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How do u bounce back from psychological stories
Personally I don't read too much horror/psychological yaoi or stories in general beacuse I know what I can handle reading and can't and some of these topics are too dark for me but for those who read it how do you bounce back from it? Whenever I read books with really dark topics I can't lie and say it doesn't make me feel out of it but I usually try and distract myself with not reading anything for a while etc. Does anyone else get affected by what they read or is it just me?
I'm very intentional about what I consume for this very reason.
The key is: Observe, don't absorb.
If you feel your mental state being really effected in a negative way by the material, its time for a break. Switch to a different media entirely. Tiktok, YouTube, a streaming service or just listening to music.
Even just moving to another room helps,...... 3 reply
I'm with you about being affected by it. The older I get, I actually become more sensitive to it.
I feel like as a teenager I could "handle" more extreme stuff because it just felt far away, but as I grew up I realized life can be gorey and horrible for real and I just can't consume it as easily anymore. reply
For me, I just read it like a story. After the last chapter is done, I write my thoughts on it, on how the story could be better or anything that impressed/motivated/saddened me. After it's done, I move on to a new story. I don't think I might be helpful much. But a few times, when I read Actual real-life case studies that's a lot to take, Reading ...... reply
Be a reader, not an actor. Just read, don't try to get into it too much (if it's messy and funked up) like an actor gets into a role or character. Observe, don't absorb. reply
I love horror and psychological. I just bookmark and come back a day or 2 later if I get overwhelmed. Off to read a few sweet fluffy nontoxic shorts :) Only one time I had to drop entirely cause I could not stand the abuse of the MC and it was Missing Love: The Marrying Man. I couldn't take it, had to run from it and never finished it. To this day ...... reply
Bounce back isn't exactly the right word for me because at some point I like and love the complexity of horror or psychological stories or as you specifically said yaoi, not just the complexity but how it is entail and I absorb it like a delicacy I read for any genre I like/love. For me it's just to differentiate the situation and circumstances or ...... reply
There are some things I don't read/watch anymore. For me it's not a genre but specific things/art style or topics that I can't process in a healthy way. I can read one horror/psychological story and love it, and the next I can't deal with at all. Now I force myself to stop reading, because I know it's not worth it, so as soon as I flip a page or se...... 1 reply
I think i treat it much like looking at art in a gallery. You stop by every one of it and appreciate it as it is then move to the next. After i read anything that is horror or psychologically fucked up, if its good then i will prolly spend a few more mins or hours trying to understand it and then move on to the next one. I guess it depends on how y...... reply
