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CSTVVGDepression

Depression is a recurring theme in The Walking Dead. It is an emotion felt by characters in a period of time accompanied by feelings of hopelessness and inadequacy. It is much more common in this apocalyptic world where death is everywhere.

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Comic Universe and Comic-Adapted

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Fear the Walking Dead

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  • The Clark family were depressed after the death of their father/husband before the outbreak.
  • Alicia becomes deeply saddened after her boyfriend Matt is bitten and is forced to leave him at the demand of Madison and Travis. She shows signs of sadness again after seeing her zombified neighbor Susan and realizing that Matt may be just like her. (So Close, Yet So Far, The Dog)
  • Patrick becomes depressed when he comes home from the airport to find his wife as a walker and moments later, she is shot in the head by soldiers before she bit him. (The Dog)
  • Doug is upset and scared of being screened by medical personnel. (Not Fade Away)
  • Bethany Exner becomes depressed after having to euthanize her patients during the downfall of the medical center. (The Good Man)
  • Daniel and Ofelia Salazar grieve over the loss of Griselda Salazar. (The Good Man, Season 2)
  • Travis and Chris become depressed after Elizabeth's death, with Chris displaying animosity towards his father for killing her. (The Good Man, Monster)
  • Victor Strand becomes depressed over losing Thomas Abigail and considers committing suicide. (Sicut Cervus)
  • Ofelia experiences depression and hopelessness over the supposed death of her father Daniel after the fire at the Abigail estate. (Los Muertos, Do Not Disturb)
  • Ilene Stowe becomes depressed after the death of her husband and daughter, eventually committing suicide. (Pablo & Jessica, Pillar of Salt, The New Frontier)
  • Luciana becomes depressed after the death of Nick. (Season 4)
  • John Dorie becomes depressed after leaving the Pioneers, contemplating suicide. (The Door)
  • Following the death of their son, both Dwight and Sherry have become depressed and suicidal. Dwight begs what appears to be a hallucination of Daryl Dixon to kill him and later plans to die fighting off a large herd of walkers overrunning the Sanctuary to buy June, Sherry and Odessa Sanderson time. However, Sherry locks Dwight up, believing that PADRE needs him more. When trapped under a collapsed fence, Sherry appears to give up fighting and accept her fate before Dwight rescues her and they confront each other about their problems while fighting the herd together. The entire ordeal ultimately causes Dwight and Sherry to find a new hope for the future. (Sanctuary)

Tales of the Walking Dead

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  • Joe becomes depressed following the death of his beloved dog Gilligan. (Evie / Joe)
  • In his messages to Sandra, Joe mentions that, before the outbreak, his sister thinks that he's too depressed and is forcing him to see a therapist. (Evie / Joe)

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Dead Reckoning

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  • Summer, after the loss of her parents, becomes depressed and runs away, later being infected and reanimating. (Social Game)
  • Ed is saddened by seeing his cousin become a walker and having to kill her, he later tells the player that he sees no hope for the group in the future. (Social Game)
  • After the death of Nathan, Marla Wilkinson is deeply shaken by the event and expresses strange behavior. (Social Game)
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