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373 "Past, present, or future."

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Published December 9, 2017 22 Comments

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  1. FML says

    December 9, 2017 at 7:28 am

    This is me. Clay, you have really captured how my life is. I have told people that for a lot of us suicide is not about wanting to, but about living being too difficult and painful. Thank you Clay for all the hard work you do. I appreciate it more than you know.

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  2. Tomasz GwóźdźTomasz Gwóźdź says

    December 9, 2017 at 7:29 am

    I can’t help but be sad, today’s and last week comic are just too real.

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  3. foghome says

    December 9, 2017 at 7:33 am

    I’m 56 and have been dealing with depression in some form for over 5 decades. I’m exhausted and want nothing more than to lie down and never wake up again.

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    • Paul Lamb says

      December 9, 2017 at 7:55 am

      I recognize this sentiment!

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    • Dana W says

      December 10, 2017 at 1:26 am

      I feel exactly the same way.

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    • Ardent Slacker says

      December 12, 2017 at 9:31 am

      Even on the good days, I have this thought before I sleep. It’s okay.

      The meds I’m on, I’m frequently able to imagine living a long life. Not… always, but that’s to be expected.

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  4. Maria AmorMaria Amor says

    December 9, 2017 at 9:02 am

    Wow sad 2 say I going through this right now!

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  5. Shebardigan says

    December 9, 2017 at 9:05 am

    “So, what’s on your bucket list?”

    “Just the bucket.”

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  6. Grenesha ReedGrenesha Reed says

    December 9, 2017 at 10:42 am

    Too real….

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  7. Elle says

    December 9, 2017 at 2:40 pm

    I’ve had this feeling too many times and I feel like it might get worse as I get older.

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  8. Conor Alistair McGowanConor Alistair McGowan says

    December 9, 2017 at 4:48 pm

    Legit…

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  9. Dennis KroschkeDennis Kroschke says

    December 9, 2017 at 9:13 pm

    This one is pretty actual…. Mistakes in the past leads us to this shitty present, which shows that the future is not very bright. Sooner or later you end up at that last panel. at least i`m sure about this.

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    • Ardent Slacker says

      December 12, 2017 at 9:44 am

      Not even mistakes, necessarily. We’re only partly responsible for our circumstances… I mean, I didn’t build this planet, I just live here! I do the best I can swing with what I have. What I have is a Problem or three, and I can’t know everything. So I fall back on some probability/statistics facts.

      There are no sure things. You can prepare as much as humanly possible and then some and still experience failure. That’s life. (Insert Picard speech.) Perfection isn’t attainable in any form. Not even in probability. We live in a universe where shit happens. Did the dinosaurs do anything wrong that made them turn into today’s chickens? No. They adapted, and didn’t die off. And as long as there’s humans who aren’t vegetarian, there will be chickens. They’ll end their lives as nuggets, but they aren’t going hungry.

      You did the best with the data you had, with the lessons you’d learned. Yeah, sure, knowing shit sooner would be great, but that’s literally always true, so you can’t blame yourself (much) for that. You could be psychic and still be like “Dammit, 5 years ago, I should have had the grape soda, then we would be able to fend off the mutant roaches in 500 years. Curse my limited foresight! And curse my not liking grape soda!” Yanno?

      Also, on my current meds, I have a lot of days where I can imagine living a long life. Not a great life, I guess, but totally acceptable. That might be hope, yanno?

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  10. Doug KeippDoug Keipp says

    December 9, 2017 at 11:27 pm

    too legit

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  11. Judit KovácsJudit Kovács says

    December 10, 2017 at 3:47 am

    The representation of the future is excellent.

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    • Ardent Slacker says

      December 12, 2017 at 9:53 am

      I spent decades with that representation. Literally living to see the next interesting video game release before I checked out. I was like, a No Man’s Sky from death, I think. Could not imagine living more than 6 months more. Functional because it never got closer than 2 weeks.

      Meds I’m on now? I can picture living an okay, slightly mediocre life until I’m 80-90. Not going to tough it out if dementia sets in, but other than that, my big needs are: Interesting games to play… stuff to read… and people to talk to and inspire. That’s… enough? I think. I matter a bit, make the world better, and enjoy a chunk of my time in it.

      I hope you can get to where you can see something beside a void. I spent a couple years tracking down the right antidepressant. (And then some smartass tells me about this Genesight test that can maybe cut that in half… but that didn’t start to catch on ’till I was well in the thick of it… so, meh. Bit like being the last guy through a nasty road before the plows come… or a bypass gets built. Others will have it easier than I did, and that’s great. I still had it easier than *I* did in my 20s.)

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  12. Esmerelda BohèmeEsmerelda Bohème says

    December 10, 2017 at 10:59 am

    Crap. This hit me hard.

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  13. Glen says

    December 12, 2017 at 10:29 am

    I learned last week that daughter of an acquaintance lost her battle. It’s been making me think about the same since my fight is very similar to hers. Makes me wonder how close I’ve really come.

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    • Ardent Slacker says

      December 20, 2017 at 9:34 pm

      The only sensible answer is “too close”.

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  14. Michael says

    January 3, 2018 at 12:59 am

    The little lines coming off the black void remind me visually of the blood vessels in the eye. Hence that void looks to me like an enormous eye staring down on the speaker

    …which seems a pretty good description of how I personally feel about my future, so that’s pretty much on point.

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  15. Evan J SandersEvan J Sanders says

    February 3, 2018 at 7:00 am

    I don’t know how I missed this one, when it so accurately describes what I’m feeling at this point in time.

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  16. Marizia BergamascoMarizia Bergamasco says

    February 17, 2018 at 8:35 pm

    I know that feelin pretty well……

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