Apple TV+ Shares Trailer for Oprah and Prince Harry's Mental Health Docuseries

[Paul_a]

Agree, and it always staggers me how people harbour so much bitter resentment and envy for those who have more than them, whilst conveniently disregarding their own privilege. I'd assume that everyone on this forum has a roof over their head and enough disposable income to own a Mac or an iPhone, so there's far more people on this planet who have less than us than there are who have more - yet our mental health issues are just as real and valid.

Interesting. I think it works the other way. Here in Seattle we see people who are homeless and facing real mental health challenges and we don't tell them "I have a roof over my head so listen to how I deal with my depression." We recognize that they are in an even worse situation and many of us try to help them, realizing we have it better than they do.

This show will, without question, be celebrities talking about THEIR experience couched in a "you can learn form me" message. This is what people are feeling negative about. Many of us are dealing with depression and might be a missed paycheck away from being homeless. Might not have a healthcare and can afford treatment. So, yeah, hearing from the rich, famous, and privileged about how they "deal with it" is absolutely tone deaf.

 

[Euroamerican]

I am not going to watch, but I should give them the benefit of the doubt that they can help some people out there who happen to need the help. Messages of help and potential solutions are HARD to get "on target" in this field, so anything good that comes out of this is a win win.

Now, as to how I feel about them in general, these two and the Oaf-ah:

 

[ducknalddon]

I think I would rather stick sharpened pencils in my eyes than watch this.

 

[1258186]

A programme about self obsessed celebrity millionaires complaining about their mental health whilst living a life of luxury. No thanks.

 

[olorsha]

A lot of people here with "they have money so this is stupid" hot takes clearly have no idea about mental health issues, and are proliferating attitudes that stigmatize mental health and make it the relatively taboo topic it is today.

 

[retrospek]

God help us - thank god we got rid of him in the UK...

 

[eatrains]

A programme about self obsessed celebrity millionaires complaining about their mental health whilst living a life of luxury. No thanks.

How are "a wide range of people from across the globe" all celebrity millionaires?

 

[azmscle]

Money can't buy a cure. but it can buy them not having to work and going to a high-priced spa resort to get individualized treatment from the best providers in the world, without having to worry about caring for their family and cooking dinner and mowing their yard and repairing their fence and feeding their pets and hundreds of other things that normal people have to deal with while also struggling with mental illness. people want stories they can relate to, not a celeb PR tour.

Do you really think going to a spa is going to cure someones mental illness? Sure, maybe some monetary relief but things like that don't just cure you. It's interesting that a lot of people claim celebrities and the rich are out of touch with reality - when it seems they are the ones out of touch with reality. You can have all the money in the world and still have a horrible life and mental state.

It's also bold of you to assume that just because people have money they don't do basic things everyone else does. Do you live in their house, see what they do every living moment? Just another stereotype being perpetuated. The reality is we have no idea what most of these people do behind closed doors.

 

[blacktape242]

Siri, show me less of this.

I dont need their pandering... trying working on mental health for a week and get back to me.

 

[smoothride]

The comments section is exactly what I hoped it will be, this was really entertaining haha!

 

[DeepWebinar]

I’m sure these two will be able to provide a grounded look at what mental health looks like for someone who doesn’t own a yacht.

 

[ijordano]

The people in this thread saying you can't be rich and have mental health problems (or dare to complain about your mental wellbeing) are gross.

Also, can't wait to see what the daily mail says about this

 

[sparkinstx]

The jokes, they write themselves!

 

[haydn!]

If I understand correctly, Harry and Meg lost their Royal titles. Harry can keep his military title though.

The other way around. He's lost his honory military titles, but has kept the titles associated with his rank whilst he served. His title as Prince is a birth right as he is still the son of a future King, so that stays too, as does his Dukedom as there is no requirement to be a 'working Royal' in order to hold that title.

 

[haydn!]

I know it's become trendy to hate on Harry and Meghan in recent months, but some of the comments here are truly disgusting.

The demographic of this forum is largely male. Men are 2-4 times more likely to kill themselves than women. You'd think you'd all want to take the mental health conversation a tad more seriously. Because it literally could be your brother, father, uncle, your friend, next.

 

[Mrjetsondc]

I know it's become trendy to hate on Harry and Meghan in recent months, but some of the comments here are truly disgusting.

The demographic of this forum is largely male. Men are 2-4 times more likely to kill themselves than women. You'd think you'd all want to take the mental health conversation a tad more seriously. Because it literally could be your brother, father, uncle, friend, you, next.

Welcome to online bullying. I don’t like it either but it seems to be the normal thing.

 

[IIGS User]

I know it's become trendy to hate on Harry and Meghan in recent months, but some of the comments here are truly disgusting.

The demographic of this forum is largely male. Men are 2-4 times more likely to kill themselves than women. You'd think you'd all want to take the mental health conversation a tad more seriously. Because it literally could be your brother, father, uncle, friend, you, next.

Share your perch of self righteousness for someone who hasn’t lived it.

To say “It literally could be…you, next” is such an absolutely horrible thing to say. Not just to anyone, but especially to anyone who has or is presently actually living through it, or has lived through it. I can’t even begin to explain it. To be the one who actually found a loved one who decided to do this to themselves, to know so many of my friends and colleagues who have, or have attempted suicide.

I’m just beside myself with how horribly tone deaf you are. I really hope someone in distress doesn’t read that. It’s just awful.

 

[Muzzakus]

Prince Fairy

 

[Cleartz]

This is accurate

 

[827538]

Harry might be Royalty but he did put his ass on the line when he was in the Military. His involvement with Veterans since leaving the Army is to be commended. Many of those who served with him suffered from PTSD (or worse). Both he and his brother have been far more open about mental health problems (especially male mental health issues) than many other so-called do-gooders.
If using his position results in one less Veteran suicide then good. I'd far rather listen to him than has-beens like the Kardashians.

I respect his military service being ex-military myself but he was hardly doing right when he ditched his role as Captain General of the Royal Marines because his sociopathic wife controls his every move. She is a piece of work and rightly hated in the UK.

 

[JagRunner]

If only Robin Williams were around to read these comments.

 

[NLLV]

I really hope that Apple does not do much more of these types of shows. Honestly, we all suffer. I do not need to hear how people with billion dollar net worths suffer.

This definitely does not make me want to renew the 1 year free Apple TV trial they gave me when I bought my MacBook last Christmas.

 

[NLLV]

The comments on this thread are a great reminder of how selfish people are and how they lack empathy. Someone's net worth does not equate to them not having to deal with the struggles of life and having their mental health suffer.
In essence, mental health is the same as physical health - so what you're saying is "I don't care these people have suffered pain or illness - they have so much money they should just keep quiet".

It's comical because often people think "if I had more money I'd be happy, I'd be fine" and that's far from the reality. I'm sure many of you can relate to that. Just because you have financial resources doesn't mean everything in life is perfect.

Perhaps instead of moaning and groaning about something you're not interested in, you keep quiet and learn to have a little empathy for others regardless of their celebrity status and net worth. It's called being a decent person.

The issue I have with the situation here is that, as many have pointed out these folks have the means to literally board a private aircraft and go anywhere on the PLANET for the absolute BEST help available.

Do they talk about ways they addressed the issue and looked for help?

As far as I understand from the first Oprah interview, no. They do not talk about that.

Instead it is a session of hearing them cry about things.

I would be all in if there were some sort of charity attached to this to help common people struggling get help, and maybe there is, but from what we see over and over again, it is just another way for them to get exposure by "connecting" with us commoners and showing they are "just like us."

Many in America (the primary audience for this) want help, cannot get it, and fall into a very dark place.

 

[NLLV]

Do you really think going to a spa is going to cure someones mental illness? Sure, maybe some monetary relief but things like that don't just cure you. It's interesting that a lot of people claim celebrities and the rich are out of touch with reality - when it seems they are the ones out of touch with reality. You can have all the money in the world and still have a horrible life and mental state.

It's also bold of you to assume that just because people have money they don't do basic things everyone else does. Do you live in their house, see what they do every living moment? Just another stereotype being perpetuated. The reality is we have no idea what most of these people do behind closed doors.

To play devils advocate, I always assume someone uses a different word possibly because they do not know the proper one or possibly English is not their first language.

Let me rephrase that in a way I that I would, because I agree with the statement.

Celebrities can afford to go to any type of facility ("spa") where they can spend months on end, get the very best psychiatric health, and never have to worry about the real world that requires people to have jobs, families, and commitments that cannot simply be suspended.

Quite literally, these two people could disappear for an entire YEAR and they would go back to their lives like nothing happened.

All their bills would be paid, they would have nothing out of sorts because people are paid to look after their responsibilities.

So no, it is not the same, they are not regular people... And as far as I can understand, they did nothing to bring them to this status except one of them being born into that lifestyle, and the other marrying into it.

At least his mother contributed to society. Helped the poor, was an advocate for the little folks like us.

 

[beanbaguk]

The comments here are interesting, focusing entirely on wealth and near as dammit, the jealousy of it and ignoring the issues being raised.

The fact is, rich or poor, anyone can have mental health issues. No matter who we all are, we are all affected by them. From my personal perspective, I am fairly well off. I have everything I need, my own home, savings, pension, etc....I've worked hard from scratch for it all but I've had my fair share of mental health issues and I can afford a counselor if I choose to do so without issue.

But the question is, do I? It's a hard journey to take at times and no matter how much much or how poor you are, dealing with your mental health issues is a challenge. Even with all my financial security, I have suffered from depression, and it's soul-destroying. Money is completely irrelevant when you feel this way. Having millions or even billions does not change anything.

From the outside, we can look at these people and judge them purely from their wealth, but the reality is none of us here truly know their real lives. We can all speculate and read the trashy newspapers with all the dirty gossip, but can anyone here truly tell me they know the personal and private lives of these people? No.

What they are doing is opening up the issue and opening the topic of conversation to the masses. Making it acceptable and relatable for people in a less privileged position to realise they can do something about their mental health and for what it's worth, that's a good thing.