TV plots disturbing me.

I am now finding myself severely affected mentally, by the plots in TV programmes.   Sometimes for opposite reasons.

Last night, or should I say this morning. I watched an episode of a touch of frost, from midnight to 2am.  I couldn't sleep after that.

The main plot was kidnapping & murder and some petty unpleasant characters.  I was watching and waiting for further twists and turns in the plot.  That never came.  The bad guys were predictable and awful, the police were third rate and inept.  And I was very upset and disturbed .

Last month I was equally upset when watching the final episode in series one of the American /Canadian drama, 'Mary kills people '.  There the problem was that the final twist in the episode took me totally by surprise. 

So a predictable plot upsets me and an unpredictable twist also upsets me.

I'm in a mental mess and can't sleep.

Parents
  • I have reasons for watching these programs.

    A touch of frost is one of my favourites because it's filmed locally.  And in every episode I see scenes I recognise,  the town hall, a railway station,  the exterior of his police station etc etc.

    But the characters are so awful and depressing. 

    Frost himself is a stereotype of a provincial PC plod.

    Other programs I watch about mystery, murder and death because I'm suicidal and severely depressed. 

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  • I have reasons for watching these programs.

    A touch of frost is one of my favourites because it's filmed locally.  And in every episode I see scenes I recognise,  the town hall, a railway station,  the exterior of his police station etc etc.

    But the characters are so awful and depressing. 

    Frost himself is a stereotype of a provincial PC plod.

    Other programs I watch about mystery, murder and death because I'm suicidal and severely depressed. 

Children
  • Filmed locally..! can it feel at times that after watching an episode on tv that when you go out to some of these places it seems real and that your in some way like an extra in the program..? Have you ever been in any of the programs..?

    I was talking the other day to my one and only friend and he said he thought I was depressed.. unfortunately I never see depression in myself until hind sight..

    I rely on my friend heavily and I'm sure he's a better friend to me than I am to him.. he's so tolerant and patient.. 

    For what it's worth Robert123 I'll be your friend for if you ever want to talk crap or have a laugh.. I'm sure you don't feel that way right now but the offers there...