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Depressed in Equis

by Jason Monroe
A man with depression that lives simply for the sake of living appears in Equestria on the planet Equis. Can the land's colorful inhabitants help him find value in his life or will he continue to be apathetic when it comes to himself?

Joseph Swafford is a 6'2", 144 pound 17 year old with glasses, a scraggly dark brown beard and messy, neck-length dark brown hair. He suffers from ADHD, OCD, Aspergers, social anxiety and he has a vitamin D deficiency though he never lets it get to him. He plays video games, watches YouTube videos, occasionally streams on Twitch, goes to school and writes poetry and fanfiction. His life is okay, though he doesn't truly care anymore as he suffers from depression. It has stayed with him for three years and, while he has gotten past the self harm and suicidal thoughts, he no longer sees value in his life, only living for the sake of living as he refuses to commit suicide. He is in a permanent state of apathy towards himself and will go as far as to even give up his own life for the lives of others, saying that they're worth more than him. When he suddenly gets transported to Equestria on the planet Equis, can the colorful inhabitants of the land help him find value in life or will he continue to live carelessly and throw his life away?

The main character is based on me and because of the subject of the story I don't expect it to do well, but I wanted to make it since it was an idea that I didn't want to forget about and I thought that it might be appreciated by some, even if it was poorly received by most. After all I purposely based the character off of myself so that they would be more relatable.

On Hiatus
Suicide / Self Harm
Tragedy
Profanity
Dark
Alternate Universe
Human
Sad
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Non-consensual
 
MNO

8980 words: Estimated about 1 hour to read

7 Chapters:

  1. Prologue(edited) 2020-01-23 12:21:15 UTC
    1888
  2. Chapter 1: A Warm Welcome(edited) 2020-01-24 06:03:51 UTC
    1172
  3. Chapter 2: Royal Meetings and Goodbyes 2020-01-29 04:55:58 UTC
    1095
  4. Chapter 3: Problems and Information(edited) 2020-02-06 13:37:42 UTC
    1529
  5. Chapter 4: A New Friend 2020-03-07 10:34:04 UTC
    1172
  6. Chapter 5: Some Ponies Don't Learn 2020-03-19 14:22:02 UTC
    1144
  7. Chapter 6: Let's Relax 2020-04-06 06:13:07 UTC
    980