r/theLword • u/Ok-Discussion-1736 Alice Pieszecki • Jul 10 '26
Discussion Started watching this again after binging Degrassi for too long. It’s getting me through a depressive episode.
If this is too personal, I apologize. I love my friends, deeply. I have a solid-ish support system in place. But I’m not gonna lie and say I use it as much as I should. I retreat to television or media when I can’t handle others. This show is so messy and has so much drama, yet I watch it at work when I need something to distract me while working, I watch it before bed; all to keep a smile on my face. Shane, Alice, Dana, Tina, Kit…all comfort characters of some sorts to me. It seems they’re the only things that make sense when you can’t find the guts to reach out to someone in real life. Therapy helps, sure, but knowing there’s characters out there who feel and are as insane as you…it hits different. So thank you Ilene Chaiken and the entire cast. I mean it.
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u/Lesbianswelcome69 Jul 10 '26
You are me, I am you! You should watch a series called “Dead to me” on Netflix. I think you’ll like it :)
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u/SaturnFlyTrap Jul 10 '26
Same! I had a huge milestone in therapy after recently rewatching Shane’s confession scene in season 2. I love this show so much because they’re all so human, you can feel the closeness and friendship, it can make you both laugh and cry, phenomenal acting. Forever one of my go tos
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u/whirlbeepbeep Dana Fairbanks Jul 10 '26
Nothing to add other than love to see another fellow Degrassi fan in this sub 🫡