The Young and the Restless
Three Young and the Restless Characters Who DESPERATELY Need Therapy and It’s Not Who You Think
Jack Abbott, Kyle Abbott, and Abby Newman desperately need therapy on Y&R. These three are NOT okay and we need to talk about it.
JACK ABBOTT, KYLE ABBOTT, AND ABBY NEWMAN NEED A DAYS OF OUR LIVES CROSS-OVER TO MARLENA EVANS COUCH IMMEDIATELY
TL;DR: Everyone talks about Sharon’s mental health and Adam’s villain arc, but Young and the Restless is ignoring three characters who are SCREAMING for professional help: Jack Abbott, Kyle Abbott, and Abby Newman. These three are NOT okay, and we need to discuss it.
Jack Abbott Has Made Victor Newman His Entire Personality
Let’s start with the patriarch himself. Jack Abbott has spent DECADES obsessing over Victor Newman to the point where it’s genuinely concerning. This man cannot go a single week without Victor living rent-free in his head. Victor breathes, and Jack takes it personally. Victor launches a business venture, and Jack spirals. Victor simply exists, and Jack makes it his mission to respond.
The recent situation with Nikki spending the night in a hotel room with Jack? Instead of examining WHY he keeps getting entangled with Victor’s wife, Jack is just bracing for retaliation. He’s not asking himself the hard questions like “Why am I incapable of staying in my own lane?” or “Why does my sense of self-worth depend entirely on beating Victor?” That’s not rivalry, that’s OBSESSION, and Young and the Restless needs to get this man some help.
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Kyle Abbott Has Daddy Issues AND Commitment Issues AND He Stands on Porches Watching Women Leave
Kyle Abbott is a walking red flag factory and nobody is talking about it. This man has betrayed Jack multiple times, flip-flopped between women like he’s speed dating, and his idea of emotional processing is standing on porches watching women walk away into the night. That’s not romantic, that’s a SYMPTOM.
During Thanksgiving, Claire kissed Kyle on the porch and left, and Kyle just… stood there. Watching. Processing nothing. This is the same man who went from Summer to Audra to whoever else caught his attention that week. He has Harrison, who he clearly loves, but Kyle cannot seem to figure out his own life long enough to model healthy relationships. The daddy issues are GENERATIONAL at this point, and Y&R keeps playing it like it’s charm instead of a cry for help.
Abby Newman Is the Forgotten Child of BOTH the Newmans AND the Abbotts
Here’s the one that REALLY gets me. Abby Newman showed up to Thanksgiving at Newman Ranch, and her entire presence was summarised as “Abby and Devon visit with the family” and “Devon and Abby leave with Thanksgiving blessings.” That’s IT. No dialogue. No storyline. No acknowledgement that this woman even EXISTS.
Abby Newman is the daughter of Victor AND Ashley—two of the most powerful people in Genoa City—and somehow NEITHER family remembers she’s alive. The Abbotts had their big Thanksgiving dinner with toasts and heartfelt speeches, and where was Abby? At the Newman Ranc,h getting two sentences of screen time. The Newmans were busy worrying about Noah, fawning over Claire, and making peace with Nate, and Abby was just… there. In the background. Like furniture.
This woman owns a restaurant, is raising Dominic, her mother just went through a mental health crisis in Paris, and Young and the Restless has reduced her to a background extra at family gatherings. Being forgotten by ONE powerful family is sad. Being forgotten by BOTH? That’s therapy-worthy trauma right there.
The Abbott-Newman Therapy Fund Needs to Be Established Immediately
The common thread here? All three of these characters are defined by their relationships to OTHER people’s drama rather than processing their own. Jack is obsessed with Victor. Kyle is obsessed with whoever is currently walking away from him. Abby is so neglected by the narrative that she’s probably dissociating just to cope.
Marlena Evans is RIGHT THERE in Salem, but honestly, Young and the Restless needs to import her to Genoa City because the local therapists are clearly not cutting it. These three need intensive intervention, group therapy, and possibly a retreat where they’re not allowed to mention Victor Newman, romantic entanglements, or family feuds for at least 72 hours.
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