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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband asked me why I will watch things when I know they make me sad or read the news or keep involved and its because I guess I feel like by not doing it, I am dismissing their existence if that makes sense? I understand if you need to protect your peace but as long as you are not ostrich-ing which I think a lot of people do. Especially with current events. 
Hamnet isnt current so if it puts you in a bad place then ignore but if it will just make you sad that kind of feels avoidant. [/quote]

I think there is catharsis in watching films that will make you feel sadness and grief. Sometimes people need to get in touch with those feelings.

When a movie really makes you cry and feel something, it's usually not so much that the movie has manufactured those feelings, as that you had them inside of you, somewhere, and just hadn't let yourself express them. Negative feelings like sadness, grief, anger, disappointment, etc., are a normal part of life, but our modern world doesn't leave a lot of space for them. I think that's one reason people seek out entertainment that plucks at those strings, because it's a socially condoned arena for expressing strong negative feelings.[/quote]

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