…so I guess it’s time to start another watch through again.
Does anyone else use this show (or have another show they watch) when they’re down in the dumps and need some comfort?
For me it’s always Bojack, it’s the only show I can watch when depressed because it reminds me of where I came from and that I’m much better off now.
Also, who is everyone’s favorite character? I mostly identify more with Bojack himself, but Hollyhock is my favorite character.
Yeah I use it in the same way, I find this show incredibly cathartic. I also watch it when I’m not depressed though and enjoy the jokes/light hearted moments more!
Same. The jokes land no matter what. Haha
Not a show however The Hobbit is really healing for me. Just a silly little man going on an adventure with no sense of the word outside of his bubble
I love the book so much, I’ve read it so many times at this point, and I read it like 3 times a year. It’s harder to get through the Lord of the Rings because I have all 3 books in one giant copy, and it’s just daunting to get through. Lmao
It’s comforting because it’s relatable (the depression and emptiness parts). However, you should try and splice some more lighthearted episodes of shows inbetween Wojack for ✨mental health✨ reasons. A mixture of relatable sad stuff and turn off/quiet brain pick me ups is good
I do it for the possibly unhealthy reason of not wanting to be alone in my misery. This and Moral Orel.
I think I get more obsessed with figuring out solutions to the characters’ lives when I feel the most unsure how to fix myself?
Just like PC I want to take care of others but then I don’t know how to take care of myself.
I’ve only recently binge-watched the entire show, partly due to my daughter telling me it was her favourite so thought I should know what I was talking about. But quickly fell in love with what is a thoughtful but depressing cartoon ( with possbly the best title sequence of any show, ever). I defintely identfy with the isolation, recklessness and misuses of Bojack ( tonight I washed down the morphine with red wine - a great combo but not one they promote on either label) but Princess is my favourite characther - although I recognise this may not bring me love as she seems a polarising one.
Hey feel free to ignore this, but might be worth checking your vitamin D levels. Looks like the timing of your depression coincides with the seasonal depression caused by low sunlight exposure and low vitamin D.
I appreciate the concern, but my depression is year round, certainly does get worse some times of year but I’ve got long term depression that I cope with in multiple ways.
In general, I prefer listening to certain types of music, to, for lack of a better term, “ride the wave” of the depression.
I was actually on my 3rd re-watch of the show (this time, for language improvement purposes) but I had to stop because depression has hit me really hard this time around.
And when I say hard, I mean “I’m actively looking up phone numbers of therapist offices” - levels of hard.
I get that I could gain some positives out of it, as you described, but I’m decently sure that I’d just get super attached to the depressive parts and then not crawl out of those holes, you know? Just meander around in even more intense misery. I’ll probably get back to it some day, but that day is not today.
And to answer the last part: Firstly, I’m honored you consider me your favorite (lol), I’ve heard that quite a bit on this sub. And secondly, my pick for favorite character is in constant flux but I probably relate mostly to Diane and Todd.