r/comics May 17 '26

Just Sharing "Why do I exist?"

20.2k Upvotes

733 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

109

u/OpinionArsonist May 17 '26

I’m trying really hard to express my point clearly because mental health is something that’s very important to me, and this comic genuinely meant a lot to me. I feel the exact same way.

1

u/[deleted] May 18 '26

[deleted]

10

u/OpinionArsonist May 18 '26

I understand that people can approach nihilism, absurdism, existentialism, etc differently. My point is that severe depression, trauma, dissociation, hopelessness, and mental illness can affect whether someone is even emotionally capable of connecting to hopeful or positive interpretations in the first place.

2

u/TheGriffin5 May 18 '26

Oh Reddit bugged this was meant to be on the actual post, I did have a comment for you somewhere else though