this is a tough one because there's a lot of ones that impacted me over time and I didn't realize it until years later. Like ranma making me comfortable in the idea of "huh what if I could be a girl part time" or death race 2000 implementing the idea of "hey maybe hero worship is terrible and those being worshipped should use their platform to make sweeping change"

If anything, media I've enjoyed has given a voice and/or words to my experiences that I couldn't find before. Sayonara Wild Hearts touched me with a visual and audatory representation of my struggles with anxiety and burnout, and how recovery isn't a straight line.

Actually I think it's Sayonara Wild Hearts because that game kinda became a signpost for when I realized I was no longer drowning, and was actually recovering. That moment when you realize you're no longer in danger, and your body exits survival mode, and all you can do is cry to let every bit of emotion out that you'd been holding back.