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I Illustrate My Darkest Thoughts To Help People Understand What It’s Like To Suffer From Mental Illness (40 Pics)
I've been living with mental illness for as long as I can remember. And mental illness brings many weird and dark thoughts in my head.
I started these drawings because I'm really bad at explaining those thoughts, and explaining by drawing has always been a lot easier for me. For the French people around here, I also made a French version on Webtoons.
I already made the first post about it some time ago, here it is.
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My illustrations allow me to express my feelings. I've never been great at talking about it, so drawing allows me that. I can hide behind my characters and then share it without having to show my face. With time, it also slowly became a way to inform about mental health issues and to remind people that they are not alone and that it's okay to not be okay. I'm really happy with that part because I wasn't expecting it at all!
Anxiety becomes a sumo wrestler putting you in a choke hold, no matter how hard you fight, he still has you in that choke hold. Trapped. Unable to go anywhere.
I've always been drawing and just never stopped. After high school, I was refused in art schools but kept drawing because I didn't see myself doing anything else. I'm always trying to make something that can be understood by as many people as possible: people who suffer from mental health issues, but also people who don't but may know someone suffering. It's sometimes challenging, but I like that.
I've always been drawing about my life, so the topics of depression and anxiety came naturally when my life became darker. Sharing it publicly took some time because I was scared to have my family and friends see it. I would describe my style as dark humor with a sketchy comic style. But I also like making cute illustrations in a more kid literature style—the opposite of these comics.
....Thank you.I'm not enough, I will never be enough, but thank you...
I started these illustrations around 2014, dared to share them after 2015 and will continue as long as I have something to share on these topics. Seeing people's reactions to my drawings is a huge boost and is very inspiring! It reminds me that I'm not alone and that what I'm doing is useful. It makes me really proud! I never imagined I would be able to help people since I feel like I am broken myself.
Sometimes anxiety just hits you like a f*****g train. Tackles you to the ground, pins you down, and there's nothing you can do to prevent it or shake it off.
If you want to create art—just get started and create! We get better by practicing and never stopping. Talent is just days of work. I personally draw things that are far from perfect, but I keep working.
I never thought that people would be so... self absorbed that they can't even...I don't know.
Someone told me "You cut bridges (horizontally) for attention, rivers (vertically) for depression" and I'm inside my head thinking "So you're saying I'm cutting for attention?"
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I've been describing it (or the urge for it) as a physical manifestation of the pain you're constantly feeling mentally. It's hard to tell why we're hurting so much, but if there's something organic like a cut or injury, it gives something else to attribute the pain to.
"Hurt myself to get pain out", is how Richey Edwards summed it up.
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I hate this self-hurting thing, not only because I feel awful for all those people who are doing it, but also because it's so difficult to comprehend by us, the people who are lucky to not be struggling with such a bad case of depression/other mental illness. When people don't understand things, most of them become rude, tactless and in some cases(just look at history) even downright dangerous for the misunderstood. :(
To everyone down and up here who is doing this: Do NOT give up, please. Ask for help and/or medication. Things will get better. Don't hurt yourself. You are valuable. I know its easy to say and hard to live it,but try again, and again... you will get over it!!!
But what if you dont have money and chance for medication
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I am literally going to fricking KILL this girl. I had a friend who committed suicide in 7TH GRADE. So young! Too young. And some people claimed she did it for attention. How could anyone say that? How could anyone possibly be stupid enough to let those horribly s****y words come out of their mouths... God I could punch something. EDIT: sorry if I come across as insensitive and violent to some people, I'm just kind of emotionally attached to this one.
I feel you. I've had 2 cousins in recent years commit suicide. One was 16. The poor girl was bullied so relentlessly that she couldn't take it anymore. People, especially the ones who act like self harm/suicide is all for attention are some of the most dense creatures on this planet.
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My sister self harms and my Mum always say to me to ignore it because she's just doing it for attention
thats awful, i had a habit of SH when i was in a really bad place, and sometimes i hoped someone would see, so they could tell i needed help, cause i couldn't just ask.
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Wait why does the guy look like my friend.....ima go check in on him
It's just so disrespectful to literally anyone with depression, because no one would ever do that for attention, it's horrible.
Oh gosh yeah no not at all aha, anyone who's cutting for any reason at all needs help
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Wow, bc of personal experience, I hate this one. The insensitivity... wow.
Just visiting these comics now after seeing your latest work (ik I am too late, I am sorry). I have already said this and I am ready to say it a million times. Your work is wonderful. They capture emotions in ways not seen before and discuss the topics that society should address ASAP. Being a self-harmer, I have had to receive this remark from my own parents and it totally hurt. Thank you for representing that pain through your comics. Sorry that you had to go through all that. Absolutely flabbergasted by your work. Keep going on, Sow Ay (And sorry for making it this long)
Its sad because a lot of the time it is for attention… like from 12 year olds i mean. Actually depressing
sometimes, yes. but not in the way you think. I feel that, deep down, some people are begging for someone to notice and save them, while dreading that same thing. *sometimes* they don't want to kill themselves, deep down. so they cry for help, hoping someone catches them and stops them from ending their own lives.
Hell no it's not for attention. Maybe a cry for help but not attention at all. The last thing I wanted was the attention
oh my god this triggers me, i used to self harm, then people accused me of doing it for attention, so i stopped just so they wouldn't think i wanted attention. i mean, i guess it's one way to get someone to stop self harming, but now i just constantly silently want to die and can't get help because i dont want to seem like i want attention
its totally for attention next thing ill end up dead for attention
I'm a French '90s kid who got refused in art schools after high school and did his best to work as an artist anyway. It's still in progress today.
As I grew up in my twenties, life got darker, so I started drawing about it in English, so my French family wouldn't understand. It slowly got worse and I couldn't get out of my house after 2 big panic attacks that made me too sick and scared to go out. One of them was at one of my art shows, so I felt betrayed by my drawings. The other one was at a concert, so I felt betrayed by music, my biggest support in life. So I decided to get help and talked about it to my doctor. I discovered I had burned out, that I had depression, and that many of my issues were caused by anxiety and panic disorder. With time, I realized I was also facing gender dysphoria. I came out a trans guy, got kicked out of my parents' house by my dad and now draw about all of these strange thoughts in my head and hope to someday make a real living with all of my drawings. I evolved a lot in the last few years. I started hormones, got my own home, got a dog. Today, I think I can say the hardest is in the past. I'd like to try to go to more concerts. To start playing in a band again, to try to start really living.
Don't hesitate to talk about how you are feeling to people. We often fear bad reactions, but they are often more open than we imagine. Get help, it's all okay!
People ask me "Are you okay?" and my anxiety tells me not to say that I'm' never okay because then they'll ask me why and I'll have to answer questions nobody has found answers to yet, and my depression will never allow me to be okay.
I have a thing I like to call double depression. I'm always depressed, always sad. But sometimes for no reason, my depression gets so much greater that I can no longer even pretend to be happy or deflect it with humor or laugh with "friends" so they don't ask me about it.
I remember feeling like this. Just getting from one appointment to the next. Sending a message back from where I am now to say it started to feel like a shorter time, and then it felt like 'What am I going to tell him about?' and then 'Perhaps I could go every two weeks' and then 'Perhaps I can take a break'. Things are looking much brighter now
Yeah, it's always an unpleasant surprise when old man anxiety crashes at your pad.
I´m taking it one day at a time. That´s how. Otherwise it becomes overwhelming.
Note: this post originally had 79 images. It’s been shortened to the top 40 images based on user votes.
Friendly tip if anyone down here needs it: I’ve found that the urge to self harm gets stronger the more you think about it. When I feel like I might relapse I like to count how many 90 degree angles are in my bedroom, it’s easy and it works so if anyone down here was in the same position as me, don’t give up, seriously.
now im curious as to how many 90 degree angles there are in my bedroom
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I have a classmate who thinks people with depression are just making it up and dramatising and this makes my blood boil, although she's just very stupid and doesn't understand anything. She thinks I'm dramatising too when she asks me what's wrong and I tell her that I just feel awfully sick for sitting in that bloody classroom and doing nothing while the world outside needs people like me, ready to sacrifice themselves to fix it. I'm thinking about it all the time, but sometimes my face goes even gloomier than usual and people start asking me what's wrong. I don't think I'm suffering from even the mildest form of depression(although many people I know swear it's odd to be attacked by such dark thoughts on regular basis), but I still feel obliged to defend and speak for such people as if they were my closest allies. I just feel that their reaction to this broken world is just so normal and understandable. For our current general situation is real damn bad.
You are not forced to be mentally ill to defend people with mental illness and actually I'm happy to read you're willing to do this ! If you think you have depression, you can still try to talk about it to a professional, that could maybe be recomforting.
Load More Replies... Great article. I hope it encourages people to take steps to reaching out for professional help.
Method for not breaking down: Count back from 100 by 7s. I've done it so much, I'm fluent.
I don't have a mental illness, and based on these illustrations and posters around my school (they are very good at talking about issues like these), it seems like a terrible thing to deal with. I know some friends who have depression and anxiety, and they don't talk about it that much so I don't want to bring it up, but is there anything I can say whenever someone says something like "I was feeling so depressed" or "Anxiety, amiright" (some things they have said, and I do think they actually mean it)?
Some of them do truly mean it. Most likely they use humor to deflect it, so people don't notice. Just if they seem really down, touch their shoulder or stand or sit beside them, and tell them "It will get better eventually, stay strong". If they seem to be freaking out, like symptoms of a panic attack are breathing heavily or crying, it depends on the person. Just stand or sit beside them and if they are breathing very fast, take long, deep breaths. If they can hear your breathing they will start to slow their breathing down and calm down eventually. If you ever need more advice just ask, okay. I'll always respond. And if you just need a pal to talk to, vent to, I'm here.
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It sucks to have your mind completely consumed with sadness/fear/anxiousness/etc, with not even knowing why half the time. I never wanted to self harm, but I put on a mask for several years when I was younger. I was able to finally kick out the crazy. I got to the point where I couldn't hide it anymore and was either going to let it destroy me, or destroy it. I did it my own way, which was to completely change what I was doing at the very moment I felt that feeling in the pit of my stomach coming on. If it was a song I was listening to, and I started to feel it, I changed songs, same with Tv, same with just sitting there. I'd start jogging in place if I had to, anything to change my thoughts and my attention to something else. Exercise helps so much because it makes you feel better inside and out while burning off steam.. Writing out feelings helps just to get it unbottled because keeping it bottled up only hurts. This all eventually got me out of it..
When doing all this, from going to one action to another to change your attention, it gets ridiculous at first, but the more you do it, the less it happens. I'm 36 now and haven't had a panic attack since the 90s. Since my teen years.. I think some ppl really need medical help, but a lot of us just get too far in our heads and just don't know how to get out. But there is hope. and it does get better.
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Play the game doki doki literature club. It will cure your depression.
Also, it won't. There's literally a warning that says not to do it if you have depression.
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My mom always tells me I hurt myself for attention When she says that it just makes me worse Also how come I relate to a ton of these
Folks, if you have a relative that has mental health issues, kindly try to be supportive and understanding, okay? Don't tell them they are demon-possessed, are morally weak, are just being stupid, or do any other sort of abuse like that, okay? Don't tell them you wish they would just drop dead when their medical issues make life difficult for you and your family. Unfortunately, a lot of them do that after receiving a death wish curse like that. So don't. We live in 2021, not 1921 or 1821, so don't deal with a family problem like this like we were still in the dark ages. This is a medical problem. You would not be abusive to a family member with cancer or other medical issues that needs family help and support.
believe it or not, people, there are over-the-counter meds, herbal meds, and weightlifter supplements out there that work as well as anything the shrink will normally prescribe and with fewer side effects. Get online & do some research. If nothing else, your self-esteem will pick up because you are taking charge and are working to deal with the situation. If you need help, go for professional help.
To the Author/Creator: you have such talent! I have dealt with my various mental illnesses for almost 40 years, and your work makes me feel much less alone. Please, if you ever feel able, do more like this! To my fellow Depressed Pandas: we seem to have found a pocket of our strange little tribe! Perhaps we can use it to help each other hold up. At least we aren't alone here. For what it's worth, know that there is one entity out there who is grateful for each of you - each of us means that none of us are truly alone. I am wrapping each of my Pandas in a gentle, warm, empathetic hug. <3
I never understood how a person suffering from CRIPPLING depression is able to synthesize, analyze and make cartoons about depression/being depressed.
If they are like me, I also struggle with crippling depression and anxiety, but if they are like me, they are able to be strong and be tough for other people but struggle to support themselves.
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I have Epilepsy, PTSD, depression, etc..and I relate to a lot of this. Its hard to be disabled and young. This comic can help people who are young feel like they are not alone, I love how it touches a sensitive subject and brings out a harsh reality. Thanks for opening up about it and sorry for all who deal with it
Man, I wish we had this stuff in the mid 90s when I was a depressed teen. I mean, I know comics aren't therapy, but at least it would have been nice to know I wasn't alone. Doing much better now, btw, but here were some dicey moments there for several years. I'm glad stuff like this exists on the internet nowadays.
To the Author/Creator: thank you, thank you for creating this! I have lived all of my almost 40 years with various shades of mental illness and it is so comforting to read your work. You somehow capture the deep struggles and share the normalcy of our abnormalities. Please, if you ever feel so inclined, create some more! To my fellow Depressed Pandas: we seem to have found a pocket of our strange tribe. Let's use this discovery to help each other hold up through our unique struggles. I am here for all of you and am wrapping all my Pandas in the warmest, empathetic, quiet hug. Take a deep breath and know that there is an entity out here who is glad that you are still here! <3
These comics are the real deal. Exactly what I felt and many millions. Funny how when you're depressed you feel so alone yet there are so many of us here saying how we relate... The artist obviously is going through it and I really hope he's getting the help he needs. I'd like to say to anyone reading this and if you have depression or even worse suicidal believe me, try to believe, I was there. I had 2 suicide attempts and I failed! I failed like a f*****g loser and I have never been more happy of failing in my life! I'm a failure and because of that I'm alive! Think about that. Don't ever, hear me out, NEVER lay your hands on yourself. Don't make my mistakes. I have to live with it, but thats only because I'm lucky. You might not fail. Help is out there. Help is a specialist, a psychiatrist, a friendly person on the internet, an artist, but help is there. Look for it before it's too late. I only went for help after my suicide. Don't be like me, go before it's even a plan. Suicidal thoughts lead to suicidal reasoning to suicidal plans and then to the action. Life will get better! I f*****g promise. Medical help is the answer and I swear by it
As someone who has been there (and still kinda is but way better): guys, don't try to fight it alone. Go to the hospital and don't skip the meds doses, set an alarm on your phone if you need to. If your therapist isn't helping CHANGE IT, I recommend a conductist psychologist as they change the way we perceive things so our mind don't see the triggers as something dangerous, instead of digging on the past for thousands of sessions. There may be people who don't understand what we're going through and see it as whims or trying to look for attention, (one of my parents gets mad when I have an anxiety attack), just don't pay attention to them. I've found that when I've told people about my anxiety+depression they are more empathic than I thought, and they always know some relative who is going through it, it's not a rare condition, people just don't talk much about it by fear of being called crazy, but so far no one has told me that. Your psychiatrist will help you find the med that --->
--> works better for you, in my case (names in Spanish) are Paroxetina and Lamictal (if you google them you may find their name in your country). Never stop taking the meds, cutting the dose radically can lead to a nasty rebound, so always follow your doc's instructions. Regular docs sometimes (most times) don't know much about this, so visit a PSYCHIATRIST. I've been at the bottom of the pit, but nowadays I'm feeling way better, I can continue working and studying and I even started selling fanart at cons, something I'd have never imagined due to agoraphobia. Sometimes I get relapses but never as bad as I used to. So yes, you can go through it, it will take time, but you can do it. If you need to take a sick leave, do it, they'll manage at work. Your health is top priority, you only have one body. And please, tell your loved ones what's going on, you don't have to fight alone. If you feel like it you can talk with me about it. You can do it too, punch anxiety in the face my warriors
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It's incredible how I can related with every single one of these, so accurate...thanks for the post!
As someone who struggles with complex PTSD, depression, and anxiety, I really needed to be reminded of this
Having anxiety and depression is the worse. I constantly struggle through the days, forcing myself to not break down, not cut, not have any panic attack at all
I cut too. 203 times. If you ever need someone to talk to, I'm here for you. Even if you just need a compliment if you're having a rough day, whatever it may be, I am here. For you. I will always respond, and that's a promise.
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These are so amazing, I will be sending a few & sharing a few for sure. I am so glad that mental illness is being spoken about more openly. There is so much shame associated with my depression and anxiety that I am in my 30's and realizing so many of these deep-seeded thoughts and feelings are not unique.. and perhaps in a twisted way, it is comforting. One less anxiety of "is it all in my head" I guess. ;-)
100% me, but everyone i know tells me that i shouldent feel sorry for myself and i should be greatful. why would i be greatful for being sad and faking my personailty every time im not alone??
If you ever need someone to talk to, I'm here for you. Even if you just need a compliment if you're having a rough day, whatever it may be, I am here. For you. I will always respond, and that's a promise. I have depression. I have anxiety. I have all sorts of not fun adventures. I get it.
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Friendly tip if anyone down here needs it: I’ve found that the urge to self harm gets stronger the more you think about it. When I feel like I might relapse I like to count how many 90 degree angles are in my bedroom, it’s easy and it works so if anyone down here was in the same position as me, don’t give up, seriously.
now im curious as to how many 90 degree angles there are in my bedroom
Load More Replies... I have a classmate who thinks people with depression are just making it up and dramatising and this makes my blood boil, although she's just very stupid and doesn't understand anything. She thinks I'm dramatising too when she asks me what's wrong and I tell her that I just feel awfully sick for sitting in that bloody classroom and doing nothing while the world outside needs people like me, ready to sacrifice themselves to fix it. I'm thinking about it all the time, but sometimes my face goes even gloomier than usual and people start asking me what's wrong. I don't think I'm suffering from even the mildest form of depression(although many people I know swear it's odd to be attacked by such dark thoughts on regular basis), but I still feel obliged to defend and speak for such people as if they were my closest allies. I just feel that their reaction to this broken world is just so normal and understandable. For our current general situation is real damn bad.
You are not forced to be mentally ill to defend people with mental illness and actually I'm happy to read you're willing to do this ! If you think you have depression, you can still try to talk about it to a professional, that could maybe be recomforting.
Load More Replies... Great article. I hope it encourages people to take steps to reaching out for professional help.
Method for not breaking down: Count back from 100 by 7s. I've done it so much, I'm fluent.
I don't have a mental illness, and based on these illustrations and posters around my school (they are very good at talking about issues like these), it seems like a terrible thing to deal with. I know some friends who have depression and anxiety, and they don't talk about it that much so I don't want to bring it up, but is there anything I can say whenever someone says something like "I was feeling so depressed" or "Anxiety, amiright" (some things they have said, and I do think they actually mean it)?
Some of them do truly mean it. Most likely they use humor to deflect it, so people don't notice. Just if they seem really down, touch their shoulder or stand or sit beside them, and tell them "It will get better eventually, stay strong". If they seem to be freaking out, like symptoms of a panic attack are breathing heavily or crying, it depends on the person. Just stand or sit beside them and if they are breathing very fast, take long, deep breaths. If they can hear your breathing they will start to slow their breathing down and calm down eventually. If you ever need more advice just ask, okay. I'll always respond. And if you just need a pal to talk to, vent to, I'm here.
Load More Replies... It sucks to have your mind completely consumed with sadness/fear/anxiousness/etc, with not even knowing why half the time. I never wanted to self harm, but I put on a mask for several years when I was younger. I was able to finally kick out the crazy. I got to the point where I couldn't hide it anymore and was either going to let it destroy me, or destroy it. I did it my own way, which was to completely change what I was doing at the very moment I felt that feeling in the pit of my stomach coming on. If it was a song I was listening to, and I started to feel it, I changed songs, same with Tv, same with just sitting there. I'd start jogging in place if I had to, anything to change my thoughts and my attention to something else. Exercise helps so much because it makes you feel better inside and out while burning off steam.. Writing out feelings helps just to get it unbottled because keeping it bottled up only hurts. This all eventually got me out of it..
When doing all this, from going to one action to another to change your attention, it gets ridiculous at first, but the more you do it, the less it happens. I'm 36 now and haven't had a panic attack since the 90s. Since my teen years.. I think some ppl really need medical help, but a lot of us just get too far in our heads and just don't know how to get out. But there is hope. and it does get better.
Load More Replies... Play the game doki doki literature club. It will cure your depression.
Also, it won't. There's literally a warning that says not to do it if you have depression.
Load More Replies... My mom always tells me I hurt myself for attention When she says that it just makes me worse Also how come I relate to a ton of these
Folks, if you have a relative that has mental health issues, kindly try to be supportive and understanding, okay? Don't tell them they are demon-possessed, are morally weak, are just being stupid, or do any other sort of abuse like that, okay? Don't tell them you wish they would just drop dead when their medical issues make life difficult for you and your family. Unfortunately, a lot of them do that after receiving a death wish curse like that. So don't. We live in 2021, not 1921 or 1821, so don't deal with a family problem like this like we were still in the dark ages. This is a medical problem. You would not be abusive to a family member with cancer or other medical issues that needs family help and support.
believe it or not, people, there are over-the-counter meds, herbal meds, and weightlifter supplements out there that work as well as anything the shrink will normally prescribe and with fewer side effects. Get online & do some research. If nothing else, your self-esteem will pick up because you are taking charge and are working to deal with the situation. If you need help, go for professional help.
To the Author/Creator: you have such talent! I have dealt with my various mental illnesses for almost 40 years, and your work makes me feel much less alone. Please, if you ever feel able, do more like this! To my fellow Depressed Pandas: we seem to have found a pocket of our strange little tribe! Perhaps we can use it to help each other hold up. At least we aren't alone here. For what it's worth, know that there is one entity out there who is grateful for each of you - each of us means that none of us are truly alone. I am wrapping each of my Pandas in a gentle, warm, empathetic hug. <3
I never understood how a person suffering from CRIPPLING depression is able to synthesize, analyze and make cartoons about depression/being depressed.
If they are like me, I also struggle with crippling depression and anxiety, but if they are like me, they are able to be strong and be tough for other people but struggle to support themselves.
Load More Replies... I have Epilepsy, PTSD, depression, etc..and I relate to a lot of this. Its hard to be disabled and young. This comic can help people who are young feel like they are not alone, I love how it touches a sensitive subject and brings out a harsh reality. Thanks for opening up about it and sorry for all who deal with it
Man, I wish we had this stuff in the mid 90s when I was a depressed teen. I mean, I know comics aren't therapy, but at least it would have been nice to know I wasn't alone. Doing much better now, btw, but here were some dicey moments there for several years. I'm glad stuff like this exists on the internet nowadays.
To the Author/Creator: thank you, thank you for creating this! I have lived all of my almost 40 years with various shades of mental illness and it is so comforting to read your work. You somehow capture the deep struggles and share the normalcy of our abnormalities. Please, if you ever feel so inclined, create some more! To my fellow Depressed Pandas: we seem to have found a pocket of our strange tribe. Let's use this discovery to help each other hold up through our unique struggles. I am here for all of you and am wrapping all my Pandas in the warmest, empathetic, quiet hug. Take a deep breath and know that there is an entity out here who is glad that you are still here! <3
These comics are the real deal. Exactly what I felt and many millions. Funny how when you're depressed you feel so alone yet there are so many of us here saying how we relate... The artist obviously is going through it and I really hope he's getting the help he needs. I'd like to say to anyone reading this and if you have depression or even worse suicidal believe me, try to believe, I was there. I had 2 suicide attempts and I failed! I failed like a f*****g loser and I have never been more happy of failing in my life! I'm a failure and because of that I'm alive! Think about that. Don't ever, hear me out, NEVER lay your hands on yourself. Don't make my mistakes. I have to live with it, but thats only because I'm lucky. You might not fail. Help is out there. Help is a specialist, a psychiatrist, a friendly person on the internet, an artist, but help is there. Look for it before it's too late. I only went for help after my suicide. Don't be like me, go before it's even a plan. Suicidal thoughts lead to suicidal reasoning to suicidal plans and then to the action. Life will get better! I f*****g promise. Medical help is the answer and I swear by it
As someone who has been there (and still kinda is but way better): guys, don't try to fight it alone. Go to the hospital and don't skip the meds doses, set an alarm on your phone if you need to. If your therapist isn't helping CHANGE IT, I recommend a conductist psychologist as they change the way we perceive things so our mind don't see the triggers as something dangerous, instead of digging on the past for thousands of sessions. There may be people who don't understand what we're going through and see it as whims or trying to look for attention, (one of my parents gets mad when I have an anxiety attack), just don't pay attention to them. I've found that when I've told people about my anxiety+depression they are more empathic than I thought, and they always know some relative who is going through it, it's not a rare condition, people just don't talk much about it by fear of being called crazy, but so far no one has told me that. Your psychiatrist will help you find the med that --->
--> works better for you, in my case (names in Spanish) are Paroxetina and Lamictal (if you google them you may find their name in your country). Never stop taking the meds, cutting the dose radically can lead to a nasty rebound, so always follow your doc's instructions. Regular docs sometimes (most times) don't know much about this, so visit a PSYCHIATRIST. I've been at the bottom of the pit, but nowadays I'm feeling way better, I can continue working and studying and I even started selling fanart at cons, something I'd have never imagined due to agoraphobia. Sometimes I get relapses but never as bad as I used to. So yes, you can go through it, it will take time, but you can do it. If you need to take a sick leave, do it, they'll manage at work. Your health is top priority, you only have one body. And please, tell your loved ones what's going on, you don't have to fight alone. If you feel like it you can talk with me about it. You can do it too, punch anxiety in the face my warriors
Load More Replies... It's incredible how I can related with every single one of these, so accurate...thanks for the post!
As someone who struggles with complex PTSD, depression, and anxiety, I really needed to be reminded of this
Having anxiety and depression is the worse. I constantly struggle through the days, forcing myself to not break down, not cut, not have any panic attack at all
I cut too. 203 times. If you ever need someone to talk to, I'm here for you. Even if you just need a compliment if you're having a rough day, whatever it may be, I am here. For you. I will always respond, and that's a promise.
Load More Replies... These are so amazing, I will be sending a few & sharing a few for sure. I am so glad that mental illness is being spoken about more openly. There is so much shame associated with my depression and anxiety that I am in my 30's and realizing so many of these deep-seeded thoughts and feelings are not unique.. and perhaps in a twisted way, it is comforting. One less anxiety of "is it all in my head" I guess. ;-)
100% me, but everyone i know tells me that i shouldent feel sorry for myself and i should be greatful. why would i be greatful for being sad and faking my personailty every time im not alone??
If you ever need someone to talk to, I'm here for you. Even if you just need a compliment if you're having a rough day, whatever it may be, I am here. For you. I will always respond, and that's a promise. I have depression. I have anxiety. I have all sorts of not fun adventures. I get it.
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