• pingveno@lemmy.ml
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    6 months ago

    I just heard an interesting fan theory, that the scene with Artax and the swamp represents being unable to help a friend or family member through depression. That for the friend it can be perplexing (move or you’ll die!), but it’s so hard to do anything for a depressed person in a slump.

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        6 months ago

        My husband has a close friend who’s currently going through a rough patch. We know our Artax will pull through, but it’s going to be hard going for a while. Meanwhile my husband is trying to at least keep in touch.

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          6 months ago

          It’s all you can do sometimes. When the darkness sets in for me I can’t recognize the light. I’m starting to break out of it somewhat, but there’s a lot of self hate still etched in. It does kind of improve once you’re on the other side.