Yes, much more so than I ever intended. I didn't realize it until after almost all of the big plans were set in stone.
It's not so much an escape, but rather, an actual reflection. The internal struggle that the main character goes through is the exact same thing I went through, just under different circumstances. It's the core theme of the story. I'm not going to describe it here in case any of my readers are reading this; I want them to find it out on through the comic itself.
To be honest, it's not good for my emotional health, at least not at the moment. It hits too close to home, so when I see people not caring about it, I relive the very unhappy memories that inspired the story. In my head, I accept that not everyone is going to like my story. But my still-recovering heart just wants to curl up and cry. I keep going anyway, because if I don't, I feel like I'm just shoving my problems under the rug instead of facing it.
