How I Imagined Depressed People

Text on the meme

How I imagined depressed people as a kid Actual depressed people

What it means

A two-panel cartoon compares a child’s dramatic idea of depression, shown as a character loudly crying, with an actually depressed person sitting silently with a blank expression. The joke highlights how depression is often invisible and less theatrically obvious than people imagine. EN: A two-panel cartoon compares a child’s dramatic idea of depression, shown as a character loudly crying, with an actually depressed person sitting silently with a blank expression. The joke highlights how depression is often invisible and less theatrically obvious than people imagine.

Objects

crying cartoon character / плачущий мультяшный персонаж seated cartoon character / сидящий мультяшный персонаж tears / слёзы open mouth / открытый рот blank expression / безразличное выражение лица purple hair / фиолетовые волосы yellow-green skin / жёлто-зелёная кожа blue clothing / синяя одежда wooden floor / деревянный пол wooden barrels / деревянные бочки gray wall / серая стена bed / кровать