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Story/Art © 2017 Clay

91 "I don't need anyone to tell me this."

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Published November 20, 2012 8 Comments

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  1. Anonymous says

    July 4, 2013 at 10:36 am

    Because I MUST!, through enduring I grow strong. One breath at a time

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  2. a potted plant says

    August 14, 2013 at 1:32 am

    oh man. this is me every friggin morning.

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  3. Nicholas Dennison says

    November 30, 2014 at 7:16 am

    Something I just have to know…what was the artistic reasoning for having the reflection be dressed differently from the character?

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    • Michelle says

      August 16, 2015 at 4:59 am

      I’m not the artist, but your question made me curious, so I studied the comic. I suspect the image in the mirror isn’t the person’s actual reflection of her talking to herself, but rather that the image represents the Voice of Depression itself. The biggest clue is that its shirt is monogrammed with a D. But beyond that, it’s more “large and in charge,” so to speak… there’s an energy/vitality to it that the woman doesn’t have. Notice that Depression doesn’t have bags under its eyes like the woman does, its shirt is buttoned up/professional rather than open/casual like hers, its expression is a mix of glee and anger, unlike hers, and it has a more dominant posture.

      Personally, I find this to be a very powerful depiction of depression, in that the woman accepts the Voice of Depression as her own voice, rather than distinguishing what it is saying as unhealthy/untrue thoughts. It reminds me of a line from the movie The Usual Suspects: “The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” I think that’s one of the most dangerous things about depression… that it can create such chaos in people’s lives/minds, yet be unrecognized as being the actual root of the problems.

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      • clay says

        August 17, 2015 at 8:41 pm

        That’s what I was aiming for with the image in the mirror. I don’t think I’ve used this since because it is confusing in a four panel comic.

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  4. MJ says

    May 29, 2016 at 11:11 am

    Holy crap this is me! I feel chills with various levels of shock. I’ve been having such a battle with myself since High School! Only without a mirror and on a pitch black battle field…The more I read this comic the more I wonder how deep my depression really is. I thought it was all anxiety based from trauma, homophobia, and the recent passing of my Father…Thank you for making this comic.

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  5. jackmarten says

    April 7, 2018 at 11:26 pm

    +1 reason why i do not look at myself in the mirror anymore

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