I’m really bad with this and always have been. I seriously can’t differentiate fiction from reality and anytime I try to watch any kind of unsettling show I get overly anxious, upset, and think about it for hours afterwards. Whether it be horror, psychological horror, or anything where the characters are in distress/upset/there’s a heavy element of fear and the unknown. Oh and I immediately have to turn it off if a situation feels too close to home for me. Stranger things is about as much as I can handle lol.

I’m wondering if I should force myself through a show for exposure therapy? It’s just frustrating. Makes me feel like a child and also worry I won’t able to handle IRL difficult situations. Because I can’t exactly avoid those in the same way.