(September 20, 2017) A bit of background info:
For a number of years I've felt sad, isolated and absolutely hopeless about life. Eventually I couldn't bear it anymore and sought help, first with my doctor, later with a therapist. I was diagnosed with PTSD, anxiety, and depression. Without going into details, the main cause was years of abuse in my childhood by my parents that I'd refused to really acknowledge up until this point.

After half a year of therapy I'm finally getting better. My problems aren't gone but I'm working on them slowly, and I finally have hope for the future. I'm not really comfortable sharing this type of personal information publicly, but I've been receiving comments and messages from people saying they relate to these drawings and that they're feeling down, so I've decided to reach out.

If any of you struggle with mental illness, sadness, loneliness, etc. and you have the means, please seek professional help or talk to someone. It took me 20 years in an abusive home and four years of silent suffering after that before I decided to give it a try, and it's a decision I'll never regret. I just wish I'd started sooner.

I might still return to this comic to draw when life is overwhelming, but for now I'm feeling cautiously optimistic.

Thank you to everyone who reached out to me with concern, and thank you all for reading this far and not judging my emo drawings lmao. Stay positive!