Commentary from October 19, 2013
Admittedly this is a return to an illustration I did before for depcom, but with a positive spin. This is something I’ve been feeling myself for a while, as slowly I’m getting back into things I used to enjoy but kind of lost for a long time. I feel like I’m starting to see some things in me that I thought I had forgotten, like my sense of humor and enjoyment of drawing comics. I want to try to put more positive messages into the comic but I have to temper them so that they don’t sound like a greeting card.
I added some splashes of color in there to ensure that it didn’t look like a mirror, and to emphasize the depressive greyness of the comic in general, and maybe suggest that the comic isn’t a black and white comic, but a color comic whose depression makes it grey.
I added some splashes of color in there to ensure that it didn’t look like a mirror, and to emphasize the depressive greyness of the comic in general, and maybe suggest that the comic isn’t a black and white comic, but a color comic whose depression makes it grey.
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Bawww. Now that’s what I call adorable. 🙂
Wow
*sniffle*
Reminds me to jump into the neaest pile of leaves this weekend
True that.
Wow. This is really good.
Ive just had a real blow recently and in the process of recovering. This really has given me hope. Thank you
I think a key part of the reassembly process is realizing that you are not who you were before. Most likely you never will be.
Trying to reassemble exactly what you were is impossible. But you can build something new.
I think one of the hardest parts of rebuilding is realizing that you are not who you were before.
Nor will you ever be.
And that’s neither good not bad.
It just is.
crying now but in a good way
This hit really close to home for me, I almost just started crying at work. But if I had been, it’d have been a good cry, at least. I’ve had clinical depression for at least half a decade now (diagnosed in 2008, symptoms before then), and I’ve recently fallen back into a depressive episode the past few weeks after having been doing well for a while. Reading this comic actually has really helped me feel a bit better. It’s always nice to have a reminder that I’m not alone. Thank you.
Those beautiful moments where you find a good memory and you sit down and you think “Was that really me? That was wasn’t it? I was so happy then.. and it was so beautiful. God I’d give anything to have that back”
Just as good as when you realise that there is one thing or person in your life that pulls you out of the horrors and pain without fail and clinging to that person or thing cause they are your lifeline. Still better if it’s a person that knows they’re your lifeline and doesn’t mind your clingyness BECAUSE they know
*Crying as I type this because I have someone who doesn’t even know they’re my lifeline*
Thank you.
I feel this way about my artwork. It’s the one thing in my life that’s been self-indulgent and steadily improving.
The old me is dead. The new me just exists.
I’m not even sure if there were any pieces of the old me to find.
I…I think I needed this comic more than any other. I keep telling myself that if only I could start over, go back to who I used to be, then I could fix everything and life would be smooth(er) sailing. You made me cry like a baby, damn you, you wonderful human being.
https://t.co/JIg1xVdpEk T_T
this made me cry. (don’t worry, not in a bad way.) :’)
Oh, god, now I’m crying.
Thank you so much! You officially made day brighter 🙂
I love your addition of color also.
After years of struggle, I finally had the courage to go get help. I got my diagnosis today. Just wanted you to know that these comics have helped me so much. Thank you.