I still have all the books in hard copy and on cassette tape the jim dale recordings, obviously i am 25 now, and i recently relistened to the series on audiobook. I have read the entire harry potter series last year but this year something came over me and i decided to watch the movie series instead. I deal with my post harry potter depression by relishing all of the firsttime reading experiences i had, where with the turn of each page i was continuously surprised. As the daily telegraph notes, the books were repeatedly banned by schools and targeted by churchsponsored book burnings between 1997 and 2007, when the. But soon i discovered a whole new world full of harry potter stories. After all, reading a good book is one of the best ways to reduce stress. Since the publication of the sorcerers stone in 1997, kids have discussed, dissected and debated the. More than 500 million copies of harry potter have sold worldwide, making it the best selling book series of all time i was six when my mother read harry potter to me for the first time. Remus lupin is the only marauder to be on anything resembling civil terms with severus snape as adults.
What harry potter teaches us about mental illness and. Rowling finally opened up this week about the christian allegory in her latest book, harry potter and the deathly hallows. From the very beginning of the series we learn about the terrible loss, depression, and trauma that harry and later, his friends, endure. The feeling that a chunk of your heart was just ripped out after having finished harry potter and the deathly hallows, knowing that you will never again feel the anticipation, the excitment, the prerelease hype that ever accompanies a harry potter book release. Thus, i stayed away from him because i knew that i might do something i will regret for the rest of my life. A woman battling depression and suicidal thoughts credits the harry potter series and j.
In harry potter and the sorcerers stone, the book that started it all understatement of the century, harry potter discovers his true identity in the wee hours of his eleventh birthday. You reorganize your collection of harry potter books on a regular basis, dusting off the covers with a sigh. Lumosta post potter depression parody ad this is a video parodying the numerous pharmaceutical commercials out there, advertising for. I felt the same emptiness after i finished reading the last book of the series. The harry potter depression peggy july 21, 2016 at 12. The feeling one gets after completing the final book of the harry potter series. If you hang out here regularly you may already know that eleanor and i are both pretty big fans of harry potter. You see, while i enjoy fantasy, there are a lot of books in this genre that fail to grasp or even hold my attention from start to finish. Welcome to rharrypotter, the place where fans from around the world can meet and discuss everything in the harry potter universe. The empty feeling that comes from finishing the seventh book in the harry potter series and realizing there will be no more. The series, totalling 4,195 pages, has been translated, in whole or in part, into 65 languages.
Many we have read, are reading, or are on our list to read. I think i have post series depression after watching the final episode of american horror story. San francisco, ca about blog welcome to harry potter, the place where fans from around the world can meet and discuss everything in the harry potter universe. The depression one feels upon finishing a harry potter novel, or the harry potter series. However, the most powerful book demonstrating grief, loss and depression to me is the order of the phoenix deathly. Harry potter still is, after all those years, like a home to me a world where im always welcomed back.
Of course, we cant know if he had ptsd after the war ended, because the books dont cover that part. As both a clinical psychologist and a diehard harry potter fan, i believe that the series provides readers with a rich connection to its characters and their struggles. Harry potter author reveals books christian allegory, her. That post required a bit of explaining for those who havent read the harry potter books or seen the movies. It is the sadness felt after reading or watching a really long series or story. Rowling manages to describe it in a truly horrific way, creating one of the most evil characters that exists in the harry potter universe. I was pregnant with piper when the last book was released. Post potter depression is an emotional state, and is generally inversely related to the economic. You were probably tipped off when we wrote our very own harry potter grief theory. Rowling tweeted some heartfelt words for a fan with depression. Remus lupin is unique among the teachers as he calls students per their first names, not surnames. Someone named sally said on twitter monday that she was rereading the potter books during another bout of severe depression to strengthen my patronus. Try these books, they arent done yet and they are amazing.
Dobson officially denounces harry potter the christian. Rowling has magical message for harry potter fan with. Post potter depression ppd is an emotional state, and is generally inversely. Is brought about by the realization that one must return to the real world, and that reclusive reading does not make one a wizard. Already an avid reader, i went to the school library and borrowed a copy to read that night, and read it that night i did. I have been suffering from post partum depression for the past one year when i gave birth to a baby boy. Be sorted, earn house points, take classes with our fine hogwarts staff, debate which actor portrayed dumbledore the best, and.
Youre still wearing your set of hogwarts robes for halloween even though its the same costume you wore last year and the year before. The year was 1997, but it wasnt until 1999 that it finally reached me as the book to read. So whether you come back page by page or by the big screen. This happens with me for almost any series i read be it the bartimaeus trilogy, the inkheart trilogy, the artemis fowl books, the children of the lamp, percy jackson books, the kane chronicles, the nights dawn trilogy, or. The first time i read harry potter, i was 12 or years old. If you dont like quizzes or regular updates on your newsfeed, you have two options. Unfortunately, there is no replacing harry potter, but there are fantastic books and book series to keep your child engaged, entertained, and reading. However, the most powerful book demonstrating grief, loss and depression. Noctor used the harry potter story in group psychotherapy. The feeling that a chunk of your heart was just ripped out after having finished harry potter and the deathly hallows, knowing that you will never again feel the. I couldnt stop thinking about how my husband loves him more than me and how things might be better if he wasnt born at all. And on the 12th we get to read a harry potter sort of prequel thing by jk rowling so check for that. Dare them to have daniel as their role model, not harry potter, colson stated.
The first thing i did before going to harry potter world was check my house on pottermore is a website made by jk rowling and it sorts you into your house, patrons, wand, etc i got gryffindor, so it was only fitting to wear red. More than 500 million copies of harry potter have sold worldwide, making it the best selling book series of all time. Without a doubt some of the most creative ways that the harry potter stories have been used in therapy are described by dr colman noctor, a child and adolescent psychoanalytical psychotherapist, in his paper putting harry potter on the couch 4. After the war against youknowwho, harry potter has fallen into depression, and the ministry of magic is up to no good, as usual. So, when i caught wind of another harry potter book being released, i was more than excited. Why these beloved harry potter characters almost definitely have a mental illness. I think he had ptsd after voldemorts return, wich i would call the most traumatic experience in his life, perhaps excluding the last battle. The only other teachers that are known to do this is the headmaster albus dumbledore and the care of magical creatures professor. It is the longing for the words on the pages to move for you like they did the first time you read them. Be sorted, earn house points, take classes with our fine hogwarts staff, debate which actor portrayed dumbledore the best, and finally get some closure for your postpotter depression. Explore products from your favorite movies and tv shows.
Harry potter and the order of the phoenix the aftermath of sirius death. I took part in my first midnight book release with the release of harry potter and the order of the phoenix. How the harry potter books saved my life the mighty. Harry potter and the therapy tools psychology tools. The bitter feeling when you know the journey is over, but you dont want it to end. Usually felt internationally in the two weeks succeeding the books release. Spoilers beware for potter nerds like me who dont know how to feel after half blood prince. This kind of connection can be potentially helpful in assisting people in managing their mental health, including depression, anxiety, and traumarelated disorders. Soaked from just the walk to the car to the door the two people pushed past harry clearly in bad moods and took off their coats. I take comfort in the fact that i have all of the books, as a book is a present one can open again and again.
After years of averting questions on whether christian themes were present in her wildly popular harry potter books, author j. On my thirteenth birthday, harry potter and the socerers stone the film hit theatres. Completely understandable to feel sadness and even cry at the end of what has been an incredible 14 years with this series books and films. So to ease a bit of the postpotter depression after the eighth book, here are eight other fantasy books that fans of harry potter, both young and old, might get into. I took it as a sign from the universe the day of my birth and the first harry potter movie gracing the world, surely it couldnt be coincidence. Ever since i read my first harry potter book at the age of nine, i have considered it to be a part of my life. I felt the same way after reading the final chapter of the last harry potter book. When i was a child, i wasnt told that dementors were a metaphor for depression. However, this past december i did a read through of the series and watch through of the movies. Yesterday marked 20 years since harry potter and the philosophers stone was first published in the uk. Someone named sally said on twitter monday that she was rereading the potter books during another bout of severe depression to. Here are 25 books your child should read after harry potter. When you didnt know what the next paragraph held and the world in which the characters found themselves was. In a series of interviews over the years, the author has revealed the future of the harry potter characters, far.
Instead of harry potter, colson recommends parents to introduce other fantasy books such as the chronicles of narnia and the lord of the rings, because they have more of a christian framework. The feelings of hopelessness, sadness, of selfhatred, is not something that people find easy to comprehend, or to explain. For mental health awareness month, we break down the various mental illnesses in harry potter. Rowling, harry potter and the order of the phoenix by j. Post 3 of 3 depression posted on november 17, 2014 by janina scarlet books, compassion, fantasy scifi, movies, psychology numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it. I deal with my postharry potter depression by relishing all of the firsttime reading experiences i had, where with the turn of each page i was continuously surprised.
How harry potter can help us cope with depression syfy wire. I just saw the final installment of the harry potter series and im finding myself suffering from sadness and depression related to the ending of an. Using themes from harry potter in group therapy with children and adolescents. What harry potter teaches us about mental illness and empathy. Even 21 years after its initial publication, the harry potter series continues to top the charts for bestselling books. The moment i put down the deathly hallows, i felt a strange emptiness. What makes this fandom especially powerful and can it be helpful for mental health. When jk rowling finally published harry potter in 1997 on a limited print run. Harry turned the lock and opened the door to the two huge presences that was his auntiein law and his uncle. I was six when my mother read harry potter to me for the first time. As the daily telegraph notes, the books were repeatedly banned by schools and targeted by churchsponsored book burnings between 1997.
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