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Published: 2018-03-30 20:46:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 1573; Favourites: 69; Downloads: 0
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I'm kinda glad this never happened to me in the same context cause I enjoy stand up comedy. But I used to have someone tell me that only people who have no life watch late night talk shows. It can be REALLY funny in retrospect but at the time I was having a hard time so it wasn't the greatest thing to be hearing. And I used to always watch them EVEN when i did have things going on in my life but they had never said anything about it before. So I knew they were just doing it to make me feel terrible cause that's what productive humans like to do, yell at people cause they're a reflection of what they're scared of being/being associated with. And it's way easier to make negative remarks than putting in actual effort to help someone and actually learn about what they're going through.
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Of course, depression can be get over in a matter of seconds...
not
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When you're not allowed to forget your depression.
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This is very true! =-=
When people saw me laugh they immediately thought I'm better and I'm out of depression. While I had severe depression and anxiety for many years, since my childhood till few years back. I also thought how can I laugh like that, almost couching from laughter until I cried (good moments doe XD), when I'm this miserable. But now that I healed myself and I don't have severe depression anymore, I never laugh like before...only few chuckles and that's it. Equivalent exchange I guess. :/
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The last panel was painful to read... As in, it's way too real. Even as a depressed person I always try to take my mind off it and laugh whenever I can, because I refuse to let my depression take any more from me than what it already did. But then people just can't seem to realize you can be laughing and enjoying yourself but still crying somewhere on the inside, and suddenly all those kind words they had for you are gone because they think you're "fine". Even other depressed people do this sometimes, when you'd expect them to understand the most.
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Too true...
Its hard when people dpnt get that depression ISNT EMOTION. Its chemical inbalence abd misfiring neurons... You could be having the time of your life and still feel down.
The worst thing is the not understanding.
Not just from others but from self.
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Wow. That is a pretty shallow way to think about someone's actions.
However, this is actually pretty interesting to see. Thanks for sharing.
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Seeing people saying things like that makes me want puke, and then make them choke on my vomit
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Oooooooouuuuuuchh. >.<
Such cold,
Snobby,
Lack of understanding!
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This is how it goes every single day of my life. Thank you for creating these comics.
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It's awful when you can manage to distract yourself enough and be able to be happy and enjoy yourself for a moment only to have someone assume that what you are dealing with isn't serious. It's as if some people believe that if you have depression you can never be happy, and that if you are happy it isn't that bad.
Thank you as always for posting these comics and spreading awareness for how people with depression feel!
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People don't understand that it's a sliding scale -- you can have happy moments but they are fewer and farther between. You also have to work harder for those happy moments, something I will talk about in a future strip.
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Exactly! And each one of those moments is precious, and can help a person greatly even if it's brief. I wish people would try to have more empathy and even if they can't imagine what someone is going through, they would be respectful enough to realize that down-talking is never going to help them.
I will look forward to more of your work as always.
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One time when i was out with mates trying to distract myself from my mind. I was really habong a great time. My mate came to me and said 'see i got your back bro' i broke down crying. His reaction was the best reaction i had ever had... "aw man you ok bro? Your gettong the beer wet!" i started to laugh because a few days earlier i said to him that i hate to drink when depressed because i get my beer wet...
The fact my mate was there. Made me feel so good.
The rest of the club just thought i was drunk. (was only a half beer in)
The next day lne of the guys asked me why the fuck did i cry loke a bitch the night before. I told him about everything and my depression.
He called bull on kt because i was smiling. Depressed people dpnt smile
He pulled upbmy sleeve and said 'more proof. No cuts... Depressed alwaus self harm'
Not proud of my reaction but the friend who had my back saw i was about hit the guy and stepped in... Did it for me.
Still calls me to make sure im alive.
Bit very few i met have ever been cool like that.
Found out 2 years ago he has had depression his whole life.
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Your story truly touched me both for its sadness and for the fact that you have such a supportive friend. I think the people who go through what we do are the ones who understand the most. Your story is also very important because it shows how depression is not always visible, and may in fact be less obvious in most cases. It is only known if/when you truly get to know a person and they are able to explain their struggle that you can really know for sure. While there are many people who bring down others, there are many others who lift them up, these are the people to be friends with, like the one you mentioned. I hope that you and your friend will keep fighting and help support each other throughout your battles.
I also agree with you about these comics making you feel better. When you struggle its hard to remember that you aren't alone and that many other people are struggling as well. I also like that about this comics because it serves as a reminder that many people experience similar thoughts, feelings, and experiences. And it also spreads the awareness of these things to people who don't have depression, and hopefully allows them to understand the experiences of people with depression.
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My point is.
When you get it... You get it.
Understanding comes from knowing.
These comics always make me feel a little better because i know im not the only one that feels it.
I dont know if you done this one yet... But please do a "oh i have depression fraudster" you know that fashion fadster who gets on the wagon because depression is 'cool'.
I hate those people.
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