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I don't know what to say to make you feel better. I can only say you are not alone.
I have to deal with dyslexia. I have to deal with getting tounge-tied, and having to stop, take a breath, and then resume from a point of calm.
I know what it's like to have a massive internal anger that, once it is unleashed, takes hours to calm down, during which all I can think of is how much the system is broken and unfair.
I know what depression is like, but I probably don't have a really strong case of it. Just a "why?" concern, since while I might want to change things, I know no one will listen to me. After all, I'm poor, unemployed, and with no social connections -- so my ideas must be junk, right?
If you are like me, once you get angry, it becomes very hard to let go of that anger with out some way to expression. It doesn't help when whille you are being angry, some one get's in your space and tells you to calm down. (which is sctually the twrong thing to do to an angry person.) Most I can sayget ahold of a pack of pencils (not the little stubby ones either) and break them one at a time, try for inch long segments if you can.
I know your fans are not angry with you, we'll cheer you on all the harder when you're having a bad day. What's holding you back isn't your lack of effort, it's like climbing a flight of stairs and you reach a step that's 10 feet tall and you can't walk over it like normal steps. You have to figure a way over it, and that usually requires some help from other people and maybe some good luck. We'll help as much as we can.
You've come a long way Riley, and you can keep going because you're super strong! You've already overcome a lot of things that most people couldn't imagine, and you've gone from living in a tent hoping for work each day, many steps all the way to having a stable job and a stable life! Think about all the good things that you've worked for and all the things you're still working towards for greatness!
Sigmund Freud used to refer to depression as anger turned inward. Our approach to transforming anger turned inward is to have the person verbalize their critical inner voices as though someone else was telling them these angry thoughts. We also encourage the person to express the feeling behind the thoughts. Often, when people do this, they express a lot of rage toward self. By saying the thoughts in the second person (as “you” statements), they begin to get some separation from their harsh, critical attitudes, and often have insights about where these thoughts come from. It sets the stage for them “answering back” to these attacks and taking their own side. The goal is also to help the person develop more self-compassion and a kinder, more realistic point of view toward themselves. -- Cribbed from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/compassion-matters/201710/the-role-anger-in-depression
Nowhereman10 at 8:01PM, April 14, 2019
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Keybounce at 5:02PM, April 12, 2019
I don't know what to say to make you feel better. I can only say you are not alone. I have to deal with dyslexia. I have to deal with getting tounge-tied, and having to stop, take a breath, and then resume from a point of calm. I know what it's like to have a massive internal anger that, once it is unleashed, takes hours to calm down, during which all I can think of is how much the system is broken and unfair. I know what depression is like, but I probably don't have a really strong case of it. Just a "why?" concern, since while I might want to change things, I know no one will listen to me. After all, I'm poor, unemployed, and with no social connections -- so my ideas must be junk, right?
itsune9tl at 11:25AM, April 12, 2019
If you are like me, once you get angry, it becomes very hard to let go of that anger with out some way to expression. It doesn't help when whille you are being angry, some one get's in your space and tells you to calm down. (which is sctually the twrong thing to do to an angry person.) Most I can sayget ahold of a pack of pencils (not the little stubby ones either) and break them one at a time, try for inch long segments if you can.
Mr Kaos at 9:27AM, April 12, 2019
aaw- *hugs*
felonimayhem at 7:11AM, April 12, 2019
I know your fans are not angry with you, we'll cheer you on all the harder when you're having a bad day. What's holding you back isn't your lack of effort, it's like climbing a flight of stairs and you reach a step that's 10 feet tall and you can't walk over it like normal steps. You have to figure a way over it, and that usually requires some help from other people and maybe some good luck. We'll help as much as we can.
Gator Dragon at 4:29AM, April 12, 2019
You've come a long way Riley, and you can keep going because you're super strong! You've already overcome a lot of things that most people couldn't imagine, and you've gone from living in a tent hoping for work each day, many steps all the way to having a stable job and a stable life! Think about all the good things that you've worked for and all the things you're still working towards for greatness!
Hipstor at 12:40AM, April 12, 2019
Sigmund Freud used to refer to depression as anger turned inward. Our approach to transforming anger turned inward is to have the person verbalize their critical inner voices as though someone else was telling them these angry thoughts. We also encourage the person to express the feeling behind the thoughts. Often, when people do this, they express a lot of rage toward self. By saying the thoughts in the second person (as “you” statements), they begin to get some separation from their harsh, critical attitudes, and often have insights about where these thoughts come from. It sets the stage for them “answering back” to these attacks and taking their own side. The goal is also to help the person develop more self-compassion and a kinder, more realistic point of view toward themselves. -- Cribbed from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/compassion-matters/201710/the-role-anger-in-depression