Artist"s Powerful Comics Depict Life With Anxiety And Depression

Did you know that roughly 18% of the population is battling an anxiety disorder? This amounts to about 40 million adults in the United States alone. While many of us are aware of anxiety disorders like OCD or panic disorder, one ignored aspect of this illness is how it can commonly be accompanied by depression. In fact, about half of people diagnosed with depression also have a diagnosable anxiety disorder. 

One artist, Gemma Correll, has attempted to convey the experience that is anxiety and depression using some humorous and not-so-humorous comics. Gemma’s illustrations tap directly into what it feels like to suffer from two types of mental illness that many people don’t fully understand. Many of her comics have even been created to directly contribute to Mental Health America’s #mentalillnessfeelslike campaign. 

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1. Gemma wanted to convey her own experience with mental illness through her illustrations. 

In an interview with Mashable, she said, “The illustrations were all inspired by my own anxieties and neuroticisms.”

2. Her images touch on a subject that many know very little about, even though the images themselves are incredibly relatable. 

“I suffer from clinical anxiety and depression and I find that the best way to deal with it is to find humour in it,” she explained. 

3. Perhaps if people can feel like someone else knows what they’re going through, they can feel somewhat “normal” again.

4. This comic shows how many with anxiety and depression have to put on a brave face to cover up the turmoil they feel inside.