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[ SECRET POST #1788 ]

⌈ Secret Post #1788 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Greek Myths (Hermes), Allstate (Mayhem)]

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[Chrono Crusade]

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[House]

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Please don't kill yourself OP. Do you ever watch any comedy shows? I find those help me often times, they usually aren't story arc heavy and when my mind is not able to handle fictional sadness (which is a lot of the time) I like to immerse myself in some comedy and it can sometimes help. There's nothing wrong with watching something light to take your mind off things.

different anon

I agree. Speaking as someone who does have depression and an anxiety disorder, I had to avoid certain shows so I wouldn't affect me to the point of being triggered. I just had to be really honest with myself when it comes to whether or not something on TV is making me uncomfortable.

You might actually want to talk to a doctor about your depression. It sounds like you're really having a hard time right now, and it may be the thing you really need to help yourself get better. Good luck, OP.

Wait, why would you kill yourself before seeing a doctor? I'm very confused about what that 'means' for you. If you had a broken leg, you'd go see a doctor about it, wouldn't you? You wouldn't tell someone to just buck up and handle a protruding bone. You're doing this to yourself, except it's raw bleeding emotions instead of raw bleeding muscle tissue. Right now, you've got a bit of a kink in your thinker, so it makes sense to see a doctor, right?

I'm not the OP so I don't know their reasoning, but sometimes seeing a Doctor in itself can be a trigger. It may sound weird, but I went through a very rough time with Doctors when I was young to the point that I am very uncomfortable with them now and even have a few fears about Doctor visits. I try my best to get over it and go, but it's enough that I really don't visit the doctor unless I absolutely have to (and since I don't currently have insurance "absolutely have to" hasn't come around too much in the past few years.)

Plus a "kink in your thinker" is not always easily fixed, or rather, not fixed at all. Often times at best doctor visits are like putting a tiny band aid on that broken leg metaphor you're using. It can be frustrating and can exhaust you more then the depression itself.

Just adding to this: doctors sometimes can't help - but sometimes they are also actively harmful. Still, I have this to say, to the OP if they're reading this, and you're not seeing a doctor because of past experiences: I know it's hard. I know doctors can be just as ignorant and harmful as everyone else. But keep trying to get help. Especially since you're having suicidal ideation. Call your national mental health service if you have one - they might be able to give you the names of services and doctors that will help you, not patronize or ignore you.

Although what the other anon said is true, I appreciate that you are trying to combat the normative thinking that mental illness is something you can will-power away, and for standing up and saying that mental illnesses is something that people do (rightly) need to seek treatment for. Thank you for having the right attitude.

Please, please don't kill yourself. If you're in the US, call the suicide hotline at 1-800-273-8255 to get some help.

OP, I'm the same way. I have severe anxiety and depression, and when I got to a certain age I found myself dreading episodes of TV shows I loved or getting new canon information because I was afraid of upsetting what I had. I'll still drop shows or series I adore just because I'll find a point in canon at which I'm perfectly happy with everything and I can't bear the stress of wondering whether or not something will happen to take the happiness of it away. My partner has to personally sit me down to get me to watch new episodes of a series, and of everything I've watched in the past five years, I've managed to force myself to watch a final episode exactly twice.

I can't say "No, seriously, go talk to a doctor" because I don't know what that means to you and whether or not it would make it worse; you know that better than I do. But there are ways to manage it. I started keeping up on spoilers when available because I found that learning about and discussing things I disliked ahead of time made it much easier to handle. I also try to wait until a new book, series, or film has been out for a while so that I can judge whether or not it's something I can deal with (this is often doable without being spoiled, or at least not spoiled heavily, when impressions are available online). Please try to take it slow and find ways that work for you, even if it's frustrating to not be able to just outright absorb things without potentially feeling worse. I've found over time that the more I figure out ways to brace myself and enjoy things at my own pace, the less the anxiety affects me when trying new things. Even just putting down the book or turning off the movie and taking a breather to think can help.

Please don't hurt yourself. And please seek help in finding someone you can trust to talk to. It doesn't have to be a doctor.

This is all true.

OP, if you don't mind my butting in, you can visit the TV Tropes website and see if they have a page for the shows and movies you are interested in watching. If there is depressing or disturbing stuff, the TV Tropes page will usually mention it.

You can also browse through the website to find genuinely happy and uplifting works to try.

I've been there, and I assure you that having that little happy thing to see you through the day becomes the thing that sees you through the week, and then the month, and then the year, and so on until you've built up enough strength inside yourself to keep going.

Lately Parks and Recreation has been making me happy.

Chi's Sweet Home! It is about a kitten and it is wonderful.

Kim Possible never failed to cheer me up. :)

I love watching Whose Line is it Anyway.

Seconding Chi's Sweet Home!

Batman the Brave and the Bold always cheers me up! I mean, it has a couple of sad episodes but even those end up being fairly heartwarming.

plus it gave us this awesome, innuendo laden song (written by Gail Simone even!):

AQUAMAN'S rousing song of heroism always makes me happy too (plus there's a brief scene of AQUAMAN dressed as Black Canary which is hilarious)

Batman from the 60s.

Whenever I'm angry/unhappy, I watch this. Perhaps it's more effective than my prozac.

Edited 2011-11-26 08:41 (UTC)

The Magic School Bus! :O

New Scandinavian Cooking, lol. *___* I heart it so much, you have no idea~

All of How I Met Your Mother is a flashback to the years before a happy ending/beginning of a love story.

It's already been "spoiled" for us through loads of flashforwards to later in the season, or a couple years down the road, or to the year 2020, or 2021, or 2026 or 2029, when everyone's in their 40s and 50s, that the "Mother" in question really is wonderful, the cutest couple on the show will still be married, and the whole gang will still be thick as thieves, and close enough to sneak around smoking joints in the hallway at their 20-year college reunion and for the main character's kids to call them "Aunt" and "Uncle" in the year 2030.

And they're not just these frivolous possible imagine spots of the future -- it's canon, except the show will obviously end before the year 2030, so we just won't see it all. There's something so amazingly warm and comforting about that.

It is pretty much guaranteed to end happily, but the recent dramatic developments might be hard on someone looking for a feel-good show. But overall, yes, I agree.

Fullmetal Panic: Fumoffu! is a spinoff series of Fullmetal Panic that is entirely filler, and it's all hilarious. Don't check out the main series because in a few parts depressing and it has story arcs, but the filler-only show has basically no plot beyond "let's throw these serious characters in hilarious situations."

Please don't kill yourself, OP. I know it's rough, but seeing a doctor, therapist, or counselor really can help. I spent ten years "toughing it out" through major depression with severe suicidal ideations because my parents pounded into me that anyone who needed therapy or antidepressants was a weakling. It's not true, and needing help doesn't make you weak. Sometimes life hands you a burden too heavy to carry alone, and there's no shame in asking for another pair of hands or in going to get tools that might help you deal with it better.

If doctors upset you badly, talk to a friend or to a crisis hotline. But please please PLEASE find someone who can help you and support you. You're not alone, and you're not the only one who's been in such a bad place that the things they enjoy start making them upset. I know change is scary, and doubly so when you're depressed and anxious, but your status quo doesn't sound like it's a good place for you to be. Good luck, OP.

Please don't kill yourself, OP, and please do find help and support wherever is best for you - whether that's a doctor, a trusted friend, or a hotline. Take care! Your life and health matter.

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