So this weird thing happens to me when I watch the show heartstopper, I dunno if it’s just me or if it happens to anyone else , after watching each season it for some bizarre reason triggers a depressive episode.
After watching season 1 I had a really bad depressive episode that lasted a few months it was honestly a very dark time in my life , then came season two and I was a bit hesitant to watch it after what happened with the first season, but I told myself I was being silly and a show couldn’t possibly trigger my mental illness like that.
So I watched season 2 and you guessed it, depressive episode. Wasn’t as bad as the first one but still pretty bad and it confirmed that it was indeed the show triggering it , I dunno why or how, there is obviously some psychological reason behind it that I’m not aware of and don’t really understand.
Now season 3 has just come out and I waited a few days before even thinking of watching it. But I recently cancelled my Netflix and I only have it until the 17th so I thought if I’m going to watch it I better do it now, and this season highlights a big mental illness storyline more so than the last 2 seasons, which I was aware of as I’ve read the books .
[also want to mention that I have been doing better with my mental illness lately, I haven’t sh or had ☠️ thoughts and my depression and social anxiety have been more manageable]
But now we are here I binged season 3 yesterday and it probably hasn’t helped I’m due my period so my hormones and emotions are out of wack, but today has been a really rough day I’ve got this constant intense feeling of dread that won’t go away , I feel like I’m going to have a panic attack, I feel hopeless, unlovable, that I’ve done nothing with my life & I’m worthless, I feel like I’m a waste of a human being , that I don’t contribute anything to the world so why am I here , and I’ve had ☠️ thoughts and sh urges which I unfortunately gave into, And I now feel even worse about myself.
And it sucks because I love the show, the characters, and what it stands for. Plus’s I’m fine with the books I can read them no problem, doesn’t affect me, so why does the show I just don’t get it.
I’m not even sure I’m going to post this as I don’t know if it makes any sense or if I’m just truly fucked up that a show triggers me to have a depressive episode and I can’t explain why.