That's My Atypical Girl - Vol. 1 Ch. 5

[MangaDex]

 

[Carp]

Thank you TFH, please continue as long as you can!

 

[yamago]

Thanks for the chap!

 

[Oeconomist]

i don't know why this series was on my Follows list, but it is remarkable.

So often, I am made unhappy by the lack of kindness that underlies the writing of so many manga, but this series is infused with real humanity.

 

[keytagnan]

what they were talking about in this chapter, is it dissociating?

 

[That-Guy]

This chapter is almost a parallel to the time I had to fetch my friend inside the women’s bathroom.

Spoiler

She has severe anxiety, and was diagnosed as clinically depressed. Imagine my panic when I received a call from her crying, asking for help. She was shaking so much. And I didn’t know what to do because I’ve never been in that situation. All I could do was let her grab onto me and walk her out of that stall.

Anw, good chapter. The MC’s actually quite awesome to think of that solution. I might suggest it to my friend too.

 

[Nyaaa]

Oh,he is earnestly trying to help her. That's nie. Sadly, I can already smell something bad happening. I hope I'm wrong...

 

[Xxjuggernaut]

@Nyaaa I've read ahead. It's nothing death defying but problems arise. But our chad MMC comes to save the day

 

[kraska]

Another fine chapter, thank you, translator-san!

 

[Kaiofficialone]

I often find myself wanting to reread the chapters since I love the psychological aspects to it. Godbless u man for translating this especially for people who have issues in their life.

 

[Varler]

I want to give you a physical shower unit as a present. Never thought I'd see that before. Lol.

Also, her description of depression and what it feels like when you feel like killing yourself is really spot on. Damn. It's been maybe 10 years since I last felt like that, but it was nearly exactly like what she said.
I'm sure this author has first-hand experience with depression.

 

[Nyaaa]

@Xxjuggernaut Oh joy! Thanks~

 

[GravityTaxes]

Severe anxiety really sucks. Glad I'm not like that any more.

 

[Knonderd]

Arggh, I'm happy that there's a little bit of motivational stuff in this chapter for the girl. I keep hoping the later chapter keep this atmosphere to the end.

Also this is the best page on this chapter, at least for me 😁

Spoiler

 

[Resentment]

Thank you for the translation!

Clever move from the MC, never would've thought about it.

@keytagnan Yep, should be dissociation since she feels distant, her thoughts are blurry and her senses are numbed which means that she's become disconnected from herself.

@Kryon_PL Yeah, I hope they keep this atmosphere to the end. Also agreed on that page, the way she maintains that stare is great.

 

[77BLc9JwJGpLVARkamJx]

Shower time.

 

[vhr2121]

If stares could kill... Oh man.

 

[Cyansoul]

I gotta say I know I shouldn’t ship them bc she’s mentally unstable but I just can’t help it when I see him helping her and comforting her

 

[Kneel_Breen]

Damn. Her description of attempting suicide and the thoughts/feelings she has at that moment are pretty close to what I’ve experienced myself.

Also, I’m hesitant about there being a relationship established here. Severe depression isn’t as simple as merely needing friendship or love in order to heal a person. In her case, I’d guess it’s neuropsychological, meaning there are physical and mental reasons for her depression. The sick feeling she got from not taking her meds is likely due to withdrawal effects, rather than the meds suppressing her sickness.

Spoiler

That’s why it always annoys me somewhat when I hear people get upset and say “Think about your family!” And other such stuff. I am VERY much aware of how much committing suicide hurts others (having had family members attempt and some even succeed. But at the moment I was getting ready, that didn’t really matter. Luckily the way I attempted didn’t kill me right away, so I was discovered and sent to the hospital. But it’s also why I’ll never own a personal gun, because I would be dead if I had access to one before.

 

[Tamerlane]

Dog kicking aside, its good to see an accurate depiction of depression and suicidal thoughts. Its good to see they're on the road to recovery.