The word depression is commonly known while post-series depression (PSD) is not really recognized.
Actually, the word “Post-series depression” is a kind of sadness and emptiness like you have no ideas of what is going to do next after watching or reading a series or story that you have put all emotion and everything into the character in the series or story. All you are able to think is about the bitter feeling when you know the series or story is over, but you don’t want it to end so soon.
The feeling is hard to deal with sometimes, you just want to sit in one place and imagining about the whole series or story again. You feel like you have a role in that movie, and likewise, you have fallen into that character.
When you have this PSD, it seems like you have a state of sadness for no reason and you have no more interest in starting a new series or story. You really want to re-watch that series or movie again and again because you don’t feel enough of it. Besides, you are going to excessively find a platform to discuss your series or you are going to watch a short video of it until you feel calm and feel enough. Usually, it takes a maximum of one week and it depends on people as well on how they are obsessed with the series or story.
Here are my experiences on how to deal with PSD.
- You should not stay alone. let’s meet up with your friend to have a chit-chat and do something happier that you can forget the series or story.
- Do exercise or do anything as long as you stay away from your phone
- Do not watch another series in order to forget the prior series because you are not going to enjoy anything
- Let your feeling be with what you want for a while. It means that after finishing your series, you can rewatch or follow the main character in IG as you wish until you feel satisfied then you can overcome it. If you are still not satisfied and it takes almost a few days, please practice the first and second points. And, do not let yourself feel uncontrolled.
Hope you guys are immune to PSD. Have fun and move on …
