How do i recover from a silent voice

I have never cried over any piece of media, I rarely cry but I bawled my eyes out a few minutes ago after I finished a silent voice, it wasn’t even insanely sad, I think they were happy tears..? I’m not sure but someone help me recover because I am losing sleep right now.

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tapdancinghellspawn2026-01-24 08:08

I felt that way the first time I watch K-On! The anime wrecked me but in a happy way. Happy and sad. I was messed up for a few days afterwards. I had to watch a bunch of silly anime to finally feel normal again.

xAntimonyx2026-01-24 08:20

The end of K-On is like watching your own childhood end. You're just like "Nooo please don't goooooo!" Just wanna live in the vibes of that show forever.

tapdancinghellspawn2026-01-24 08:24

Me too. I wanted them to go on forever. Like your children. That's a good analogy. You want them to outlive you.

deeznutsV2ok2026-01-24 08:09

this happened to me yesterday while re-watching "i want to eat your pancreas"😭😭, anyways....emotions pass faster when you let them exist instead of bottling, so just let it happen for a while, it'll go away on its own

LongjumpingRice71082026-01-24 08:12

Find a mute high school girl and bully her

Whendfield1232026-01-24 08:12

Watch a funny comedy show like let this grieving soul retire

S6272026-01-24 08:13

You find something else to cry over, like Anohana, Your Lie in April, or Plastic Memories.

Sad-Buyer90122026-01-24 11:09

Or I want to eat your pancreas, atri my dear moments, gurren lagann, and Violet evergarden

jazxxl2026-01-24 08:14

It was unexpected that way. I got blind sided cause I just watched it on a whim . Watch FLCL for a pallet cleanser.

Jujoobi6662026-01-24 08:18

Dude I remember I decided to watch it for the first time on my birthday and it shattered me. I haven’t felt so anxious or frustrated watching a movie in so long. It was a tough week

beckychao2026-01-24 08:18

Watch Cyberpunk Edgerunners, it's a very uplifting story

sisconking1322026-01-24 08:21

Watch Kanon. Then Clannad followed by Clannad After Story

NottACalebFan2026-01-24 08:25

I went from a silent voice to Josie, the tiger, and the fish; that helped me a lot by how odd that show went.

One of the very few animes where the tsundere ending made *less* sense than the childhood friend route.

Prof_Acorn2026-01-24 14:08

Childhood friends never win, and why would they? After 10-15 years being stuck in the friendzone you'd think they'd take a hint.

nintendofrog2026-01-24 08:28

This is definitely a movie that sticks with you. It took me a week to recover my first time watching it

Sad_Leather_66912026-01-24 08:35

Laidback camp

Playful-Schedule-7102026-01-24 08:36

By getting another movie that replaces the feelings of the one you watched and repeat

Sad-Buyer90122026-01-24 11:07

Play persona 3

Prof_Acorn2026-01-24 14:04

Clannad is a good recovery series. Highschool hijinks, ya know? Plus you can watch them after they graduate and enter the workforce and all that fun stuff.

Raphael_GT2026-01-24 15:28

Double down. Throw on grave of the fireflies.

LiterallySoTru2026-01-24 17:06

Sounds sad ill watch it in my free time

LiterallySoTru2026-01-25 07:03

I watched it, definitely didnt affect me nearly as muc as a silent voice, honestly a pretty good movie. Any more recommendations?

mgedmin2026-01-24 15:35

I'm guessing you haven't seen Grave of the Fireflies. That's a movie you can only watch once in your life, or you're not human.

On the plus side, afterward movies like Silent Voice or I Want To Eat Your Pancreas barely affect me. (I'm not sure that's a plus side.)

Your Name is a good movie full of feelings with a happy ending. Expect to cry a bit in the middle.

Yuru Camp, Super Cub, or other iyashikei shows might be a good antidote. Or comedies like Konosuba, or The Eminence in Shadow (although that one requires some calibration), or Kaguya-sama: Love is War.

Wooden-Roof59302026-01-24 16:54

Please let me know. I identified alot with the main character and it had me crying for hours, such a good movie😭

BlueRenzie2026-01-24 18:23

this happened to me lol i felt so empty but relieved at the same time. its such a masterpiece of an anime

nyknockz2026-01-24 20:00

I love a silent voice, i wish i could find more similar.