Field Notes on Depression

video collage

I have been using substack notes almost compulsively as a public notes app. It has operated for me as a sort of field notes where I can report on my experience. Lately, I’ve been in the depression realm. There are a lot of loaded societal stories about depression. I have tasked myself with approaching it as neutral phenomena, just another invitation to this dimensional human experience. This project emerged organically, but was a crucial salve over these past few weeks.

I have been thinking about that Andy Warhol quote, “If there is ever a problem, I film it and it’s no longer a problem. It’s a film.” I think this is why I share things online. It is no longer a problem or an issue. It is just a story. I am just a character.

Enjoy my video collage, field notes on depression.

-Thai x

p.s.

I talked to AI Deepak Chopra about depression and if depression was a portal.