30 Everyday Comics About Life and Mental Health Shared by the Artist
Depression can sometimes be so overwhelming that you can't resist the urge to laugh at it.
Walking through life can be difficult, but it becomes even harder when depression is involved. You start questioning yourself, asking, "What is the point of all this?" and you begin to tell yourself that you’re exhausted. According to Dr. Rick Hanson, a neuropsychologist, "The mind is like Velcro for negative experiences and Teflon for positive ones," highlighting how our thoughts can weigh us down. These thoughts, along with many others, are constant companions for someone going through a tough time. As time goes on, the entire situation starts to feel sadder and more hopeless. Indeed, life can be tough, and in some cases, there’s no good explanation for why we feel so bad. However, there are others who feel that way too. Some individuals are more aware of depression than many who do not truly understand what it entails. This debilitating illness is often described as a feeling of being burdened or weighed down. Depression has many symptoms, and it's often challenging to trace them back to mental illness. However, having symptoms of depression doesn't necessarily mean that you have it; it can simply help you become more aware. Regardless of how it manifests, everyone needs a reminder that there are bad days and that some aspects of life can be quite difficult. One must understand that depression can sometimes be so absurd that you can't help but laugh at it. This is exactly what James of No Trades Comics aims to convey. So keep scrolling to see some of his everyday-life comics.
1. What Everyone Asks Versus What No One Asks
jamesfregan2. No Matter How Hard It Gets, Never Give Up
jamesfregan3. A Kid Can Get into an Accident and Never Get Hurt, but When You're an Adult...
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4. What "I'm Fine" Truly Means
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5. When You Think You're Helping but You're Not
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6. When You Just Want to Go...
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7. Not Every Smiling Face Means Well for You
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8. When the Brain Is Not Helping the Heart in Any Way
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9. A Burglar Escapes Being Captured... Again!
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10. Okay... Sleeping Won't Pay Your Bills
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11. Puns Are the Lowest Form of Comedy
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12. The Plot Line of My Entire Life
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13. When You Just Can't Afford Therapy...
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14. I'd Really Prefer You Just Mugged Me
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15. When You Have So Much to Do for the Day
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16. I'm Not Supposed to Laugh at This, but... Wtf
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17. Never Pretend to Be Something You're Not
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18. When the Brain Refuses to Learn a New Name
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19. Sometimes, It Can Be So Hard to Blurt It All Out
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20. Oh, the Genie Is Mad, I Think
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21. The Reality of Selfies
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22. Ceremony for Forgetting Important Things
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23. Oh My...
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24. And the Dog Just Shows Up...
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25. Just Stop, Drop, and Roll
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26. Letting People Know How Much You Have
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27. It's Mental Health Awareness
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28. Social Hibernation
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29. When You're Making a Thing
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30. Time to Spin the Wheel
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We would like to remind you that the online world is definitely not an ideal place for self-diagnosis. We've all been in that deep, dark hole where we feel we have a serious illness when, in fact, it was just the flu. If you ever feel depressed, please talk to someone or visit a medical professional as soon as possible.
