Dressing Up
Oh dear, that turned out somewhat disturbing… Don’t worry though, the next comic will (probably) not be about more severe mental illnesses! Yay!
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Oh dear, that turned out somewhat disturbing… Don’t worry though, the next comic will (probably) not be about more severe mental illnesses! Yay!
Wow. Umm. Yeah. Well at least my nightmares will include the happy sunshine at the end tonight. Thanks. Thanks for ruining my sleep.
I feel like that most mornings. Drag myself out of bed and pretend to be normal. don’t feel fully human till after lunch.
Ditto. It usually takes me an hour or two to properly wake up.
If you have an iPhone then download the sleep cycle app. It’ll wake you when you’re in your lightest phase of sleep in the morning, so you wake up naturally rather than forcing yourself out of a deep sleep which leads to you feeling groggy. I used to have that problem but I’ve been using it for the past few months and it’s worked wonders!
Great comic by the way!
This has to be the most accurate depiction of life with chronic illness I’ve ever seen.
So THAT’S how his soul decides his moods…
Haha! Love this!
This is plain depressing and frightening.
Which isn’t to say it’s not good.
i read a sci-fi comic like this, which were huge insects in human skins, infiltrating a human colony on a small moon. i’m pretty sure it was the skin disguise by wayne wightman.
It’s 12:30pm here, and I’m still feeling like panel 1.
This comic is *deep*. I took this so seriously, as in people changing who they are, just to fit in. Lots of people do it too.
I was disapointed to notice that the butterflies are not smiling creepily.
Hah, I think I attempted to draw them smiling as well, but it turned out way too small to see.
And here I was thinking this was a comic about the effects of severe ozone layer loss. :)
Yep, felt this way when I was depressed. Now I’m able to smile for real again – it’s worthwhile to search for help. This strip definitely belongs to my bookmark collection of great mental illness related strips. Thanks.
This also reminds me of another comic that is fully about how it feels to be in the dark pit: depressioncomix.tumblr.com is a great source for comics that help to express how one feels if it is otherwise impossible due to the illness.
Wow… strong (and very identifiable) stuff. I wish Gravatar had IMs!
:-(
This would make a pretty fantastic t-shirt.
It kind of reflects my opinion on happiness and it’s “nonexistence”. Good job.
Yes.
Came here via Reddit. This is me.
Theodore Sturgeon wrote a short story where this quite literally happened, daily. I think it was called “The other Celia”. Recommended.
I struggle with this. This comic helped me realize I’m not so alone in it. Thanks.
Few pieces of art, have described my life so accurately. Thank you. And beautiful art at that.
OMG, I suddenly understand my ex-husband! Thank you!
I think everyone feel that way in some moment of their life.
Brilliant! i can’t even imagine a better setup than this one!
its depressing, Comic & Enlightening!
you are Gifted!
To me this almost describes how grief has made me feel x
This one still takes my breath away. People have spent lifetimes failing to express what being a functional depressive is like, and you nailed it in 4 panels.
Hey thanks, Benjamin. Glad to hear that.
Kristian if you would please email me at drl_red_7@yahoo.com I have some very fantastic ideals and this strip has given them to me I am a young adult who wants to be an author but I need your help I would like to throw some things at you and see what you think PLEASE! EMAIL I JUST SPENT TWO HOURS LOOKING FOR A WAY TO CONTACT YOU! And this is the closest I have come! All I am asking is for you to collaborate with me for a short while and see what you think, thank you (I am bookmarking this page in case you respond the comment first before emailing me
Edit:scratch the first email and please email me at dustey.lane.1997@gmail.com Please!?!?!?!:
Writing again because I feel strongly about this! Email me please
Apologies! I’ve been out of town and swamped with life stuff this week. You can email me at kristian@optipess.com. There’s a link from the About page as well.
Thank you, I really think your gonna like my ideas
Hi, I know this is 5 years later, but…i shared this photo earlier today, and while everyone got the sentiment, there was a slight concern over the potential misconception of black=bad, white=good. Just thought I would pass that along. Love the strip, this one really spoke to me, looking forward to catching catching up on all of them!
James,
Fuck off with your 2017 everything is an issue bullshit.
Thanks.
Thank you James for your insight. Just saw the cartoon and I felt the same way… this is how many blacks feel… have to act white to survive in the society of Dumbtruck. The cartoon came long before our current about-to-go-to-jail president… but the situation was just as true back then. Hope the author will comment on this.
Thank you Robert (and James!) for your comments. I really appreciate it. Your perspective is absolutely valid, and unfortunately it didn’t even occur to me when I made this comic. It wasn’t my intention at all to have it be about skin color, so I was a bit taken aback when someone brought it up in response. For me, the comic was entirely about covering up something internal rather than external. But I definintely see your point. If I made this comic today I would probably try to depict it in a different way without abandoning the original intended message. I’m sorry! And I’ll be better.
This is what I hand people who say, “You don’t look depressed.”
thank you Kristian. I saw this comic and I feel identified at all. Thank you because it is so difficult to explain and it truly help me to reconize my feeling. I will share your erbsite like gratitude. Hope you the best! kisses
Having this to relate to give me strength to continue to survive this illness. Please keep up the excellent work
I see this person like me with my depression…. Every day I woke up feeling so bad, but I just have to wearing my happy tshirts e my pants and live like nothing is happening….
Welcome to my life.
I love this. I think it’s how most people feel. They have how they appear to themselves and then the image they try to present to the outside world.
Take care
Jane
Every f*cking day.