Depression In Inside Out

I have seen the movie Inside Out a couple of times now and every time I watch it, the signs of depression given off by the main character Riley become more prevalent. Her family moved from Minnesota to San Francisco due to her father changing jobs. She was not very excited about the move but was forced to start a new life with her family. She was unable to play hockey with her old team and had to attend a new high school. The point of view of the movie is from inside Riley’s head. It features her emotions Joy, Fear, Anger and Disgust as the main characters. These emotions help the viewer understand what is going on in her mind and how she is coping with all of the new changes she is experiencing.
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As she walked closer to the school she began to become nervous but knew there was nothing she could do to avoid going to class. She immediately spotted the cool girls and desired to be friends with them. When the teacher called on Riley to stand up and say something about herself she began to become sad while she was reminiscing about all of her family’s traditions and the fun times they had together at her old house. She was sad because she knew that would never happen again. She cried in front of her whole class and after that she knew that she would never be accepted by the cool girls. One of the other causes of depression according to the Diathesis-Stress Model is social rejection. She felt as though she would not be accepted at the new school in addition to feeling unhappy about not being able to experience the enjoyable times she had with her family before …show more content…
She associates all of her good memories with Minnesota so naturally her first thought is to go back to where the good memories originated. She is angry with her parents for making her move to San Francisco away from all of her friends. She is irritated that she has to start a new school where she does not have many friends. She is frustrated that hockey did not work out as she had planned. As a result, Riley purchases a bus ticket and walks out of the house as always to go to school but little did her parents know that she was not going to school she was actually going to the bus station. You can tell from her body language and the way she carries herself that she is in a low mood. The way she interacts with her family such as ignoring her mother’s phone call and arguing with her parents shows that she has low energy and a lack of motivation. Riley becomes so sad when she realizes that she is about to leave her family who she loves. She runs off of the bus and goes home. She is greeted by her family where she starts to cry and confesses her true feelings about the move. She explains what a hard time she has been having with being away from home and her friends. She explains that she is not happy in San Francisco. She displayed signs of persistent feelings of sadness and worthlessness and a lack of desire to engage in formerly pleasurable activities which is the definition of depression