When I started watching "13 Reasons Why," I thought there was no way that I was going to stay interested in this show.

The more that I watched the show though, the more I realized, this is more than just a TV show, this is a conversation that we all could and should be having. It’s not just about a young girl taking her life and possibly seeking revenge on those that caused her to do it; it is a necessary discussion that we should be having about bullying, about sexual harassment, about gun control, and about mental health.

"13 Reasons Why" may be a fictional story, but it is literally covering all of the problems that kids are facing and that we see in the news every day.

I understand why some can say that this show goes too far. With the graphic nature of some of the scenes and the frustrating topic of bullying, it can seem that this storyline takes things too far for a TV show. The unfortunate thing is that this show is so much more than just a plot that someone thought up one day. It is a storyline that is happening in every single high school, every single day; no school is the exception to the rule. At least one student in every school is facing these problems. The day season two was released, another U.S. school shooting happened in Santa Fe. Think about this, how horrible is it that this show is showing the new norm in our society and people are more upset with the conversation that show wants to have versus changing the horrible way our society has become?

We shouldn’t be talking about whether or not this show has taken things too far, we should be focusing on the mental health of those around us.

While "13 Reasons Why" focuses on the younger generation and the problems that they’re dealing this, this is also a great conversation starter for adults. Just because you are not in school anymore, doesn’t mean that you don’t still deal with these same problems. While it would be ideal to say that after high school you don’t have to worry about people being cruel, the world is still a very difficult place. All of the problems that these students face in school are potential problems that you can be forced to deal with as adults, so why not continue the conversation with others no matter what the age?

This show will make you feel uncomfortable and sometimes leave you feeling uneasy, but unfortunately right now, that is way real life is.

Until we have these conversations about these real life topics, nothing is going to change in this world.d.