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Story/Art © 2017 Clay

206 "Just be me for a few minutes"

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Published October 11, 2014 22 Comments

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  1. Andrew StrongAndrew Strong says

    October 11, 2014 at 6:45 am

    I know this feeling all too well

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  2. Felis DFelis D says

    October 11, 2014 at 6:48 am

    Yup… Same with any emotion you have to fake for a long time, sadly…

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  3. Skutler MorganSkutler Morgan says

    October 11, 2014 at 6:56 am

    Yesssss. And then by the end of the shift you’re so frazzled it’s all you can do to treat your coworkers with the respect they deserve.

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  4. Liz Non Stuff AshtonLiz Non Stuff Ashton says

    October 11, 2014 at 7:10 am

    Yup. In fact this is part of why I I’m mostly housebound. Along with my physical disabilities, a huge amount of pain from my autoimmune disorder and the issues arising from my broken autonomous system, being forced to pretend to have an emotional state I don’t have just to be ‘allowed’ to be in public spaces is exhausting.

    I really appreciate the comic Clay as you manage to express so much in just four panels. Being able to show people, friends and family alike, what it really is like to live like this makes a huge difference. Thank you.

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  5. Yaron KaplanYaron Kaplan says

    October 11, 2014 at 7:47 am

    I like the free wifi for FAPping.

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    • Dido says

      October 12, 2014 at 3:04 am

      Haha, I noticed that too! I feel really childish…
      You reckon Clay did it on purpose?

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      • zizh0u says

        October 14, 2014 at 5:51 pm

        Considering that Sexy Losers is sometimes credited with helping to popularize that phrase, I’d imagine so.

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  6. Kait EnglertKait Englert says

    October 11, 2014 at 8:14 am

    I feel this so much, especially since I work in a coffee shop. The nice thing is that when I’m on bar, I can just forget everyone and work, and it just looks like I’m concentrating on what I’m doing.

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  7. Devon says

    October 11, 2014 at 10:04 am

    Me, every damn day. Clay your comic is 206 strips of amazing work. There’s been many a time where reading a strip or two has made me feel better; it’s nice to relate to something, to know I’m not alone. Thank you so much for making all of them!

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  8. Sean HantzSean Hantz says

    October 11, 2014 at 10:41 am

    At least one day a month I threaten to quit. My boss just nods & says, “Yeah yeah, see you tomorrow.”

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  9. Marissa BomgardnerMarissa Bomgardner says

    October 11, 2014 at 6:47 pm

    This is why I’m so glad I work in a warehouse at the moment.

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  10. Jenny Islander says

    October 14, 2014 at 1:32 pm

    I so, so like that my current job involves keeping my eyes either on items I’m shelving/zoning or on a pad that’s pre-loaded every day with scripted questions for me to ask. I can reserve my tiny interacting-with-people-with-a-smile-on spoons ration for other things.

    Had to go to work sick today, people kept looking at me funny. I realized later that I was too tired to put on my smile. I am not currently really down, but my resting face is stuck in depressed even when I’m not. You know, like Morris the Cat. Anybody else?

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  11. Adina RyterAdina Ryter says

    October 15, 2014 at 7:10 am

    Even if I do feel normal at work, it’s exhausting.

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  12. jbird says

    October 17, 2014 at 7:44 am

    I work in manufacturing, I don’t even pretend to be happy anymore. To top it off, my supervisor pulls me aside at least one a week to tell me I am a difficult employee.

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  13. Alan says

    October 19, 2014 at 10:32 am

    Yup, experienced that!
    Luckily for me, it was mostly just the odd day or week, rather than constantly. Getting that cafe job ended up being a key part for me beating depression. It gave me a sense of self-worth after flunking out of uni.

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  14. coelacanth1938 says

    October 22, 2014 at 1:56 pm

    I’m having a terrible time finding employment because I can’t smile. When I was a kid, my drunken mother used to slap the crap out of me whenever I smiled because she thought I was up to something. Years later, I worked at a casino that thought crushing employees underfoot was good management. These days, sometimes I scare people because I can’t smile.

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  15. UsagiToxic says

    November 20, 2014 at 8:55 am

    I can’t read the last word.

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    • Lu says

      December 15, 2016 at 9:08 am

      “sin”
      🙂

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  16. @W1ldNat says

    December 7, 2014 at 1:23 am

    This rings so true, even though I’m seldom customer facing these days. http://t.co/rkPkDGLKgq via @depressioncomix

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  17. Rachel says

    December 17, 2014 at 3:20 pm

    And that is why I despised my fast food/retail jobs.

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  18. Alice says

    January 31, 2016 at 12:42 am

    I know this feeling….

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  19. Emilynn says

    March 17, 2016 at 7:33 am

    Am I the only one that noticed the “fap” poster ?

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