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Story/Art © 2017 Clay

305 "It's an illness."

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Published August 27, 2016 21 Comments

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  1. Brigitte BakerBrigitte Baker says

    August 27, 2016 at 6:20 am

    This is probably the thing I hate most about depression; the STRUGGLE to not believe the lies it tells me. They feel so much more like the truth.

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    • depression comixdepression comix says

      August 27, 2016 at 7:05 am

      Part of the problem is that the lies are so embedded in the society we live in. It is easier to believe what society believes even when it isn’t true.

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    • Agarax says

      September 7, 2016 at 1:06 am

      Feeling that something is true doesn’t make it true, no matter how strong that feeling may be.

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  2. Tom says

    August 27, 2016 at 6:26 am

    Wow, I liked that one. Thanks!

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  3. FML says

    August 27, 2016 at 6:37 am

    I am still hoping to really believe it one day.

    Love the last panel, the difference between the woman and her reflection is perfect. Thanks Clay.

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    • clay says

      August 27, 2016 at 3:07 pm

      The reflections in the mirrors in these comics are always so smug.

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      • FML says

        August 28, 2016 at 1:18 am

        This one was particularly well done. The reflection comes off as smug and condescending. Great job!

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  4. Moira ShepherdMoira Shepherd says

    August 27, 2016 at 6:37 am

    Every god damn day.

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  5. Kojima World Order says

    August 27, 2016 at 6:43 am

    Jesus. Best plot twist on the site so far.

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    • clay says

      August 27, 2016 at 3:08 pm

      In fairness, this is the third time I’ve used the mirror plot device.

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  6. Dana W says

    August 27, 2016 at 7:45 am

    Plot twist? I knew it was the Mirror from the first panel Sadly.

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  7. Ian Osmond says

    August 28, 2016 at 2:04 am

    Well, it IS in your head. Like a stroke or brain tumor. And potentially as deadly.

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  8. Opus the Poet says

    August 29, 2016 at 4:35 am

    It took me 30 years to convince myself that it wasn’t just a passing “bad day” that I would get over, and another 10 to convince a doctor to prescribe medication for it. But now I have meds that work and a rock solid coping mechanism for relapses or real “bad days”.

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  9. Austin says

    August 29, 2016 at 6:25 pm

    I struggle with doubting my depression every day. Like it’s my fault and I’m doing nothing to change it.

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  10. C says

    September 3, 2016 at 10:29 pm

    I have an unusual perspective on this that I hope may help others stuggling with this issue. I had a psychiatric diagnosis of depression for 20+ years. A year ago I learned that I actually have a rare neuroimmune disorder. My condition is now treated with immunotherapy (with psych meds as an adjunctive). So now I KNOW FOR SURE that my depression was a true PHYSICAL illness, caused by antibodies attacking my own neurons. This will not be the cause for most folks with depression (it’s a rare condition), but it shows that if we keep looking we will eventually find the many underlying physical causes of depression for all sufferers. This disease is in your head alright, but it’s for sure NOT in your imagination.

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  11. Joshua Timothy SmithJoshua Timothy Smith says

    September 18, 2016 at 4:22 am

    The best part is when you get all that negative feedback from your family.

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  12. ij0n says

    September 18, 2016 at 5:26 am

    damn

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  13. N says

    September 24, 2016 at 4:03 am

    Difficult to believe that when your family doesn’t believe it either.

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  14. Chalupa Batman-EllieChalupa Batman-Ellie says

    December 13, 2016 at 1:33 pm

    Chris

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  15. Sometimes the bear says

    March 27, 2017 at 5:27 am

    Per C’s comment, there’s plenty of evidence that many cases of depression may be due to neuroimmune issues that just don’t have labels yet. About half the people who receive interferon therapy develop at least short-term depression. “Sickness behavior” (the suite of fatigue, social withdrawal, loss of appetite, cognitive issues) that comes with many diseases has a lot of overlap with major depressive disorder. It would be really great if we could strip the “mental” label from depressive illness.

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