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Crazy Jane (Doom Patrol) // ‘I’m trying but I don’t know if I want to try anymore' 

Trigger Warning: child sexual abuse, abuse, DID, PTSD, Depression

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So I actually made most of this last year when I was experiencing a low point in my depression. Having chronic anxiety and depression means that I go up and down a lot, though the ups are more what you’d consider ‘normal’ moods or at least not too low, and the downs are really low. So I’m used to being sort of okay and then terrible, constantly. I use editing and writing to help me deal with that.

I love Jane so much and the way that the show allows her to explore her trauma. So many shows don’t acknowledge the trauma a character has been through or if they do it’s only briefly or terribly done. So I really admire Doom Patrol for taking the time to do that, with all its characters. Some of the things Jane says really hit home in terms of my own experiences with depression and trauma. And I can really relate to her trying so hard to keep going, reaching points where she wonders what the point of doing so is, but pushes on anyway. I experience that struggle so much in my own life, every day since I was a child, and it meant a lot to see a character dealing with that as well (even if her circumstances are nothing like mine).

So I had this about 90% finished last year (I just needed to add text effects which takes ages and I did that this year) so that’s why there’s nothing from s2 in this. I also haven’t been able to watch it yet since I’m in Australia so but I know it’s gonna be amazing when I finally get the chance to see it.

Anyway, I hope you like this :)

And, as I mentioned in my last vid, if you haven’t read Diane’s autobiography ‘In the Country We Love’, you really, really should. It’s an amazing and deeply honest read, and such an important perspective when it comes to refugees/asylum seekers and immigration (not just in America but all over the world).