A Little Growth
Mar03
What does growth and change look like? Usually it’s small and hard to see. I wish it were so visible and tangible. It’d be so much easier.
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Putting Things Right
Feb26
Trying is so much more than what some people do. Sitting back and simply talking, never really getting involved, saying stuff from the comfort of what they think they know… Do I sound bitter? That’s the reality I face at[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Missing In Action
Feb21
Some of these strips come from conversations I wish I could have. Sorry for the sporadic posting. I’ll try to keep a more regular schedule when things calm down.
Lingering Doubt
Feb07
I’m sitting outside my therapist’s room waiting for my turn. What’s enough help, really? No one else can do my therapist’s job, not even my wife. Sometimes the right word at the right time is enough.
Cue the exit! Seriously though. Mental health is a tricky thing. I’m not saying this is the best way to deal with things. But in this comic, that’s Jane’s approach. I don’t dare get in her way either.
At some point, without someone safe to come back to, there’s no way to recover. I had to put Jane back into the picture at some point, or it’d be tough to have Dave carry on. Caregivers are really important[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Love hurts. That’s a common, pithy saying. But it’s unfortunately true. For the many people who hold on to someone in depression out of love, there’re many too, who leave because they can’t deal with the pain. Whatever the case[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ll be honest. It wasn’t easy for me to pen this and draw it. But that doesn’t make it less true.
This here is the crux of the matter for most people with depression. The people who choose to love us don’t have to., But in the same way, we aren’t the ones with all the answers – and we have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve had so many people tell me I’m not a burden. But I’m considered really blessed. Not everyone enjoys this kind of support. And well… if you can really love someone, then however ill they are, would you consider them[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…