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What are some things about depression and/or anxiety that you wish was represented more in media? (I’m writing a story)
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Anonymous 1w

ion think they represent enough the fact that they’re disabilities

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Anonymous 1w

Feeling like a failure like life moves on and you can’t be like other people that have a natural progression in their lives, even anxiety causes this feeling

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Anonymous 1w

The lying, never is sold or told well in anything I’ve watched. Probably because you need to have multiple character arcs to show difference and screen runtime is limited but most depression is covered by a mask of “im ok” “it doesn’t matter” or “so let’s worry about you instead” to an unbalanced degree of a further spiral. Honestly just think that anyone who truly goes through depression can’t write about it, and when you’re out it’s like looking through a window of what you felt.

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Anonymous 1w

How fucking debilitating it is! And how much it makes you numb to the good and the joy.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

This. Very much this. My depression is disabling, it’s not just being sad. I can’t move because all I’m doing is trying to will myself out of existence and sometimes I can’t even cry. And I desire nothing more than other humans, but that doesn’t actually solve anything, because nothing solves it and I still feel alone even if I’m surrounded by the best people

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1w

Wait sorry. I didn’t mean to rant. Sorry about that

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1w

That’s okay dude. Thanks for the reply tho, means a lot 👍🏽. I have depression too but it’s not severe so it’s nice to get some more insight yk?

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