Are your stuggling with Depression?

[Shadowofdeath]

i create comics and my goal is to help people overcome depression and suicidal thoughts with my comic. i used to really struggle with depression very bad for years but i overcame it and i want to share with others how overcome it too . currently I have to take medicine In order to not have depression if I stop taking the medicine I will relapse and most likely die bc the depression is a chemical imbalance in the brain 🧠 bc of the pain a person is going through. I used to be very sad and wanted to end my life and every one advice about depression wasn’t working until I looked inward I decided no what what happens I am going to live and finally I started to heal.️‍🩹️‍🩹️‍🩹

Overall if you just need someone to talk to please reach out, if you are interested heres my comic it a rough draft its not finalized yet.

Lions Den

[N1ghtm4r3]

on occasion i myself have had some low days ,my cure is drawing , i love working on my comic as i get some peace and time plus helps drawing to let the negativity fade away

[Shadowofdeath]

same here depression is really horrible for me but creating my comic brings me so much happiness that it helped me overcome my depression

[ricardoaltuna]

I suffer from social anxiety and while I don't have depression right now I've been throught it before. It's awesome that you've managed to overcome it and is really great that you're trying to help other people who suffers from int with your comic.

[Shadowofdeath]

thanks so much for you support it took years for me to overcome depression i hope you can do what i did overcome it because it the best feeling in the world when you over it .mental health is so important i was hospitalized and had to go through a lot because of my depression and i want to give hope to others who struggle with mental health like i did. honestly usually school and family makes it worse.

[crimson_mystery_cake]

at this point i dont even know anymore

[Sethstiel]

I literally felt every post in here so far..

I’ve never been diagnosed cause I hide my “problems” almost professionally well. (From my family and friends) Cause I don’t want people to get worried about me and think there is something wrong with me.

My sister is also mentally not okay, openly and I just don’t want to burden my family more y’know.. So.. yeah

Currently, I think I’m better than before although my social anxiety continues. Depression? Not so much, not as it used to. So I manage ^^ I’ll live ^^

I just want to say drawing is also one of my medicines and I think you’re all doing great.
And being able to talk about it IS brave.
So.. fighting!! ^^

[DualDragons]

I'll admit I'm a lot better off than I was half a year, I was really miserable back then.

During my internship I spent almost every day at home in solitude or alone at my office, with the only person to talk to my internship mentor. But he could be pretty negative and blunt.
There were also some other issues going on at Tapas I'd rather leave behind.

But now that it is over, I've started to heal. And while I'm not completely confident in myself, I am a lot more mentally healthy than in december.

[frgmnt]

I've had depression at least since I was a teenager, possibly longer. There were better years and worse years, and after a few mostly okayish years, 2019 and 2020 just... threw me back into the dark nothingness void. I also suffer from anxiety, and I'm neurodivergent so... yeah having a defective brain is fun.

When I'm in the depression state, the creative part of my brain just shuts off, I can neither draw nor write. I used to be able to make vent art in my teens, but now I can never do that. I can only cry, sleep, drown in my bad thoughts, and mindlessly pass time.

Right now I'm doing a lot better than a year ago though, thanks to being on meds for a few months now and some small but positive life changes. I'm not suicidal for the time being, and can actually work on art and even enjoy it. People romanticize creating with mental illness a lot, but all I can say about is, I would be a much better and more productive creator if I was completely mentally healthy, lol.

[Shadowofdeath]

thank you everyone who shared i want to give hope to others who struggle with mental health like i did with my comic

[samiluu]

it looks interesting! I also have depression, though I feel so much better now. I'm gonna take a look at your comic as it looks interesting and I love psychology topics.
If you want to read mine too, my characters have a complicated psychology so you might enjoy it!

Black Wings

Black Wings | Tapas

[Shadowofdeath]

your comic is really cool also do you have any advice to get other artist to help out with my comic because i am looking for four artist to help with my comic bc it too much for me to draw 40 pages per episode alone by my self for my publisher each person only has to do 10 pages which is still a lot of work the deadline is December​ heres my redesign for my main character Jason i not sure which one i like better .

[samiluu]

oh, thank u! actually I cant work on any other series if there's not money in between, sorry Black Wings and my fashion brand take a lot of time and I'm looking for a job too, so as you see... imposible
As for your Jason, for the design I think the second one looks better! It's cleaner and his hair and mask look very cool! I love the clothes on the first one tho, but the second looks better in general

[Shadowofdeath]

thanks for your insight i appreciate it

[wispysing]

Hey man, that's badass. You conquered depression, that's not an easy thing. Respect. I struggle with PTSD from chronic physical and verbal abuse, so panic attacks are expected in my day to day life.

I feel that all of us in this thread have a lot in common. Be it novels or comics, stories are our safe place. We are the protagonists of our own lives, we aspire and inspire change through these media.

To y'all struggling out there: hang on. Life is a cycle. You'll fall, but that doesn't mean you can't go up. Situations may be bad now, but that doesn't mean all hope is lost. The wheel goes round and round...

I think I've rambled enough. @joshuabriceboxing that's a noble cause you're fighting for man. Keep it up.

[GumshoeComix]

yea, it's a big cocktail of problems not just depression. Including a very unstable life and 0 support system, I might be bipolar according to my therapist. I'm trying to get better, Joining group therapies and trying new hobbies. Making my comic helps with that and it seems to be the only thing that does tbh. But when I'm in a bad state I cant create which is just no good. I've tried meds but they either do nothing or give me mania so it's really scary trying meds if I'm just gonna shut down. :<

my story also tackles mental illness topics if I'm allowed to post it

Guardians Of Man | Tapas

[Arkwardrose]

Somedays I struggled with depression and social anxiety. But, reading and writing is really therapeutic for me. I'm still working on getting better, I try to think more positively. I'm doing fine from where I was a yr ago.

Definitely can relate, I've relapsed recently but I'm okay now. I'll be checking out your comic. <3

[Shadowofdeath]

i understand your fear when i went to the hospital i was afraid they would inject medicine into me and i would be stuck in the hospital forever because the doctors told me i had the most dangerous form of depression and that i could relapse at any time if i didn't take my medicine. All i want to do is give people hope with my comic.

my art really needs to improve but hopefully i can find an artist who is willing to help me with it to make it better

[Shadowofdeath]

if any body is feeling down please reach out to me your life matters to me

[samiluu]

no problem ^^ I'm happy if I could help