To understand ourselves better, and our struggles especially in depression, it’s always good to be realistic about ourselves and our humanity. Negative emotions are very evident in depression, but they’re actually normal, useful and helpful. But as with everything, too[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Our inner critic is important to us as a defense against the world, and to push us to do better. But in depression, that can become way over low, and is a bit of a vicious circle. We start listening[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This doesn’t just happen in depression but it’s a lot more difficult when depression is involved. Understanding why the negative voices are there and why they’re so difficult to overcome is helpful to understand why it’s not so easy sometimes,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When this sort of thing happens to someone without depression, the common reply is to just “get over it” and “move on” and “ignore the negative voices”. It’s really not that easy for some. And well, in depression? We hear[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I don’t mean an actual stage, of course. When anyone is watching – and many are, in our lives – it does feel like we’re performing on a stage for anything even remotely public. And even in private, we have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m trying to post again because… Because… Because I want to try. Anyway, this will be a series – so hopefully I’ll finish this one this time.
Just because I’ve got depression doesn’t mean I don’t react temporarily to nice things, or that I can’t be friendly to people around. But once the chocolate happies wear off, then it’s back to working hard to simply stay present,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Objectivity doesn’t solve the problem. Let me get that straight. Objective facts, on their own, don’t get through to the inner critic or the depressive episodes. But objective facts provides a solid wall of truth against which we can operate.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The last in this series. We can fight this together, reaching out across the internet. That’s what this comic aims to do. That’s what I aim to do. If you’re reading this, and the series hits home for you, please[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
