The 24-year-old explained that it was only once she was diagnosed with depression and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that she began to relate to the Squidward, and noticed some common traits between herself and the character. SpongeBob Squarepants, an enthusiastic sea-sponge, goes on various adventures with his best friend Patrick (a starfish) and his neighbour Squidward. The show follows the lives of various sea creatures who live in the fictional town of Bikini Bottom. SpongeBob SquarePants is a children's cartoon TV show that was first aired on Nickelodeon in 1999. She added: 'But I remember being young and going like “ugh wtf is SPITWAD’S problem? He’s such a negative Nancy!'' And didn’t fully grasp what I was watching. 'Spongebob Squarepants came out in May 1999 and I was young. In a series of tweets, she wrote: 'I count Squidward as one of five fictional characters who helped me grasp what depression was. The California-based columnist took to Twitter on Tuesday to reveal her realization that cartoon octopus Squidward Tentacles had actually helped her to understand what depression is and 'how it works'. A realization: Charkisha said that when she watched the show after dealing with depression and PTSD that she realized the octopus displayed emotions associated with the disorder

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