Hellur! I wanted to talk about a condition that can strike when you least expect. This my dears is called drama slump! For those of my readers that have experienced this now that it can be pretty devastating and hit you all in your feels. It can happy after you've watched a really good drama, and you can't seem to bring yourself to watch another drama. Or you've taken a break, but can't seem to find a drama to jog your interest.
Why do I have it you ask, well I'll blame the terrible internet connection I had in China for starters. I was pretty much up on my drama game before going abroad. I found an article by KDramaQueen91 on MyDramaList that pretty much summed up what happened to me. Instead of feeling this way after watching a drama, I felt these emotions because I couldn't watch dramas.
Here's my version of my stages of drama grief while in China. I hope you enjoy!
Stage I: Dazed
I did research on the internet in China. I knew that social media was blocked. I had a friend that taught in Shenzhen in southern China; she said the internet wouldn't be that bad. Welp, apparently internet in Dongying is.
Ah! I'm so refreshed! I get to set back and relax after my first, successful week of class. I'm feeling good, I've even got my VPN ready in case I need. *goes to drama website* Hmmm, not loading. Ha, I'm sure it will load soon :)
Four hours later.........
Wait, whuuuuuuuuu?!
Stage II: Denial
At this point, I'm thinking there's something I'm missing. Maybe just the internet at my school was horrible. I mean I wasn't even using wifi. I was hooked up with a ethernet cable!
I'm pretty sure I can find a solution to this. There's GOTTA be a logical reason as to why this isn't working. I'll just try to go on when no one's on the internet. Wait, it's still not working. I'll try it Remus' place. Damn, no luck! I'll just keep trying. I know I can figure it out.
Stage III: Isolation
Sure, there are other things I could have done with my time. I really wanted to catch up on dramas the most. I came prepared with a whole word document full of them. I even picked out one for each country. Everytime I thought of what else I could do, my mind just came back to dramas.
Stage IV: Anger
I am beyond frustrated. I just really want to watch my dramas. This should be something easy. Ugh, why didn't I bring some with me to watch?!!!!!!
No, no, NO!!! No Dongying internet! You got me f***ed up! I'm gone watch me some asian dramas. You ain't gonna stop me!
Stage V: Bargaining
I'm thinking that if I try different VPNs I can fix it. Heck, maybe if I hope enough it will work. I'm trying to watch other shows to see if I can get my fix. If I keep watch Vampire Diaries, maybe just maybe, I can distract myself.
Stage VI: Depression
I finally realized that there was no way for me to watch them. I would have to wait until Spring Festival to bring back dvds of the dramas I owned. Even if I could connect to the website using the VPN, the connection was so bad that the videos would never load.
Stage VII: Acceptance
It sucks that I can't watch dramas, but you know what I'll find something else to do in my alone time. There's nothing I can do to fix my crappy internet. Ahhh, glad to finally be at this stage^^
When I came back to the US, I found myself in a drama slump. I just couldn't seem to bring myself to watch any. To make matters worse I was super busy that I didn't have time to start watching dramas again. It wasn't a big deal because by that point, I was used to not being to watch them anyway. Now, I finally how more free time on my hand. I admit that for awhile I didn't know where to start and of course my indecisiveness caused some trouble. But eventually I finally picked a drama. I recently started watching the K Drama My Love From Another Star aka You Who Came From the Stars.
I'm on episode 3, and I am really enjoying it so far! I'll keep you posted on how it goes. Thanks for reading!
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