Staying present isn’t easy for me, even at the best of times. I don’t know if it’s purely a depression thing or not, but that’s exactly why staying present helps me now, because it keeps me from being overwhelmed in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I really liked the chance to use the guilt tea shtick. I guess what’s sad is that it’s a constant struggle, and pretty much an uncontrollable one. The solution is a tiring one. Please be patient with us as we[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The first of what I call external paradoxes. Guilt is one of depression’s favourite weapons in its arsenal. It never takes much to feel the guilt of being mentally ill especially in today’s fast paced, demanding society. It’s almost a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is one of the saddest but truest conversations I’ve had to have in the past. But all in all it’s still nice to be loved and valued, even if we think we don’t deserve it.
Whatever good that’s in us, we’ll explain it away. We can’t take in praise without qualifying it. Credit without pushing it to someone else. Whatever good happens to us, it should or will be taken away. We wait for the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Depression is an arrogant illness. By that I don’t mean that sufferers like me are arrogant, or that it makes us into arrogant people. Depression grips the mind and only allows it to see one reality as the only possible[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trigger warning still in effect… There’re so many possible reasons why suicide seems to be the only way out. Feeling like a burden is one of them. The pain. The unbearable loneliness. But being a burden usually goes hand in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today’s comic starts a sensitive but important topic – suicidal ideations. Please talk to someone if you feel suicidal, or feel triggered by this series of comics. The comics themselves have a number to call if you’re in Singapore. Otherwise,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Choices are easier when we’ve got the right perspective. Medication, therapy, and the support and encouragement of those who love us. All these things do only one thing. They help us to choose to live, to fight, to want to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I really can’t. I’ll have to measure everything from scratch. So I’ll just do my best. Easier said than done though. I’ve got to keep trying.