BigEvilTurtle
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I wish antidepressants prevented normal sadness. I feel like my heart is breaking into pieces.
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User 100115
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Can you distract yourself until it passes? And if you need to talk, PM me, I'll be around for a bit longer. Hang in there man.
You're not the only one, I'm having a tough day too.
Jack Remington
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Do you guys see therapists?
I've had some pretty awful experiences in life, and talking through them really helps. It also helps with the day to day stress, anxiety, feeling overwhelmed by school/work, interpersonal/romantic problems, etc.
I've had some pretty awful experiences in life, and talking through them really helps. It also helps with the day to day stress, anxiety, feeling overwhelmed by school/work, interpersonal/romantic problems, etc.
User 100115
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Highly recommend it. It helps to talk about stuff to someone who isn't biased at all. They are just there to listen and make suggestions. Barring that, writing it down/talking to us/one of us can help as well, if you need.
Thanks for the kind words everyone! And you're right about it helping to document, it also makes it.. not just a 'bad' experience.
I like seeing everyones drawings in here. It adds something to the thread. All of them do btw, also the ones that people themselves don't consider good.
I spent a few days in nature, did a lot of walking and just sitting in a wooded area. Really nice weather and atmosphere. Helped me calm down a little. Now I'm back home and the stress is as it was gheh. Oh well, had a good couple of days.
Verbal Intercourse
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I started getting help a few years back, when I was 19, and have been hospitalized twice. A bi-polar diagnosis is apparently pretty difficult to make so I was mistaken for major depressive disorder until this past year.
I just began taking lithium again, but my past experience makes me doubt its efficacy. I'm tired of med. trials yet they're my best shot at staving off suicide. I now have the means to OD so I'm fixated on that.
My therapy is some kind of ridiculous bullshit, borderline quackery that I was sticking with for the placebo effect. I still can't believe a hospital set me up with this -- at least it makes me laugh.
I enjoy art/animation, but there's something mentally holding me back. It takes a while for me to get into it like I used to as a kid, but when I do it feels fantastic.
I'm trying to build up a newer portfolio of work, but I've barely worked on it, even when I want to. I'm fed up with my current job and I need to get my portfolio done to get the hell out of there.
i made this weird thing in a weird state yesterday
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/40086894/Reverence Fire.mp3
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/40086894/Reverence Fire.mp3
My therapist gave me some homework. I'm supposed to make two lists: behaviors of mine that I like, and behaviors that I dislike. But the second list can't be longer. I have to have at least as many entries in the first list.
I can't even get started on the first list. I don't like anything about myself.
I can't even get started on the first list. I don't like anything about myself.
Try caffeine. The more caffeine I have, the less I hate myself.
NeOak
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It's possible. It's all possible.
Prax
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I like minimalist things too though~! I wish I could make nice ones. I think yours show thought into it. The gradation of the bubbles slowly fading into the depths until there's no air left.. I like to think of it as a slumber though, more than a horrible death. Because the bubbles are so peaceful, like there wasn't a big struggle?
I have been drawing since I was able to hold a pencil/crayon and could scribble on the walls and get into lots of trouble for it. It still pains me to see how slow my artistic progress is.
Example: 14 years ago, same characters as that other drawing (and holy cripes look at that poetry lol--You can tell I was but a hilarious highschool girl):
I admit, I got better, but almost a decade and a half better? I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
But I think that's how it is for a lot of people. Even though we see improvement, it usually never feels like enough (and this relates to everything; any skill or progress in our lives). But we have to not beat ourselves down over it, because it's still something, and it's unfair to stamp that accomplishment out as if it were nothing.
Everyone goes at their own pace in different things, so be kinder to yourself about it. The biggest or sometimes even smallest tasks can seem impossible, but it's always with one step at a time that we do it. And maybe it will take 10-15 years. I don't know. I have taken solace in just enjoying it for what it is, no matter what the outcome or endpoint may be. There will always be that hidden grandiose ambitions and fear barriers that comes along with it, but I try to remind myself that it's okay and that even doing a little at a time to get around that is okay.
Glad you could share your story and your positive experience with medication and that it's working out for you now!
I am one of those types that have never been good with keeping a proper schedule, so it never seemed like I'd be able to handle a daily regimen of medication (I took some for a year or so, but it was full of disruptions because I would forget or procrastinate on getting refills, and all of that). I didn't notice much of a difference, but maybe the dosage was too low or maybe it actually kept me more level than I would have been? Who knows~~
But I have no true disdain for medication and I so I always encourage others to try it out if other options just seem too out there or effort-heavy at the moment for them to accomplish.
Yeah, art transforms bad things into something else, it feels! And I get a lot of joy from people exercising their creativity and making something form nothing or making something from something else.
Yeah, nature is always so nice to just stare at and kind of "be" instead of having to worry about the past or future or whatever else. I guess try to keep that feeling in mind and know that you can have good days despite all the stress. And I will be looking forward to more drawings form you~!
Hopefully you never have to go through ODing and can just.. set that aside and focus on other things.
As for therapy being BS, well who knows. Placebo-effect it up for all it's worth then! There is nothing wrong with a good ol' placebo effect as long as it "works" despite you knowing that it might not. Maybe something in it will stick. It could be just one thought or sentence that you will go back to time and again for strength, and it would have been worth it in the end.
It sounds like good ol' artist block? I think a lot of my block comes from anxiety over failure or self-criticism, which then turns into confusion over what to even do.
So.. if that's how it is for you.. at least you're not alone. ._. I always feel this way despite how many fast sketches and random art things I make.
I hope you do get to your portfolio and just.. just DO it!~ At this point, it might be better just to throw together something stupid because then at least you'll feel like you have something to work with to fix up. I still don't know what to do in my life, so I'm just stalling as usual, but if you have decided that art and animation is your life, then at least you're a step ahead and can work around that goal.
Good luck with your portfolio!
Yeah, it sure like just bringing up old things. But try to remind yourself that it's just random bs and doesn't have to "mean" anything. Like try to tell yourself "okay, those brought up bad memories. Thanks for the reminder, but I will just move on with my day now."
Hopefully it doesn't bug you for a long while and just goes away like the tide.
I guess that's a good metaphor. All those bad thoughts are tides coming in and out, and some are bigger than others, but they eventually go away. You just have to try to keep yourself on the shore and grounded or move back and go grab and icecream so you don't get swept up and away by them.
It does sound like you feel you have little to hold onto in life if not for your family. I still think that you can continue living despite that. You don't have to be spectacular at anything either. I think it's okay to just be okay at things. Totally allowed. And if you just want to make a good impact on the world, but don't feel at this moment that you can interact with others or physically do stuff, you can just be promoting awareness and aggregating information and that's good too.
Let me help you on your homework.
Start with a base line of "stuff that is a given so I don't want to write it down". Those are still good things that you do. And you may not LIIIIKEEE like it, but as long as you don't HATE it, it should be okay.
Examples:
- I like that I have a basic understanding and skill of the use of the English language. I can spell and communicate my ideas. I like that I do not spell like I am constantly on my cellphone. (I know there is the tendency to say "BUTTTTTT... sometimes i have horrible spelling and grammar and really, does that even count as anything? anyone can do that!!" but it doesn't matter! just write it down anyway!)
- I like that I try to be a critical thinker (I just assume that everyone on NeoGAF thinks like this, lol, but it true, right?)
- I like the way I organize my stuff (I am not sure if you do organize your stuff in a certain way, like putting controllers in a certain place, have a special drawer for odds and ends, etc. but if you do, write that down~)
- I like it when I try to be witty or humorous (even if it isn't always gold, you like doing it, right? feels good)
- I like my ability to navigate around electronics and technology and can explain how to set it up (is this cheating? Who cares. Therapist can correct you later, we are padding your list lol)
Just do your part and let the therapist figure out how to interpret or score it. lol You can also say you got help on your homework because you were stuck, as that seems to be important for them to know too.
Good good. You have been having a persevering mindset lately and it's great to see.
mazeedibeedi
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These past two days have not been kind to me. My first exam is on Tuesday and the stress has been killing me. Thinking about my exams are just enough to trigger breakdowns and tears for me. I've been talking to my parents after having these breakdowns and they do make me feel much better about myself, but I just wish that I would stop putting myself through all this pain....I can't handle any more stress right now.
These breakdowns just suck all the energy right out of me and makes it hard for me to push through my work. I do have an appointment with my GP tomorrow so hopefully he can help me out with this.
These breakdowns just suck all the energy right out of me and makes it hard for me to push through my work. I do have an appointment with my GP tomorrow so hopefully he can help me out with this.
Thank you for the reply.
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i'm 25.
quit smoking weed in January for a piss test.
I smoked daily for 12 years before that, only quitting once for 30 days for a previous piss test in 2006.
I tried to go back to smoking in March, after the test, had a very very bad panic/anxiety attack. tried a couple times since then, kept having the attacks (weren't as bad as the first time.)
I'm now trying to cope with life without weed, but i'm not doing too well. major anxiety/bipolar/mood swing symptoms, on Prozac and buspar now, and I just cant get my mind back to where it was before I quit (a happy place)
I know I don't have much to complain about (I have a good job, a beautiful child and gf, and I wake up every morning), but I still feel like im walking through hell every day.
Someone help. This is a cry for help.
quit smoking weed in January for a piss test.
I smoked daily for 12 years before that, only quitting once for 30 days for a previous piss test in 2006.
I tried to go back to smoking in March, after the test, had a very very bad panic/anxiety attack. tried a couple times since then, kept having the attacks (weren't as bad as the first time.)
I'm now trying to cope with life without weed, but i'm not doing too well. major anxiety/bipolar/mood swing symptoms, on Prozac and buspar now, and I just cant get my mind back to where it was before I quit (a happy place)
I know I don't have much to complain about (I have a good job, a beautiful child and gf, and I wake up every morning), but I still feel like im walking through hell every day.
Someone help. This is a cry for help.
I'd hug you if I could. How long have you been on the meds? It often takes them quite a while (especially the Prozac) to kick in.
It took me three tries to find a doctor who helped me (combination therapist / psychiatrist). Once I found him, he literally changed my life. I would suggest ditching the quack and continuing to shop around until you find a good fit. Be up front about what you're hoping to get out of your treatment.
First of all, don't get caught up in guilt over how you feel. You feel the way you feel and it's no more or less valid than anyone other feeling. It just is. The best you can do is work with it to slowly change course.
Does the Buspar help with your anxiety, and do you feel any effects from the Prozac? What are your continuing symptoms? Just mood swings, or still getting periodic panic? Are you currently seeing a doctor?
And I'd stay away from weed for the time being. This from someone who used to smoke every day. If you're not in a good place it can make things way, way worse. Especially for anxiety and panic.
User 100115
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I think you are a great writer, and a good friend. Maybe start with that?
Buspar is garbage, any beta-blocker anti-anxiety drug won't help you if you have legit anxiety. I'll tell you, as someone whose been smoking for almost 20 years, the best drug for you to go on imo is Remeron. It helps with the moods swings, depression, and anxiety and it has somewhat of a similar feel as weed. You take it at night though since it usually lays you out after an hour or so. Depends on how your body handles it. It's also not addictive, which is a plus.
Thank you. I was upped to 40 mg Prozac from 20 mg 2 weeks ago (I know, 20 mg isn't really much at all. I had to go see a psychiatrist for the 40 mg, because my physician doesn't know what the hell they are doing.) It seemed to be working for about a week, now my mood swings have come back full force.
The Buspar and the Prozac seemed to be working, for about a week. Even right after I started taking them. Didn't even need any time to kick in. I felt great every say. I'm basically just having mood swings. I only get panic when I try to smoke weed. I'm on Topamax for migraines (need new glasses), my physician prescribed this for me when I was off weed in January. I learned through google that Topamax and weed is NOT a good mixture, can cause really really bad panic attacks, maybe that's the reason for the attacks, im not sure.
I'm went and saw a psychiatrist for the first time, and like I said, he told me that the 20 mg of Prozac that I was prescribed by my physician was not enough (was more like a kid's dose) and I needed to be upped, along with an "as needed" Buspar prescription for when I have shitty days.
These meds were working for about a week but now i'm back to mood swings, and basically I am feeling like I want to stop all of this medication and start smoking pot again. It made me feel way better than these pills do. I was a lot happier when I was smoking every day, and I wasn't hurting anyone.
I mean, why else would they prescribe it as medication in some states? Why is society so lax on it compared to other drugs, like coke and heroin? My psychiatrist says it has "changed my brain chemistry." what the hell does he think these pills are going to do to me?
I don't know if its just my addiction talking or what, but I feel like I was happier and I could think straighter with the weed. Now I feel like something is missing, and I don't know if I can ever get my life/brain back to normal again, and my work/home life is really suffering because of it.
a little background:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=507208
To add to that, Kevin, that post you made about helping other people where you would sit down and talk to them, let them squeeze your hand, etc. was incredible. You should feel good that you have the courage to do something like that. That's fantastic.
Also I think I've seen you posting on another forum that's amazing, so you can write that you have good taste in message boards! Which one you ask?
I'll tell you for :10bux: hehehe
I hate my depression because I feel like it's never going to go away. I wish I never had talked about it, brought it up, or hinted it to my family. It's always been getting worse, and the past 6 months or so was like a huge downhill coaster that doesn't come back up.
I gotta go back to school, but fuck that shit. Wish I had an easy way to go out, if it's going to be done I'd rather it be as fast as possible, or painless.
I gotta go back to school, but fuck that shit. Wish I had an easy way to go out, if it's going to be done I'd rather it be as fast as possible, or painless.
He's definitely right about that dose. When I took Prozac, it was 40 mg (but we started at 20 mg to wean myself up). Unfortunately, it usually takes about six weeks to reach its full potential.
Personally, I wouldn't go back on the weed (but I'm not a fan of it, myself). I think what worries me is that it sounds like you were using it as a crutch.
Conversely, Buspar annihilated my anxiety with no side effects and has changed my life. Just goes to show, your mileage may vary.
I don't know all of the ins and outs of the neurological effects of weed versus psychiatric medications but I can tell you that, from a doctors perspective, the advantage of psychiatric medications versus any natural or self dispensed treatment is that prescription medications are held to consistent dosage and quality standards. You know what you're going to get, every time. While something like St Johns Wort, for instance, is an effective treatment of mild to moderate depression for many it isn't regulated in the states so the strength and preparation varies from brand to brand. You can imagine that's tough to oversee in patients.
From a patients perspective...everything in moderation. Too much weed can engender a dependency. Too much alcohol...well, that's much worse. And too many useless prescription medications will put you over the moon. You want to take just enough so that you feel the most YOURSELF you possibly can (that's how my aforementioned awesome doctor put it). The goal is to be you, your best self. Not anyone else. And not mindless and strung out on too many psychotropic substances.
Now I'm no doctor, I've just been on many (12!) medications. So consider my opinion anecdotal. But...
It seems odd that Buspar is as needed. Generally a starting dose is around 15mg a day. Buspar is very benign and non habit forming so there's a lot of headroom. I didn't feel it until I was on 20mg a day. You can take up to 60mg a day. I'm on 45 currently and it works great.
That being said, it doesn't do anything for mood stability or panic. Prozac....can and does for many but isn't a mood stabilizer by nature. It and similar class drugs (SSRIs/SNRIs) are generally for unapolar depression, anxiety, OCD and the like. For me they have provided a degree of mood stability and anti panic but at the cost of alertness and sexual function. Varies greatly from drug to drug, though and can even change over time (Zoloft worked great for me for a long time...until it didn't anymore. And then I had to move on).
If you feel you're having mood cycling issues then a drug like Lamictal is a decent place to start. It elevates mood in many as well! Two birds with one stone. Its worked well for me, though it causes some anxiety (hence the elevated dose of Buspar).
I believe there's a glowing endorsement of Lamictal on the previous page.
In the end, though, you're going to have to try it all out under the supervision of a professional whom you trust. I STRONGLY recommended a combination therapist / psychiatrist so that they can prescribe based on what they learn about you instead of just symptom treatment.
It'll take some time, patience and trial and error but its worth it. When I was very depressed a couple of years ago and smoking weed every day I was surprised to hear my doctor tell me he wasn't worried about it (to a certain extent). What was more important was treating WHY I needed to escape every day, not forcing myself to stop escaping or turning to a different escape.
Sorry for the weird double post. I'm on my phone.
Reading threads about girls and relationships make me so fucking depressed. I'm just completely clueless and useless, aren't I? There are so many hidden rules that everyone else except me seems to know. And if you do anything wrong at all, you're labelled a creepy weirdo for life.
And then add the fact that I'm fat and ugly on top of that, so no girl will ever approach me.
I just don't see the point in living if I'm never going to be able to find love.
And then add the fact that I'm fat and ugly on top of that, so no girl will ever approach me.
I just don't see the point in living if I'm never going to be able to find love.
Collete
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I wish it was...Earnestly I wish it was...
I like minimalist things too though~! I wish I could make nice ones. I think yours show thought into it. The gradation of the bubbles slowly fading into the depths until there's no air left.. I like to think of it as a slumber though, more than a horrible death. Because the bubbles are so peaceful, like there wasn't a big struggle?
I have been drawing since I was able to hold a pencil/crayon and could scribble on the walls and get into lots of trouble for it. It still pains me to see how slow my artistic progress is.
Example: 14 years ago, same characters as that other drawing (and holy cripes look at that poetry lol--You can tell I was but a hilarious highschool girl):
I admit, I got better, but almost a decade and a half better? I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
But I think that's how it is for a lot of people. Even though we see improvement, it usually never feels like enough (and this relates to everything; any skill or progress in our lives). But we have to not beat ourselves down over it, because it's still something, and it's unfair to stamp that accomplishment out as if it were nothing.
Everyone goes at their own pace in different things, so be kinder to yourself about it. The biggest or sometimes even smallest tasks can seem impossible, but it's always with one step at a time that we do it. And maybe it will take 10-15 years. I don't know. I have taken solace in just enjoying it for what it is, no matter what the outcome or endpoint may be. There will always be that hidden grandiose ambitions and fear barriers that comes along with it, but I try to remind myself that it's okay and that even doing a little at a time to get around that is okay.
Holy crap, you understand my painting? Cause seriously, you got the purpose of it spot on. Didn't think anyone would get it haha...
I feel like minimalism kind of is my calling in art because I can make some interesting strokes and paintings with a few strokes and take advantage of my clear disability in art and make something out of it.
But...Is that OK? I feel it's lazy...Even though I'm happy with it...I feel lazy doing this and I shouldn't be proud of what I did.
Thanks for the compliment and the feed back...Kind of am afraid to post this stuff in Art GAF since they're all good and I don't think will understand what I'm trying to do......
Damn you drew better than me when I was 14...I could draw weird 4 legged wolves that have their legs in the wrong places and all look like they are on the left side of their body...Only thing good I could do was draw tulips on paper but can't do it for the life of me on a graphic tablet.
Thanks for your thoughts..But you did improve drastically since you were 14 however. I know so looking at your stuff now. You can draw doodles that look better than mine, hun.
I'll try to be kinder i guess....
Also I did another minimalist drawing but I know I didn't do well on this one...Strokes were bad and I could have made better color choices...But anyways...
Title is: Sayonara
Yes I realize the strokes are shaky, don't tell me that, I already know...=_=
User 100115
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Like I tell everyone that is in this position, there is no way for you to have a relationship until you are on the road to being better. Getting a relationship when you are super depressed won't fix anything either, you're brain will continue to trick you into thinking everything sucks. /hug I wish I could say something to make you feel better.
But I'm never going to get better. I'm broken and nobody has been able to help fix me, and I doubt anybody ever will.
User 100115
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But you don't know that for sure, ya know? I was in a very dark, horrible place a few years ago, and I am still here. I am not completely fine, I have my ups and downs, but it's a lot better than it was. If I can drag myself out of the pit, you can too. You have more willpower than I do.
User 100115
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Yeah you are. You have been here before, and you got out again. This is just a dip on the roller coaster, it'll head back up again soon. You can't remember how awesome you are because you are so low right now.
No. I'm weak. I've given up. I'm sitting in a parking lot with all my pills in a bag. I'm pretty sure I have enough to do it this time.
If I get the balls to start taking them, you won't be able to send someone to get me this time because it's just a random parking lot.
I just don't have anything to live for. I'm looking for reasons to not do it and the only one I can think of is that I'm a pussy.
If I get the balls to start taking them, you won't be able to send someone to get me this time because it's just a random parking lot.
I just don't have anything to live for. I'm looking for reasons to not do it and the only one I can think of is that I'm a pussy.
Someone as awesome as Fiction cares enough about you to stop you from doing it. I would take that as a strong indicator that you're doing something right (I think you're great, too, but I'm no Fiction.) and that you're a good guy.
User 100115
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No, by not doing it you'd be winning. You'd win another battle against your illness. That'll be a victory. Call someone. A hotline, something. Barring that, drive yourself to the ER instead. You know you can do this. You just have to remember that you can.
Fiction and bagels are both awesome. Look who I said I want to be like in the what's wrong with you thread!
Fiction is Fiction. She'd probably try to talk fucking Hitler out of killing himself.
User 100115
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I really wouldn't. I do care about you man, you know that. Call someone to come get you, or drive to the ER.
I think the biggest reason not for you to do it is that drug overdose can be really fucking painful, depending on what you're swallowing.
I can't tell you what to live for. All I know is that dying alone on some random chunk of asphalt sounds miserable and I think we both know you deserve better.
I know Fiction well enough to know when she's being her sweet self and when it goes beyond that, and she cares at a deeper level. She cares about you a ton. Again, I think that means something, something important! And she's just one of the people in here who cares about you. I think you're a very important member of this community. I'm all migrainey, so I can't post much right now without mjy head ASPLODE, but I want to offer any help I can give you. You know how to contact me.
(Godofnerdiness, man. Jeez. I don't know what to say to that. EGO OUT OF CONTROL)
I think pretty much everyone who posts in this thread knows you're an incredibly decent guy, ego or not.
This is something I'm guilty of too, but that's no reason to believe one's depression shouldn't exist, or that one doesn't have a "right" to feel that way. This is not about who has it worse, as there's always someone who's living a worse life. It's about being trapped in your own mind, in a spiral of negative thoughts, and once you get inside it's hard to go back, to avoid and escape them.
What I'm trying to say is that you shouldn't feel bad about feeling bad. It's hard enough to deal with those thoughts, don't add the shame for having them too.
I don't have any good advice I could give you about your situation, I'm sorry. But if you need someone to talk to, I'm here for you (PM, Skype, Steam, whatever you prefer).
I decided that I want to become a good (or acceptable, at least) bassist, and also collect all the CDs from my favorite bands, and see all of them live (won't happen, but so far I've seen a couple, and I'm glad about that). I accepted I'll be alone for the rest of my life, which doesn't mean I like that outcome, but since I can't change the inevitable, I'll try to make the best out of the things that I can actually do something about, like my bass playing skills or collection of things I don't really need (games and music CDs).
I don't see the point of living at all, but fuck it, I'm gonna do it anyway!
My expert eye tells me that Sayonara shows the worst possible outcome of a person struggling with depression. It's the realization that there's no reason to keep living, nor strength to do so, and the only way is putting an end to it. The acceptance of the futility of life. Knowing that only death will free them from their own mind, which is their worst enemy.
This is them saying goodbye. This is about someone trying to reach out to them (the upper "thing"), and the suicidal person getting away from them (the lower "thing", the one that's beginning a downward parabola), their mind preventing help from receiving the help they are being offered. The angles tell that the helping person is approaching slowly, maybe unsure of how to proceed, while the depressed one is running away fast, gaining speed and trying to get back into their comfort zone, which is a dark and yet known place.
I'm not sure I like the meaning behind it. It's a nice piece of art (yes Oomi, it IS art), but I don't want to think of suicide as the only valid option. In fact, I don't want to think of it as an option at all. If you have the option to, please accept the help you're being offered. Please consider opening to them, hearing what they have to say, and know that things can always get better. Will they? I don't know, nobody really knows. But they can. And that's what matters. It's uncertain, and it's a possibility that may never happen, but damn if it isn't worth trying! Don't put a premature end to your life please, there's nothing to be gained from that. Don't do it for someone else's sake either, do it for yourself. Do it because you want to see what tomorrow may bring, what can you do to make it a better day. What new thing can you discover, what place can you visit, what new instrument can you play, what new person can you meet...
If I were allowed to make a few changes to your drawing (and I hope you don't mind that I made them), this is what I'd do:
I'd call it Catharsis, and the title would be inspired by the final stage of Bit.Trip Flux (music here). It'd be about realizing that there's people that cares about us and loves us, and isolating ourselves into our own mind will only hurt us and everyone around us. Instead, we know that it'd be better to take their hand when they reach out to us, and despite being in mental pain (and maybe physycal too) we're not going to give up. We're going to make it to the next day, and we think about the good (and bad) times, about our lives, about what happened in the past, about what we can do to change our present and future. When we thought depression had beaten us, we realize that we are not alone: we are surrounded by people, who either want to help us, or are suffering from the illness too; or maybe both. And it's this understanding that makes us want to keep going, and gives us the strength to not give up, to keep fighting. If we are all in this together, we can beat this!
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