FROZEN Depression -

This article is about how Frozen relates to mental health, so if you haven’t seen the movie, stop reading this and go see it …because it’s amazing!

I loved seeing the movie Frozen, and I am obsessed with the song from the soundtrack, “Let It Go”. I don’t think I ever realized why until my boyfriend said, “Do you love this part because it relates to you?” Obviously, I started thinking and found so many correlations about how Frozen relates to depression and anxiety.

The main character, Elsa, has a tragic event of hurting her younger sister, Anna, when she is very young. After they visit the trolls, Elsa is forced to keep this big secret from his sister and the rest of the world. This sends her into a state of depression because she doesn’t want to keep a secret from anyone, but she feels like she has to. Elsa also doesn’t know how to control her powers which gives her anxiety.

Elsa NEVER leaves her room:

With depression, it’s hard to get out of bed and socialize, and one never really wants to face the day, and Elsa shows the same signs! She also feels hopeless no one will like her because of her powers.

Elsa PUSHES people away:

Elsa shows signs of anxiety by shutting people out. She is afraid to get close to Anna because she has already hurt her once and doesn’t want to do it again. Elsa doesn’t have enough confidence in herself to know that she won’t hurt others, so she continuously pushes people away.

Elsa WON’T go back to Arendelle:

Elsa is so upset that she set off an eternal winter and has no confidence that she can fix anything, that she refuses to go back to Arendelle. She doesn’t want to go back because she is anxious to see everyone again. Elsa also loves to be alone, which isn’t necessarily a sign of depression or anxiety, however, she wants to be alone because she is depressed and doesn’t think others will like her because of what she has done to Arendelle.

I will leave you with this: In the song, “Let it Go”, Elsa has this lyric where she lets people know how she has been disciplined to think her whole life, “Don’t let them in, don’t let them see. Be the good girl you always have to be. Conceal, don’t feel, don’t let them know.”

What other signs of mental illnesses do you see in Frozen?
Post your comments below!

By: Morgan McAfee

hadley

i thought i was the only person who related to elsa, but i guess not!
Taylor

I thought it related a lot to panic attacks. the minute she is in an room where she needs to try to control herself she gets anxious and stress and when someone tries to stop her from leaving she lashes out. when she runs across the water you can see genuine fear in her eyes and you can tell she doesn’t want to leave, but she knows she has to because she cant face the people of Arendelle after they saw the side of her she wanted to hide so desperately. once she’s alone she just lets it all out and she feels confident again. but when asked to go back she becomes anxious and sad again. then when people try to force her she lashes out once more and accidentally hurts her sister. then when she is attacked and called a monster she gives up all hope of life because she cant control what’s inside her
Karyn Pickles (@karynpickles)

Great post – I wrote one on the same topic. I think so many of us are relating to this movie! The first time Elsa sat in her room and said, “Don’t feel. Don’t feel,” I was 17 again.
Tiny Twerp

Nice one! Perhaps this show was created to give hope to depressed and anxious individuals haha. I believe most of us, the like-minded beings, can relate to this show a 100%. I feel alive again after watching!
Jill E. Anderson

When I started to listen to the lyrics of “Do you want to build a snowman?” I started tearing up, I am familiar with seasonal depression in myself and my sisters…when the depression passes(it doesn’t last forever,just seems like it) once again the sun starts shining. When there is more daylight I become more active(at least 10 hours/day) It was a hunch that Frozen was about depression… if you are depressed, please ask for help. You deserve to be happy. Thank you for listening <3
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