Happens to me after finishing a TV show close to my heart, too. Or a deeply immersive video game!

Read more grimdark. The real world still seems shit, but you appreciate having all your teeth and a warm bed and not getting stabbed too much

I primarily read horror, so this doesn’t affect me. I can’t remember a single novel I’ve read, even when it’s from a different genre, where the book world is more desirable than the actual world.

Bleak stories with substance are soothing.

I can assure you this happens with movies and series, too. Not that I want to live the crazy shit that goes on in there, but reality afterwards sure seems lame. Having to go back to reality…

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