Summary
- With so many stressors in modern life, sometimes the only suitable response is curling up on the sofa and watching a familiar TV show, contemplating the broader mysteries of life perhaps, or simply escapism into a world less stressful than our own
- The shows you return to when you’re burnt out can often be the most comforting, and in this context, it doesn’t matter if the show is critically acclaimed or shipper-favorite; it’s whether it delivers a large dose of comfort
- These shows provide that necessary comfort, from the nostalgia of sitcoms to adorable animated kids’ shows warrants excluding any shows with a LGBTQ+ focus, owing to the current climate regarding LGBTQ+ discrimination and the negative effects this has on mental health.
Lost, Friends, Supernatural, Schitt’s Creek, What We Do in the Shadows, and Ted Lasso are the chosen TV shows deemed comforting by the writer when suffering burnout and in need of a pick-me-up.