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I Created These 30 Comics That You Will Probably Relate To If You’re Depressed (New Pics)
I'm Adam, I'm a Polish social media manager living in Berlin and three years ago, I started drawing comics about depression chicken and its friends.
In the beginning, it was a kind of art therapy for me. It started with my best friend (I portray him as Birdfish) who planted this idea in me. It was a pretty dark time for me. I didn't feel understood, I had no control over my feelings and my depression made me feel undriven. But through my comics, I found a new passion and it helped me to express my feelings in the funny comics.
It was not just a new hobby. My community on Instagram started to grow and I got incredibly great feedback from them. I understood that there are many other Depression Chickens out there who feel the same way I do. Slowly I understood my feelings and learned to deal with them.
After a year, I am a different person. I still carry that dark part of me, but I have better control. My comics helped me to deal with my depression. I hope you will like them too and that they will help you a little bit!
If you like it, check out my other posts on Bored Panda here, here, here, and here!
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They Never Call Back
I started drawing my comics because I was affected by depression myself for many years. It was just drawn for me in the beginning, but my community started to grow and I felt that a lot of people on the internet understood very well what I was expressing with my stories. So I wanted to make my followers on Instagram and TikTok feel that they are not alone and deserve a lot of love just the way they are.
Happy Birthday
I know that depression is not an easy subject, but humor and auto-irony have always resonated with me. Even though I sometimes thought my humor was too dark, my community has almost always been super receptive to my posts. I express my true feelings with my posts and I think that's why my comics are well-received.
Mostly those are very short comics and I try to bring my topics to the point with punchy statements. However, behind them, there are my experiences and thoughts, which I have reflected on a lot - also in therapy. On the other hand, I also make longer posts in which I address my thoughts on different topics in more detail and more personally. I think this is a mix that works well for me so far.
Have A Lovely Monday (If You Want To)
I have been routinely responding this way to such comments for years now. Highly effective
I know that there are many people among my followers who suffer from depression themselves. I get a lot of comments and messages where they write to me that they are struggling with similar problems themselves, but my comics bring a smile to their face, and they identify with my content. And I think that's what's most important to me. Feeling understood is the least and at the same time the greatest thing I can give my followers. I also try to help them with some tips, but at the end of the day I'm not a professional therapist and I know that everyone has to find a way for themselves. If I could just help someone a little bit to find this way, I would be very happy.
My Inner Demons
Featuring The Queen Of Pretty Bad Puns
Shady Girls Go Wherever They Want
What if life was actually hell, babies are newly dead people, and dead people are just deader?
Social Distancing Since 2020
Please Don't
Who Are You?
Tissues Issues
tissues there for those who cry too much and those who require incognito mode
Thanks
World Mental Health Day
I Can Be A Pro Tomorrow
"i leave my homwork to the last moment because i am older and therefore wiser"-A random mug I saw on amazon
Inner Demons
Is that the artist? He looks like McCauley Caulkin's more attractive older brother.
Dealing With The Panic Attacks
Just Text Me
Of Course I Have My Gym Subscription, But I Don't Like To Use It
How Are You Today?
I'm Freezing
Note: this post originally had 43 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.
Wait, why do some comments say they are from a year ago? I'm guessing this is a repost or something?
Love every one of these! Thanks and keep up the great work!
one of the many things i love about this comic is how they have a queer charachter without making an enormous deal out of it. I like the humor and sadly relate to the chicken, but that really stuck out for me. I feel like often authors will try to "prove" there "Acceptance" by really pushing the sexuality part of it, but the author here didn't and i appreciate that.
Having suffered severely from depression myself what helped me was just to (a) engage with CBT - eliminate negative intrusive thoughts, and (b) be in an environment around people, without directly engaging. Just let them be busy around you. It helps, and (c) Go outdoors and do physical activities. I'm not saying this will work for everyone, but it worked for me. Just posting this comment in case anyone here is depressed and hasn't tried these.
Wait, why do some comments say they are from a year ago? I'm guessing this is a repost or something?
Love every one of these! Thanks and keep up the great work!
one of the many things i love about this comic is how they have a queer charachter without making an enormous deal out of it. I like the humor and sadly relate to the chicken, but that really stuck out for me. I feel like often authors will try to "prove" there "Acceptance" by really pushing the sexuality part of it, but the author here didn't and i appreciate that.
Having suffered severely from depression myself what helped me was just to (a) engage with CBT - eliminate negative intrusive thoughts, and (b) be in an environment around people, without directly engaging. Just let them be busy around you. It helps, and (c) Go outdoors and do physical activities. I'm not saying this will work for everyone, but it worked for me. Just posting this comment in case anyone here is depressed and hasn't tried these.
