Depression with a difference?

I was diagnosed with depression a couple of weeks ago. But I see one difference between me and others with the same illness.
Others are anhedonic and withdraw from pleasent activities.
But I, despite being completely anhedonic, am addicted to tv, internet, movies etc
I swear I haven't derive any positive feelings from these things for many years. Yet my brain doesn't seem to learn. I try to do many things to stop this like writing in a dairy or talking my unsatisfaction out loud during these activities...
Yet I am attacked by urges, thoughts and feelings that lie to me. They confidently tell me that I enjoyed this thing earlier and promise that I will enjoy if I do it again. Even if I hated a movie they bet that i will somehow be happy by watching it again when i spot it on tv. They are desperate for happiness and wont accept where it will not come from

Horror movies scare me, sad shows make me sadder but i never feel anything good.
Is this common? I just told my psychatrist about anhedonia but not this weird thing, is it worth telling him the next time?

I think being addicted to television and the internet are pretty common when you're depressed. It's much easier to lose yourself in a fantasy than to deal with what's going on in reality. And now that I think about it, I'm more attracted to the "darker" stuff when I'm depressed. Maybe because it's easier to relate to when we feel like crap?

Not uncommon at all to have addictions along with depression. Behavioural addictions are not so much different than drugs. They provide escape, relief. They serve a purpose or else we wouldn't do them. The problem is they quit working. Sounds as if you are realizing they are no longer working.

It is worth telling your doc about these feelings, the more info they have to work on the better. Everything is a piece of the puzzle, especially the coping strategies we choose for ourselves.

I don't see your description as a difference. Depression manifests a variety of ways, even on different days.
Trying to repeat formerly rewarding behaviors and finding them lacking is not unusual when depressed. It's like thinking your milk is ok and then upon tasting or smelling it, you realize it's sour. There's a certain disappointment in that which can lead to negative self thoughts. Ex: how could I be so dumb to think THAT would make life better?!!
So how to solve it? I've always found reading and learning a new skill / topic helps to draw me out of depression. Nothing too challenging because I don't want to fail, of course, but little successes can be rewarding. For me anyway.

My husband has noticed me being too attached to my computer, or so he says. He wants me to feel free to binge watch tv shows or surf the internet for news on my favorite fluffy celebrity story during the daytime but to leave off of that stuff in the evenings and at night so that I maybe get some better sleep. (It hasn't worked - I still can't sleep well. But that's sort of beside the point.) He's right - there is a little endorphin hit every time I perform these ritual viewing activities. There's some comfort in it even if it is mundane and seemingly meaningless, which in a way is what makes it appealing to me. Also, depressing shows or movies resonate with me when I'm depressed too. I do feel as though there's something more that I can relate to in them. I think tv watching or internet surfing can be addictive behaviors and ones to be monitored, but when you feel crappy enough this seemingly relatively harmless form of escapism seems worthwhile I guess, even if it doesn't bring any lasting relief at all. I don't have any answers for you but I understand exactly what you mean in your post.