Hey! I’m a bit late to the chain but I’ve dealt with severe depression and bipolar like tendencies my entire life.
For me, personally, BoJack and other depressing media often times is somewhat cathartic to me. It reminds me that I’m not the only person in the world that deals with these things which helps me to ground myself in depressive episodes. I actually still do this not just with BoJack but tons of other media that most people probably wouldn’t watch on repeat.
That being said, I’d highly recommend watching with your daughter (if you can, the show can be very dark and hard for some people to watch) and help explain the themes of the show or help her to understand certain hard to watch topics. I struggled a long time because my family didn’t talk about those things. Therapy does wonders (super awesome that you’re doing what you can to help!) but for a long time I wished constantly that someone would be there to help me through what I was dealing with.
Hey! I’m a bit late to the chain but I’ve dealt with severe depression and bipolar like tendencies my entire life.
For me, personally, BoJack and other depressing media often times is somewhat cathartic to me. It reminds me that I’m not the only person in the world that deals with these things which helps me to ground myself in depressive episodes. I actually still do this not just with BoJack but tons of other media that most people probably wouldn’t watch on repeat.
That being said, I’d highly recommend watching with your daughter (if you can, the show can be very dark and hard for some people to watch) and help explain the themes of the show or help her to understand certain hard to watch topics. I struggled a long time because my family didn’t talk about those things. Therapy does wonders (super awesome that you’re doing what you can to help!) but for a long time I wished constantly that someone would be there to help me through what I was dealing with.