Depressed characters written by people without depression
I am so sad…….all the time…….I cry so many tears…..at night I cry myself to sleep……my pillow……….is wet
My depression is now gone because i have a skinny white boyfriend.
Weirdly, this is one of the reasons why I love the movie Inside Out so much. Riley is severely depressed when she doesn't have Joy OR Sadness at the controls. Feeling mostly only irritation (either Disgust or Anger) while all other emotions are muted is a huge part of depression, and at least for me, when I'm able to feel sad again it often signals the depression waning. I loved that this movie geared at kids went through this whole emotional process: it's okay to be sad, but sometimes we can't be, and that's okay too. Just know that it'll pass. I love how they illustrate how depression is based so much on fear (of not being loved/accepted, of being a disappointment, etc.) and disgust (often self-disgust, based on & feeding into the fear of not being loved & accepted), and that sadness is actually one of the things that can help break through that. Idk, I'm just really impressed with this movie every time I watch it, and I'm so happy we have this accurate yet subtle depiction of depression & the grief cycle all wrapped up in a peppy adventure story about personified emotions.
