Mental Health Comic (The Rough Times of Mental Health)

This is very fitting for me to finally share this comic since May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I made this comic back in 2022 for one of my English classes at my college. I believe the assignment was to make a proposal.

This comic was originally going to be in my college's literary magazine, Una Voce. I believe I submitted in 2023 and got accepted and picked up a certificate at the college and met this really nice lady who was behind the magazine. However, years has passed and I never heard any updates or seen anything recent on the college's website. I assume that the magazine had been quietly cancelled. And then, I heard even worse news on 4/22 after research and seeing a Facebook post from my college. The lady who was behind the event had passed away in January of cancer. It was very heartbreaking to hear the tragic news this late and it had me in tears (didn't help that I was feeling depressed for days).

It's finally time for me to share this comic to all since it's been sitting in my iPad for years. I myself am currently in a dark place and facing this battle with mental health. Yes, I am seeing a counselor and it's been helping a little bit. I've been taking a lot of breaks away from social media because every time I scroll, the depression hits me. 

Since this comic was made in 2022, there is some outdated information, especially with Joe Biden no longer being president, Twitter now being X, and the pandemic being over with.

Enjoy. 💙