Do Stories about Depression Make Us Depressed?

~ Laura

I’m officially boycotting TV coverage of the death of Robin Williams. I cannot hear anymore sad stories about depressed people, because it is massively bumming me out. I think we all need to be more aware about depression and be more open to talking about it. I really loved the guy and am terribly sad that he’s gone. But enough, already. No more sad montage videos.

I’m taking Jonah out to see Guardians of the Galaxy.

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One thought on “Do Stories about Depression Make Us Depressed?”

  1. Wasn’t this the take home of the Facebook experiment — that sad stories make us sad? Unfortunately, I don’t think that means that we can just all avoid sad stories (though I am more inclined to do so than I should be).

    24/7 focus on something bad and sad that happened has got to be a bad thing, though, and electronic media exacerbates the probability that we’ll get into complete focus on the darkness (and, I think, can have a particularly bad effect on those who are already depressed, or tend to depressive personalities).

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