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U.S. — After decades of research, burnout, and failed coping strategies involving expensive apps and oat milk lattes, mental health experts have finally reached a consensus: rewatching The NeverEnding Story is the ultimate emotional reset button.
“It’s cinematic therapy,” said Dr. Elise Monroe, a clinical psychologist and lifelong Falkor fan. “You go in overwhelmed, detached, maybe wondering if anything even matters anymore… and then suddenly you’re sobbing over a horse in a swamp, and somehow, everything does matter again.”
The discovery comes after a nationwide study showed that participants who rewatched The NeverEnding Story while wrapped in a blanket and eating a childhood snack experienced a 67%
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