I remember watching Skins religiously as a teen (13 or so)  while ignoring my mental issues and feeling like a character on my own, I was big on Effie and  Cassie which is ironic to me as I ended up being diagnosed with bipolar and annorexia later on ( I'm not annorexic anymore, I developped later on binge eating disorder and now recovering). Do you think that show and certain other series romanticize mental illnesses and have you ever experienced something similar? I'm now very careful as to what to watch so it doesn't trigger anything bad.