#t8s felt so incredibly real its a work of art honestly

[mare-sanguis]

Topics discussed in The Eighth Sense

The obvious most omnipresent throughout the drama, the ones which dont need any explanation, first:

Depression

Anxiety

Trauma

Bullying/Harassment by Seniors

Alcoholism

Apathy

Now onto the ones which can easily be looked over:

Feeling like an outcast/trying to fit it:

Jihyun trying to act as if he knows what he's doing throughout a lot of scenes in the drama. For example when he orders the shots or goes to the han river far away from his dorm

Violent outbursts

When Jaewon beats up Taehyung after he mentions how Jihyun "died". A pretty common thing in people with bottled up emotions and a long list of mental health disorders, especially for people with depression or anxiety disorders

Suicidal thoughts > Mood change after listening to music 

The scene of Jaewon sitting at the Han river was a clear indication of suicidal thoughts, but then followed up by a beautifully put sequence of him getting up, waiting to try again after listening to music. It's done amazingly because music can heal and help channeling emotions. The scene gets dismissed and laughed about way too much by people who have watched T8S when its so important

Sexual harassment/Assault 

Every single thing Eunji did to Jaewon when they got "back together" - from her kissing him even if he didn't want to/gave consent, to her making sexual innuendos ("let's sleep at a hotel"). All this while he was clearly uncomfortable and not himself

Near death experience/Personality change

When Jihyun drowned, he had a near death experience. Then, after he woke up from it, his personality changed. Its a pretty common things as well for those who also experienced near death. Peoples persistence of attitude can change. And T8S portayed it pretty well

Anger/Resentment

Taehyung joking about Jihyuns death. How he was mad at Jaewon the whole time, ignored his calls/texts and when they sat together at the comitee he was still acting all resentful. We can all think what we want about him, but he wasn't just an asshole in the sense of just being an asshole to make the story more challenging he portrayed another parts of humanity

Abuse by parent 

When Jaewons dad was yelling at him where he was the whole night, if he way drinking until late. How he was blaming him and telling him he should get a grip on himself 

Toxic therapists 

I don't know if it was Inus and Werners intention but they gave us a very well done toxic therapist. She's that type mentally unstable people would be afraid to encounter or to leave in case they would judge them. She's that type those people wouldn't leave because they think they're lost without them.