It’s not that I can’t take compliments or even due credit for my work. It’s that I prefer to deflect it with humour, point out why I don’t deserve it, refuse to accept that I had anything to do with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Some of my comics change as I draw them. This was one of them – and I ended up drawing two aspects of anxiety and depression in. Depression can have us think the worst of ourselves, and anxiety has us[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So often this is the reality. So much work is done with the brain noise and simply coping with it, that those who struggle with mental health issues are exhausted by day’s end. Also, note that I didn’t even show[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What’s Done Is Done
Feb10
I find on many occasions that I’m doing what seems to be the base habits or behaviours of a young child with adult responsibilities. There’s nothing to be valued about cooking a meal, hanging up or folding some clothes, or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Maybe Take A Break
Feb03
I’ll be honest. I drew this together with my earlier comic. I’d like to say that things got busy. But in all honesty… I struggled to post this. I know this is the more ideal way to look at things.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you don’t have a mental health condition like depression, you might think, this is senseless. If you do struggle with a mental health condition… This is often the reality.
If you’re fighting with suicidality or are just recovering from a mental health episode, you’re already fighting very hard battles that no one else can see. This is just my small attempt at showing what it involves, and I struggle[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What does giving up really mean? It can mean many things. But in depression, it seldom means anything good. So instead of giving up… Take a break. Rest. Self care. Recharge. All good things. *Brain says otherwise but ignore brain*
One thing most people don’t know about me and my comic is that very often, I feel like a fraud drawing this, writing of my experiences. What if I’m lying to myself? What if all this isn’t true, and what[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Depression changes the usual rules on managing criticism and the various voices in our heads. There’s no easy solution – look at the speed at which I’m posting! But one trick is to recognise when people do care, and when[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…