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minus-squarelolola@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoI’d also say that seeing someone you relate to (fictional or not) can give you some distance / objectivity to see the situation in a different way. Like, what’s the fanfic alternate universe where the character doesn’t kill themselves look like?
minus-squareMagnyusG@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoYes exactly, I originally put something about self-reflection but it didn’t feel quite right, but you worded it so eloquently.
I’d also say that seeing someone you relate to (fictional or not) can give you some distance / objectivity to see the situation in a different way. Like, what’s the fanfic alternate universe where the character doesn’t kill themselves look like?
Yes exactly, I originally put something about self-reflection but it didn’t feel quite right, but you worded it so eloquently.