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Originally Posted by mydog2003
Does anybody have any stories (I'm aiming for books, movies, etc., but a personal story is fine too, if you have one) that relate to their depression? Something you watch when you're down to make you feel better, or something that describes your depression well. Pretty much any story that has something to do with you or your depression.
For me, The Catcher in the Rye really gives me a chance to vent and relate to someone else, but it also reminds me of what a terrible person I am. It's a Wonderful Life always reminds me that I'm not really a terrible person, and that people care about each other for the most part. It gives me hope. I love both of these stories.
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I have to 2nd keeprollings recommendation of Hyperbole and a Half. It is also out in book form and a good chunk of it is new. Someone that can so accurately describe their depression, but do so in such a self-deprecating way? I bust a gut (not Walking Dead style) every time I read part of it.
I have a book and movie strategy for bouts of depression (I love my books and movies, but my depression has been around for a while too, so it needs to be worked in. Or it is a cranky wench
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Depression is increasing?=time for uplifting and inspirational; or raunchy comedy (Judd Apatow, Seth Rogen/Evan Goldberg)
Depression leaves me at a barely functional level=crime shows and movies with a sociopathic mastermind (my mood seems so much better in comparison
); horror and post apocalyptic (The Walking Dead--show and comic; any YA series dealing with the topic: Divergent, Hunger Games, Legend, The Testing)
Worst of the worst=I cannot read or watch anything long enough, which makes it worse; so...short stories, poems (Mary Oliver), and magazines; humorous websites/blogs (The Oatmeal)