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 don’t necessarily have anything nice to say about this coming series of strips. I’m simply “giving up” and drawing out my pain. Ahahah. Drawing out my pain… My apologies if things turn a little dark for a while. I’ll[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s not difficult to overwhelm someone who tends to overthink things as part of their mental health struggle. This is quite common amongst depression sufferers. Non sufferers can exhibit and exercise their resistance to these issues by unhealthy means (losing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Random comic that popped out of my head… About a not so random topic. Let’s keep working on releasing the bits of our past that hold us back, from the future that we want to be a part of.
There’re still days I hate to admit that I’m unwell. Days that others insist I’m not unwell. Days that I’m clearly unwell but brain says, stop lying, sad sack. Which then makes me feel worse, so that I feel even[…]↓ 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…
The problem with mental health struggles is that what seems “okay” and “doable” or even “normal” sometimes isn’t any of that. The mind gets up in a bind when faced with some “common-sense” thoughts. Insisting that it should be okay,[…]↓ 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…
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…