Most times, the best physical first aid any mental health sufferer needs after a major crisis or meltdown is rest. Other times it’s chocolate. Or chocolate and rest. Oh my. Sleeping on a chocolate bed. Hmm.
Cue the exit! Seriously though. Mental health is a tricky thing. I’m not saying this is the best way to deal with things. But in this comic, that’s Jane’s approach. I don’t dare get in her way either.
At some point, without someone safe to come back to, there’s no way to recover. I had to put Jane back into the picture at some point, or it’d be tough to have Dave carry on. Caregivers are really important[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Love hurts. That’s a common, pithy saying. But it’s unfortunately true. For the many people who hold on to someone in depression out of love, there’re many too, who leave because they can’t deal with the pain. Whatever the case[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ll be honest. It wasn’t easy for me to pen this and draw it. But that doesn’t make it less true.
This here is the crux of the matter for most people with depression. The people who choose to love us don’t have to., But in the same way, we aren’t the ones with all the answers – and we have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve had so many people tell me I’m not a burden. But I’m considered really blessed. Not everyone enjoys this kind of support. And well… if you can really love someone, then however ill they are, would you consider them[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I once called the stubbornness in depression, the arrogance of depression. I still do. What people misunderstand is that I’m not saying depressed people are arrogant. Far from it. But depression only allows certain truths to hold true – negative[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Depressed people are capable of loving others, sometimes way more than they love themselves. At the same time, it’s the love of others that often keeps us alive. Love… in acceptance. Care. Gentleness and firmness where needed. Not just good[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Few people with depression have the same specific struggles. My struggle with energy speaks itself differently from someone else’s. The way I describe my depression differs from someone else’s. But they’re all similar stories, which is what I’m what I’m[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…