I was reading one of my childhood diaries the other day and there was a whole paragraph saying how hopeful I was that my writing will help the archeologists in the far future. Then it proceeded to describe my lunch that day and how my dog was probably secretly able to talk.
Sometimes I love it when Facebook shows me memories - like fun holidays I took with my wife. We have had many adventures after all.
Other times it shows me ex-partners, and I feel a little sting.
But this particular memory, which seems to come up every year, really hits hard.
So many people found this photo funny, because we'd been to a party the night before, and I was clearly 'SO hungover!!!'
I WAS hungover, but not so much from the alcohol as the fistful of prescription drugs I had swallowed to try to make the noise stop. I didn't know how much to take or what would happen. I just wanted my head to be quiet.
This photo the next morning is me, hungover (true), but mostly just grappling with the fact that I was still alive, and trying to make sense of what that meant for me.
I think I was 28 at the time. I'm now 39, and I haven't made another attempt since. A lot has changed. I'm a different person, but I also have a different support network. I have learned how to communicate that I am not OK, and the people I love know what that means.
I feel a lot safer now. I still have times where I just want my brain to be quiet. But I have better ways to get to a place of peace.
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A Dream about lighthouses and cities, Wandering the neighborhood, and the Black Dog returns. The penultimate week of my daily comics have been collected at @fieldmousepress https://solrad.co/solrad-presents-the-lighthouse-in-the-city-december-21-27 . . . #comic #comics #comix #diarycomic #diarycomics #webcomic #webcomics #autobiography #autobiocomic #autobiocomics #sliceoflife #indiecomics #cartoonist #cartoonistsoninstagram #comicart #comicartist #makecomics https://www.instagram.com/p/CnSBIaMLLV7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Recently, I came to the shop to buy cabbage for some traditional dish and was in shock of the price. Everything is so expensive this year. What’s the most expensive thing have you seen in your area this year?
I thought about a cool intro but I was kind of clueless and had prepared this post for some months now, so I just post it now. You can find a lot of my older comics there, I am posting them two times a week. I’d be happy if you follow me there and like my posts 💛✨🎉 #webtoon #webcomics #comicstrip #shortcomic #sliceoflife #diarycomic #diarycomics #instacomic #comicartist #comicartwork https://www.instagram.com/p/CleQCPGLyng/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Do you overheat? I've recently realised that I overheat very easily but also somehow don't notice when it happens..? Well, more accurately I start feeling very uncomfortable and upset but can't pinpoint the reason why. This past year we started using a fan when it's hot and I figured out that when I stand directly in front of it during those moments of unexplained frustration I suddenly feel better. This is after YEARS of struggling with this!! Now both me and Mike know a possible way of helping me when something's feels wrong which is great.