Depression

I've been depressed for a good portion of my life. Reading manga once brought me genuine pleasure and served as a nice distraction, but it's never been the cure.   2 reply

As much as I love manga and reading, I've found that such things (including tv) only serve as a distraction and if I'm having a bad day I usually feel bad again when I stop reading/watching (maybe a bit better sometimes tho). For me, self expression and exercise have been my coping mechanisms, they are what drive away the sadness. I play flute, obo......   1 reply

Tbh escape, like I started watching anime when my parents and my brother were abusive, and I was bullied in school and it kinda is still with me, only the bullying stopped ,but it helps against my suicidal thoughts. I watch/read mostly romances like yaoi, yuri, hetero ones, but I get jealous cus they have something what I don't.   reply

I read it to escape the harshness in mind, really. I was hurt as a kid by a guy, and seeing guys in manhuas get hurt made me feel overpowered in a way. I know, it's weird, but it's true. It started off as a way of me getting rid of pent up anger towards them, and instead it flamed into me "enjoying it" in a good way. And, there's an even bigger pl......   reply

I've developed depression in middle school and all throughout high school, until my senior year. So a good portion of my school life was burdened by self-loathing, depression, and consistent suicidal thoughts. The best way I can describe it is living on the edge of depression by a rabbit hole in Alice in Wonderland. You retreat to that edge when ......   reply

I am diagnosed with depression and anxiety. Anime or manga can help just as a distraction, like many people here said it. I try not to watch it as much as before because my work/studying is piling up on the side and that just puts more stress on me. But watching Natsume Yuujinchou and Mushishi gives me solace before sleep sometimes. Going to the gy......   reply

I kinda have depression, but its not as bad as others. I just get attacks for like an hour or so somedays, but it leaves. Manga has helped me, mostly shoujo, action, adventure and sometimes romance, but as everyone is saying its just a distraction. It helps me a lot tho, since my attacks are short, but its not the best always. The one that helped m......   1 reply

I suffer mild depression (i.e. I have my episodes every now and again). This week was particularly bad, I got rejected from a University I really wanted to go to, resulting in my family being extremely disappointed with me. I broke down in front of my tutor today, and started crying for no particular reason when she said I was still struggling with......   reply

I got depression i high school. Probably because of stress, pressure from school and so on. My school was very strict and i hated it. It got so bad that every time I went to school i got fysically sick and i needed to go home. Around that time i started to watch anime and read manga. It really helped to put my mind off school and try to feel better......   reply

Hmmm,I don't know if it's not feeling good but most days I just feel flat. Like the air in my tire is completely gone. It's kinda suffocating with air still inside of you. Yes, I read to escape or maybe to heal. Recovery is not really a thing that is attainable for me. I only must survive long enough for life to mean something more than it actuall......   reply