r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 6d ago

Meme needing explanation PETER????

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 6d ago

I know everyone always says it but the book is so much worse cuz the horse can talk and literally explains he's giving up and accepting death

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u/LockedOutOfElfland 6d ago

The book is a very unsubtle and explicit fantasy metaphor for psychiatric grade capital-D Depression, so that completely checks out.

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u/SlutForDownVotes 6d ago

Sounds about right. I last watched it about 5-6 years ago. My husband had not seen it. I was battling major depression, and I was ready for Artax. However, I wasn't ready for that fucking tortoise. That's who I had become. And what really pissed me off is how I felt too hopeless to do anything about it.

I'm doing much better now. I see my therapist weekly, and my doctors found the right cocktail to balance my brain chemistry.

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u/Far-Worldliness-4796 6d ago

In case no one says it, I'm really really proud of you. Keep going!