Hi folks. I made the comedynecromancy that y'all clearly have a pretty big issue with. Just wanted to chime in and defend myself a little bit here.
First off, contrary to what everyone here seems to think, I do struggle with mental illness. I struggle with depression, anxiety, and attention problems. It has caused me quit college and lose jobs. I regularly see a therapist and a psychiatrist, and I've tried many different medications. I'm 37 years old and only in the past year or so have I finally found any medication that's done anything for me.
So yeah. Medication works. Therapy works.
Second: I think you guys are way overthinking the message I was going for. In no way, shape, or form, do I think that people with mental depression, anxiety, paranoia etc should just "get over it" instead of seeking out therapy and other treatment. That wasn't the intent of my edit and I'm sorry that it was taken that way.
I do, however, think there are some situations where people need to just get over themselves. Is it up to me to call them out for it? No. But clearly, people sometimes get absorbed in self-pity and just want to mope about how nobody likes them, regardless of how many close friends they're surrounded by on a daily basis. Maybe they do that because they're really struggling, or maybe they're doing that because they just need a quick ego boost. Who am I to say? If I thought someone was just seeking attention I wouldn't call them out for it, because the risk of being wrong is too great. That's also why I didn't post this on facebook in reply to the people who posted this, or post this on the artist's twitter. Instead I posted it on a fairly obscure subreddit where I thought people might appreciate some dark humor.
I also think it's perfectly acceptable to criticize and lampoon a comic, pretty much regardless of the subject (just look at what people have done with Loss). The way this comic was written and drawn did nothing to inspire empathy from me. I thought it was lazy, ham-fisted, pithy, and just begging for likes, shares, and "girl u know I love u 4ever!~" comments. To me it read like a fully grown woman throwing herself a pity-party like a 12-year old, and that's what I was trying to make fun of.
Lastly... come on, it's just a fuckin' joke.