Archive for jolly-jim
All’s Fair
I’m a firm believer in helping others. But helping means helping them where they need help, in a place where they are. My rules are simple – don’t help just so you can feel better about yourself. Don’t help only[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s All His Fault
The main difficulty I have, is to make Jolly Jim believable. The scary thing is that I didn’t have to look too hard to find examples of how Jolly Jim thinks.
It’s All In The Mind
I struggled with this comic. Not much to say about it. Please don’t subscribe to the depression is because someone is weak camp. It’s… Depressing.
Helping My Way
The most difficult thing for someone in pain to accept, is someone else giving useless advice because they sincerely want to help. What more someone who can’t think their way out of a corkscrew? They can’t even defend themselves. But[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve had to walk away from some conversations because of my condition, about my condition. If only there was a Thoughtful Tim passing by every time, to help me to take on the task of educating. Will it work?
Internal Monologue
Sooo… I have thought these thoughts at one point or another in my own journey. Why do people think that we’d like to stay in our depression and not recover? And no matter how I draw or write… I will[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Real Thing
This story arc made me cry as I got into Jolly Jim’s head more and more. There are people who really don’t understand depression. I hope you never ever meet them.
The Power of Positivity
A depressed person struggles with his mind. Telling him or her to be positive is like telling a blind man to just see. And no it’s not something we can just get over or snap out of. For that matter,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…