(offers hot tea with lemon and honey, chicken soup and saltine crackers)

oh man...this hits home and hard at moment T3T

I relate to this a looot

Mood

Too real -_-,

This is the face of reality. Nobody can or want to talk about emotions cause as soon someone doies, they get lashed at for being "emos"

I might beg to differ between the people you have and the bad memories one migh had made.

I not wanted to put them all in one box. There are sure people who HAVE a bad life and have sure reason to be. I experienced both scenarios. Watchers actually care if a person speak about emotions.

And Watchers just being like "Oh, emo outbreak. Take a break, drink beer and keep going."

Its hard to get emotional posts done without attract the "wrong" people which is pretty sad you can't speak your mind without getting hated for it.

In my country we got taught to keep "the face" up is a british thing cause its "rude" to tell someone you are NOT ok unless you are a very close friend to that person.

Might have drifted to the whole internet maybe.

That. Last. Thing.

I tend to mix it up, since i tended to hang around ONLY with close people recently. And even before, i was lent to call folks my surrounding which are okay with talking about relatively honest stuff and the politeness to not dish out the lesser unwells and the unwells no one can do stuff about wasn't that much needed...

Wait a sec, i never actually bothered to differentiate between these two that much!

I resemble this remark.

Really awesome textures!!

I know how this feels all too well. ;_;

Truth. But you know? Most of the time when you're feeling down, just getting that message from a friend immediately helps you feel a bit better.

I know this relates to me soo much.

I understand this all too well.

Oh that hits so hard right now...

Man this is super relatable

given the subject, i'll be honest:
i fear of getting blocked for typing something unpleasing or controversial.
so many here say they relate; do you? why not lie here too then?

I try to be more honest than this; if I'm feeling bad, it helps to know someone cares, since that's often one of the things that puts me in this mood, thinking no one cares about me.

I like this piece.

Ive been there, Also that crosshatching and inkwork is so smexy!

this is me

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omg YES this is me all most EVERY day since the pandemic happened.

I see myself in this drawing

Aint that a fucking mood

Yeah this is me to most folks. They usually need the emotional support more than I do so I only share my weakness with a few.

Dominus tecum

Yeah, I've been there.

"Creaking and groaning, full of bitching and moaning."

have to admit I do that on occasion.

yup...

This picture makes me wanna hug everyone feeling like this

That`s true

Big Mood

LIES!!!
The best way to get out of your depression is literally to "Get Out",
either with friends or by your lonesome go forth into the world; walk amongst nature, go to a museum, to the movies, to a nice restaurant (not fast-food), do things that make you laugh/happy!

As someone who fights depression often, I must insist; aside from proper medication and Psych counseling, the best medicine for depression is to not be stagnant, be active~

Alternatively, episodes of My Little Pony FiM are small doses of happiness.

I have to speak as one who is currently trying to get out of his own depression:
It is true that one way to address the depression is to get busy, get something done, get something accomplished in order to feel a sense of gratitude and completion.
However, it is not the only way, and the general attitude on the Internet is to not show when you are down, when you are depressed, when you are hurting; you sometimes have to show a happy face when you are actually hurting inside.
However, in knowing that people are actively looking at you, you can learn to slowly be more vulnerable, more open, more honest, to those who honestly care about how you feel.... But at first, it's all smile and hearts.

Arguably, I was aiming more for "go reclaim your happiness, embrace the beauty of the simpler things, be one with nature", not so much keep busy as go out and have fun.

Still, you hit the message of the art on the head, which is more than I could say with my half-awake self. Kudos~

(As for MLP:FiM -- Yes, that's a great way to have a little burst of joy in an otherwise depressing world.)

Man, I missed this kind of crosshatching!

This was pretty much me with my power out in Texas wrapped up in a blanket trying to stay warm, all while spiraling into a nasty emotional pit.

It does seem like we get to a point where we almost reflexively tell people everything is fine, even if just to not have people worry about us... the trick is knowing when that reflex needs to be suppressed, and take the outstretched arm of someone who cares and is there to help you.

I feel this in my soul...

indeed...surprised I made it this far sometimes

I know that feeling too well.. on both sides of messaging

yup...

=^.,.^=

Hmm...I feel like I do this alot...

thats me