It's admittedly partially on me; the depression storyline went completely over my head, as narratives like that sometimes do. Your actual intention for it makes a lot of sense, though. You pull off the symbolism pretty well, especially with how noticeable the bear is without being pushed in your face. It's just that I did a me and made a weird explanation in my head.
I think you're spot on with the nature of the jam having caused a lot of different interpretations. The vague style of information that resulted from so many creators who use text for narrative so strongly having to rely so much less on it. I don't think there was a single game submitted where there's a true consensus on what's being presented. It is honestly super interesting.