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Dialogue with Depression

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A dialogue between a woman and her depression.


I invite you to write your honest thoughts or feelings in the comments.


This is 1 of 10 animations in my personal animation project on mental illness stigma.
The project is titled “10 Animations on Mental Illness”


Original piece written by Sandy Lopez
Voiced by Eva Roy
Animation and music by Chara Bui


www.charabui.com

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Depression makes you feel that no matter what you do or accomplish, one simple mistake makes you feel that you are not worthy of happiness or the things you achieved. Depression looks you in the eye when you wake up and says "No matter all the things you did, they are just lies or you are simply lucky. Let's change that shall we?" I tend to feel this built up anger that you want to scream but depression just stares with a smile and says "Keep going, I am loving this".

Depression is something many people have to struggle with in their daily lives. I, myself, have MDD..It's not fun, nor does it mean I'm trying to get attention.

I've gone through hell and back, so this animation means quite a lot to me.

While the animation was still in some cases, the main reason for giving you 5 stars is because of the monologue. It really does hit close to home..So I thank you for doing this.

Amazing piece. Everything was in unison, I really loved it.

I'm so glad people are making things like this, and even more so that they're getting the attention they deserve. It makes me, personally feel a lot less alone... I came across this on a pretty terrible relapse day, and it's actually helped a lot.

Thank you so much for this, and I'm looking forward to the next installments ^__^

This video shows very well what it's like to struggle with depression. I am very lucky that my depression is not telling me to kill myself, but it is with me, every day. It wakes up next to me and tells me that I am going to die alone and unloved, never having anyone through my old age. It is with me every hour of every day, and it is a legitimate, purposeful struggle just to find things that make me happy for a few moments. Even with several things going well for me - having a wonderful family, tons of close friends, being in college - I am still suffering from a great deal of depression, to the point of crying some nights as I fall asleep or some mornings as I wake. It really gets to you after a while. You don't want to fight anymore, you get tired of the struggle, you get tired of playing this game, but to know your opponent makes it easier to play. By continuing to play and understanding that there are some battles you will not be able to win yet, you give yourself more knowledge and strength to continue the war.

This video captured that struggle and the hope for the future so perfectly, and I thank you for making it. :)

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May 18, 2016
12:37 AM EDT
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  • Daily 3rd Place May 19, 2016