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"Distant" by Mr. Lovenstein
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I was that adolescent too, not long ago.
This comic has an unpleasant ending, if you think of the person as being depressed, isolating himself, and in the end committing suicide.
I don't want to ruin the fun, but had to mention this to make it clear...
No matter how grim life seems to be, you should definitely look for help or any relative to talk to about how you feel.
There are no magic solutions, but you can feel better. And you deserve to feel better.
My insurance runs out at the end of the year. I'm going to die a slow and painful death without medicine that costs $3,000 a month. Suicide is looking pretty appealing, but people go on the whole "You can and deserve XYZ" spiel whenever I talk about it. Like, bitch, if I deserve XYZ then give it to me. Otherwise, you're just doing mental health slacktivism.
Your American government failed you.
I would also iterate to the other side, that sometimes people going through depression or the like may feel embarrassed or shy about exposing their pain. As it may make them close off even more, so you don't want to be too "helpful" and force it.
Keep in mind that a lot of times people aren't really needing any advice or anything but just need an ear to air out their problems. Also, if you are wanting to give advice, try to be less; "you should..." and more "have you tried..."
Depression is a very, very touchy subject and needs to be handled with a lot of care.
I've known several men who were severely fucked in the head, and they could've gone to a psychiatrist or a therapist, but they were too proud. In the worst case, the guy committed suicide. Depression is no joke!