{"id":13167,"date":"2020-05-05T12:57:33","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T19:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/?p=13167"},"modified":"2020-05-04T12:59:40","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T19:59:40","slug":"why-depressed-people-seek-violent-online-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/why-depressed-people-seek-violent-online-content\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Depressed People Seek Violent Online Content"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Why do depressed people seek out violent and aggressive online images and videos?<\/div>\n
I’ve lived with serious depression for over 35 years. One behavior that always shocks is my desire for crime scene photos, true crime and violent behaviors that get prosecuted. When I’m not depressed, my desire for this content goes way down. For some people this manifests as more violent video games or porn.<\/div>\n
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NO ONE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT THIS SIDE OF MENTAL ILLNESS…<\/div>\n
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.. but it’s incredibly normal and my coaching clients tell me stories of how it affects the entire family.<\/div>\n
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90% of the clients I work with experience a form of violence with a loved one.<\/div>\n
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Here is an excerpt from a book I’m writing for Penguin about depression and social media. I am not going to use this section exactly in the book, but thought you might like to see it.<\/div>\n
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My Online Life When Depressed <\/span><\/h2>\n
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I look at the most horrible images on my phone. Videos of arrests and fires, dangerous situations and people who have less than I do. I get outraged and then upset and then more depressed………….. but it feels good in the moment. It’s sick.<\/div>\n
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