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I am not sure if you are familiar with the term Superhero Therapy but it is a form of therapy that psychologists use in order to help treat their patients. It is used to potentially help shape our own character in order to recover. And a treatment that my own therapist incorporates in some of my sessions and the two heroes that we always incorporate are none other than my favorite superheroines: Captain Marvel and Wonder Woman.

Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, is a superheroine in the Marvel Universe and has been labeled as Marvel’s biggest female hero and a feminist icon. Danvers possesses superhuman strength and durability, can fly, and can discharge explosive blasts of radiant energy from her fingertips. Needless to say, she is pretty powerful and unbreakable. Carol inspires me tremendously. She fights for what is right and fights to save the innocent regardless of what may follow.

Diana Prince, aka Wonder Woman, is a superheroine in the DC Universe and she is an Amazonian from Themyscira. And her alter ego is Princess Diana of Themyscira. She possesses many forms of advanced technology; including the Lasso of Truth, a pair of indestructible bracelets and a tiara that is used as a projectile. Just like Carol, she fights for the innocent. She is the “Goddess of Love and War” and for good reason because she has fought and will fight many more wars in the future in order to maintain the love and peace within mankind.

They both inspire me and help me so much with my anxiety and depression I, unfortunately, suffer very badly from. I have bi polar depression so my moods change very swiftly and I never know how long each mood will last, so I go through phases where I am the happiest person you could ever meet and feel like I can conquer the world and do anything I set my mind to. But then there is the other phase where I am so depressed that the hardest task for me to do is simply get out of bed in the morning and eat three meals a day and avoid the temptation of wanting to harm myself. To sum it up: depression is hard and having to deal with it sucks. But it is during those times when I feel the most anxious and depressed that I find myself reading a Captain Marvel or Wonder Woman comic book because if they can fight off their enemies and win the war against them then I can win the wars I have been waging against my depression for so long now. And if Carol can fight against villains as tough as the Skrulls (villains to be portrayed in the movie ‘Captain Marvel’ in March 2019) and Diana fight against a god as strong as Ares (villain portrayed in ‘Wonder Woman’ 2017) then I can fight against my anxiety and depression. And sure I may lose a few battles along the way but I refuse to give up the fight because in the end I will win the fight against my villains that are anxiety and depression just as Carol and Diana have won against theirs so many times in the past and will do many more times in the future.

This blog was mainly written to express my appreciation for Carol and Diana but also for those who do not understand how much some of these characters mean to people. Carol and Diana hold a very special place in my heart. They help me find the strength I didn’t know I had and encourage me to keep going no matter how tough things may get, so next time when you say “they’re JUST fictional characters. Stop obsessing over them.” Sure, they are just fictional characters, I realize that. But they are also a source of hope for me. And I will grasp on to any source of hope I discover. Just as I have grasped on to Carol and Diana. They give me hope and I refuse to let go. With that said, I will never outgrow comic books. They are a part of who I am and I am happy with who I am.

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