Mentally chill (Unless I forget)

Mentally Chill (Unless I Forget) follows Crystal, a deadpan overthinker who wants nothing more than to be left alone with her dog and her own questionable life choices. That dream collapses when she receives a 30-day notice for a mandatory apartment inspection, kicking off a mockumentary-style spiral where Crystal, her anxiety-prone boyfriend Ryan, her hyperactive best friend Meg, and her judgmental dog Buttplug try to transform their disaster of a home into something that looks “fine from 12 feet away.”

As the deadline approaches, every attempt at acting like a functioning adult backfires spectacularly — closets attack, trash bags revolt, friendships wobble, and Crystal breaks the fourth wall so often the camera crew becomes part of the joke. Each episode pushes the characters deeper into the absurdity of pretending life is under control, revealing a raw, hilarious truth: nobody knows what they’re doing, and adulthood is just a long-running improv show with no script.

At its core, the series is a chaotic love letter to every person who has ever said, “I’ll get my life together tomorrow,” fully knowing they won’t.

  • Crystal Nadine Rollen
    Writer
    Mentally Chill (Unless I Forget)™ – Creator/Writer
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay, Television Script, Other
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Mockumentary
  • Number of Pages:
    42
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Beyond the Boulders
Writer Biography - Crystal Nadine Rollen

My name is Crystal Rollen, and I’m a new comedic writer and actress exploring storytelling through humor, honesty, and the kind of chaos that comes from real life. After years of creating digital content, sketches, and character-driven comedy online, I’ve moved into scripted writing with my first original series, Mentally Chill (Unless I Forget)™.

My writing is inspired by the moments I forget, the moments I overthink, and the moments that make life feel like a mockumentary — because sometimes it is. I love blending grounded emotional truth with surreal timing, chaotic rewinds, and characters who are flawed, funny, and real.

I operate my own small production brand and have built experience creating short-form comedy and storytelling across multiple platforms. Mentally Chill (Unless I Forget)™ is my debut scripted project, and it represents my shift into episodic comedy — mixing vulnerability, self-awareness, and humor for anyone who needs to laugh their way through the madness.

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Writer Statement

“I wrote Mentally Chill (Unless I Forget)™ because the my photo pretty much sums up my creative process: me trying to hold my life together while my emotional support dog judges me like he’s my unpaid producer. My brain forgets half the things I’m supposed to remember, so instead of pretending to be put-together, I turned the chaos into a mockumentary. If people laugh, great. If people relate, even better. And if my dog ever starts charging me for emotional labor… well, that’ll be season two.”