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…
If we really want to be fair to others, we don’t just listen to all the bad things about them, or even just the good things. Being human, no one is perfect. So to be fair, we should listen to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
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.
Some things really are easier said than done. Even with practice, we’re fighting against years of ingrained self-abuse for want of a better phrase. It’s okay to fail at ignoring the critic. And then you have to fight that critic[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I forgot my tablet at home yesterday and that literally wasted my day. I want to post more comics, and stupid mistakes like that don’t help. And then there’s the emerging healthy adult inside me that is saying, Be kinder[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Our inner critics are born of necessity, and occupy and important space in our lives. It can go overboard, just as anything can, and that’s where problems start. But the way to solve any problem is first to recognise what[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…