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Artist With Depression Illustrates What She’s Learned In Therapy To Help People Deal With Their Mental Health Problems
Dealing with mental health problems is something people work on all of their lives. And author and illustrator Kate Alan has a wonderful collection of works to help others in this difficult quest. This time, we’re focusing on one particular comic she uploaded to the internet a couple of days ago.
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Image credits: thelatestkate
Titled “Let’s get you mentally healthy,” it provides some valuable information that comes from the 29-year-old’s personal life. “I have been diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Depression,” Kate from Southern California told Bored Panda. “The comic half comes from exercises I learned in therapy and half from personal experience.”
Image credits: tlkateart
“Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy have both been helpful in managing my mental health,” Kate added. “Eating well, exercising, creating, and working to have solid relationships have helped, too.”
If you liked the comic, consider getting it as a print from Kate’s redbubble shop. And if you want to check out more of her work, fire up her profiles on Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, or Twitter.
Also, here at Bored Panda, we’ve covered other artists that tackle this difficult subject as well. Holly Chisholm has shared her take on living with depression and ADHD as well as georgedrawz who even managed to illustrate his everyday struggles with mental health in a mildly amusing way.
Immediately, a lot of people started relating to Kate’s comic
What do you think ?
NWB 5 years ago
with practice it becomes second nature to do this and you can do it on the fly, with a screaming child and burning dinner, or a tough day at work, or feeling fat. With practice and patterned breathing it works really well. I was a very scattered person thoughts and feelings wise and this practice steps it out and puts me in control.
Kamryn McNamara 5 years ago
I'm suicidal and have severe, crippling depression. I've attempted suicide 4 times. I've cut myself 206 times. I've been told that my eyes seem dead, there's no innocent sparkle in them like there was a couple of years ago. I'm 16. I need help, but nothing has worked. I was baker acted into a mental institution for 6 days. It didn't help. I've tried therapists and counselors. They don't help. Sometimes strangers help. Maybe someone can help me? I need help... Please... If anyone can help me please try I know I need help desperately and think great things of yourself for trying to help.
Gonzalo Amorín 5 years ago
I can relate to you. I've been having depression for 4 years or so. I can't promise you'll get better, but if you want somebody to talk with, I'm here.
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NWB 5 years ago
with practice it becomes second nature to do this and you can do it on the fly, with a screaming child and burning dinner, or a tough day at work, or feeling fat. With practice and patterned breathing it works really well. I was a very scattered person thoughts and feelings wise and this practice steps it out and puts me in control.
Kamryn McNamara 5 years ago
I'm suicidal and have severe, crippling depression. I've attempted suicide 4 times. I've cut myself 206 times. I've been told that my eyes seem dead, there's no innocent sparkle in them like there was a couple of years ago. I'm 16. I need help, but nothing has worked. I was baker acted into a mental institution for 6 days. It didn't help. I've tried therapists and counselors. They don't help. Sometimes strangers help. Maybe someone can help me? I need help... Please... If anyone can help me please try I know I need help desperately and think great things of yourself for trying to help.
Gonzalo Amorín 5 years ago
I can relate to you. I've been having depression for 4 years or so. I can't promise you'll get better, but if you want somebody to talk with, I'm here.
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