So I'm watching Ginny and Georgia on Netlfix and aside from it's poorly portrayed biracial experiences and lack of actual ethnic leads, the daughter self harms by burning. I am now 28 years old. I haven't cut in ten years, maybe less. Thing is, I think I grew out of it but watching her self harm makes me kind of *miss it*, for lack of expression. It makes me sad, and feelings of worthlessness flood back into my mind.

I started from watching Ellie on Degrassi when I was but a weeeeeee elementary kid. Now that I see it again as an adult I think, "I deserve to be in pain."

Understandably these shows are trying to bring awareness, and there are wonderful outreach programs that I didn't have. But I also wonder if it's doing the good it's meant to. Simply, I think these shows glorify depression. Normalizing depression, pain, identity crisis...name it, doesn't make a difference for those experiencing it but rather diminish the struggle they are going through.

Making everyone feel like they can label their own lack of perspective or moment of heartache as depression, anxiety or pain.

I was alone, never once able to talk to a soul about cutting my skin, still to this day. I can't say I even understood why I did it but even as an adult I find myself missing that release. That feeling of being alone to myself and one with my body and in control of my world. Even for a moment. But then I realize, I was a damned idiot. Doesn't change the fact I still want to do it.

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What do these resources say about that?