Actress Anna Castillo stars in Se tiene que morir mucha gente, a series coming to Movistar Plus+ on May 21. Created by Victoria Martín and based on her novel, the fiction follows Bárbara, a woman trapped by benzodiazepines and frustration. Castillo criticizes that access to mental health is a privilege and that the lack of resources pushes people towards self-medication or psychiatrists who nullify emotions.
The anxiety algorithm: apps and express prescriptions 🧠
The series reflects a real problem: mental health treated as a fast-consumption product. In the technological sphere, meditation apps and online therapy platforms proliferate, promising solutions in ten minutes. But access to qualified professionals remains expensive and scarce. Meanwhile, public health systems refer patients to fifteen-minute sessions where the easiest thing is to prescribe an anxiolytic. Technology does not replace the time or attention that a mind in crisis requires.
Pills to forget, Wi-Fi to remember 📱
Bárbara takes her benzodiazepine and a while later doesn't even remember her cat's name. But hey, at least the pill is cheaper than a psychologist. While we wait for public healthcare to get its act together, we can always download a mindfulness app to remind us that we're doing terribly. Of course, if you pay for the premium subscription, the algorithm will tell you your anxiety is due to climate change. Very personalized.