I sometimes ask myself whether I’m oversharing. Overstating what’s behind the mask I wear in order to function in public. So I hesitate to post every comic I draw, especially the ones that feel raw. Then I realise it’s my[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s not like my inner critic is special. Like many people, the inner critic is a natural part of our psyche. It helps us to improve, to set standards, to avoid complacency. Mine is just… Over developed. Too loud. It[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My over developed critic is like a broken record. I’m still struggling with him. He questions why I post my comics. He insists I’m trying to pretend to be better than I am. He reminds me of my guilt and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I don’t have much to add to this one. My healthy adult exists. He’s just… too used to being bullied. He operates quietly outside of view, if he does operate. Depressed Dave was born because he knew Dave had to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Before learning about these modes or maladaptive coping schemes in schema therapy, all I knew was that anger was bad. I could see myself approach the “bad” precipice, and very often, I would end up tipping over into it. While[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Anger is never fun, but it’s often mischaracterised as bad. But much like pain when we stub our toes, it’s a natural response to things that seem bad or unfair to us. But it can emerge as an unhealthy default[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I used to think that the inner child was a weird concept, and that we would only rely on it to tell us what childish fun still exists in us. That it would be for quick bursts of irrational fun,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m borrowing from schema therapy, which is the main therapy model that my therapist and I are using. But it’s been very effective in pulling out some major parts of my brain, and given many insights into the various functions[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve struggled to complete this series, and equally have been struggling whether there’s any point to posting it. My only hope is that it can help someone else struggling with their inner critic or even the concept of it, through[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Last in the self care series for World Mental Health Day 2022. First strip is here.