sorry that you had to go through that with your mom. I’m sure you know this but of not , know that there’s lots and lots of people who will support you.

I’m sorry to hear about your mom, and I’m glad that your Dad was accepting! Like one of the comments said earlier, there are people who will/do support and love you :) God bless you ❤️

Goodness, that admission of your mom that her lack of acceptance is the problem but somehow you're to carry the responsibility is painful to even read. So I'm glad you at least have one parent on board (kind of) doing their job here. I wish you tons if support for your future from people of your choice!

I’m so sorry I hope it gets better for you

Yes, we definitely need a cinema therapy with Alan for Heartstopper!! Pleasee

Yeah that would be so awesome! We want more!! 🥰

@Lucy Beck I would watch every single one 🤩

Will second the Heartstopper Cinema Therapy episode. It's a short series, perfect for that.

literally came to the comments to say this exact thing! It would make for a great episode of Cinema Therapy. There is so much to talk about! So many examples of good and bad communication, mental health issues, and also just such a heartwarming story!

Absolutely, when you want to come out as gay your fear the unnatural comments. When you want to come out as ace you fear the broken comments. Why don't you love anyone? Are you broken? Then you're stuck in a hole feeling worthless and broken because people misinterpret what you're saying

Ace gang represeeent

The accuracy. Every. Damn. Time.

And then there’s the anxiety making it seem like the person you came out to is making a weird face or going to tell other people or just flat out judge you… coming out is hard

Fellow Ace (also pan) here, I feel you. Just in case you or any others are unaware, you may be delighted to know that Alice Oseman is herself, asexual :) She has another novel following an aro-ace character, highly recommend.

This was my favourite part of the show. The difference between keeping it a secret and keeping it a secret.

Yes! 100 percent everything you said. There’s something about the characters and relationships in this show that I have never seen like this anywhere else. There’s so much kindness and love in this show. Beyond just romantic

i totally get your comment. at least you don't have people showing pitty & saying "some day the right 'girl" will come along." I have friend who is gay & single. his mom calls him and says things like " I have an office friend, who is single & i think is gay!" "I think you should meet him!" lmao.

Indeed it does! I love that it gives young people a healthy model for what their life can look like. (Not just lgbtq+ ppl, but teens struggling with anything.) and it also gives adults a model for healthy parenting

I really like the viewpoint of HEARTSTOPPER. is from the lgbtq+ side and the hetronormitive crowd is mostly in the background. I'm also glad that none of the characters are the stereotypical, over the top, lgbtq+ characters that you often see in other shows.

There are SO many stories about queer people being rejected and bullied, I don't know how anyone can complain just because there's finally something positive and uplifting!

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when i came out as genderfluid, my parents (through text) were really supportive but in person they had absoltuely no idea how to talk to or about me for the first six months. it got better but it's hard for sure

@@catjenkins9679 Felt this 🥲 glad things are better, sending a virtual hug 🤗❤ it’s difficult but definitely needed

This is such a good description I’m going to use it

I'm 64 and cis/straight and I think the show is incredible, and that many of my peers would have had much happier lives earlier if they had this kind of show in my day!

Sameeee 🤗

omg please watch the whole show! it's so good and has such perfect bi representation!

IT'S ORIGINALLY A WEBTOON. PLEASE READ IT.

She wrote the show too! Which is why it’s all done so well, because it’s her vision

@@RaineInChaos yep, I agree!

It really is a stark contrast to euphoria haha. I heard someone say “euphoria is the trauma and heartstopper is the therapy” I really feel that

I saw so many positive comments about this series, I just stopped and added it to my Netflix list!

@@missnaomi613 It really is the most heart warming show I have ever seen!

Also please react to gravity falls or the owl house

I'm always surprised when people come out to their parents and the parents say 'I know' when those parents have never talked to them about it (not to assume who they were, but to make it clear they unconditionally loved their child whoever they turned out to be, and were an ally to LGBT+ folks) - it seems terrible that you were terrified, thought there would never be a place for you anymore and didn't come out to them as your true self until the age of 33 if they knew all along. A similar thing happened to my sister, who was always a 'tomboy' (this was in the 1960's) and apparently our mother told her (aged about 9) she had to stop dressing like a boy and having short hair because people would think she was "funny" - my sister had no idea what she meant, because at that time there were no visible queer people at all. Later my sister knew, as a teenager, that lesbians existed, because she went to art school and there were some in a group of famous women artists in Paris at the turn of the 20th century, but as she told me later 'I didn't know that they were everywhere' and of course at the time homosexuality was medically considered a mental health issue/disease. I'm very happy that my daughter (now 31) grew up with my sister as a role model, a gay/straight alliance in her school, no-one but religious bigots thinking that it's a disease and me not making assumptions about her identity/sexuality. To be fair, I could only do that within what we knew at the time, and she is now a very happy polyamorous pansexual, but even 15 years ago neither of us had the understanding, or even the language, to consider possibilities such as pansexual, ace, non-binary etc it was more that I didn't assume she would be straight, in fact at about 13 she clearly felt under some social pressure to 'choose a side' and I advised her that she had her whole life ahead of her, she didn't know who she might meet and fall in love with, so she didn't have to make a choice, she could just be who she was, however that turned out (and of course that I would always love and support her).