Fine Sometimes Rain Chapter 09 – P19
Apr12
Happy Wednesday! XD So this weekend is Easter weekend I believe. My nephew has already been out to an Easter egg hunt but I believe we will be having a mini hunt for him over the weekend ourselves. Anyway if you have events to go to this weekend I hope they will be joyful and with good weather, and if you don’t celebrate anything may you still have the same. 🙂 Personally I’m going to indulge in coconut cake and a chocolate rabbit. XD
That was totally jealousy, and I, for one, am glad to see it; when depression gets really bad, there’s neither energy nor enough self-belief to be jealous of others so I think this looks like a good step in the right direction! (Also, silly little exchanges like this get my shoujo-loving heart beating, so that is probably adding to my positivity! 🙂 )
This is quite true, good observation. 🙂
I hit the Next button and nothing happened. I found this comic tonight and got drawn in. Not much time compared to what was spent in the creation, but I didn’t rush, tried to appreciate the details. I’ve been through the wringer with this comic emotionally, interested to see what happens next. The only thing that ever helped me a lot with depression was opiates, but I haven’t had a habit since 2004. Not really okay most of the time, trying to have hope. Only other thing that might work is a spiritual solution, have had little success with that so far.
Thank you for having the courage to share your story. 🙂 I think you will find a lot of the readers here also suffer from depression, and they can be a pretty good cheer squad if needed. Though I’m pretty sure most of us are not trained professionals or anything, so the only advice I can offer is to talk to your doctor about possible medications or talk therapy if you haven’t already. From my experience the SSRIs these days are a lot better with less side effects. I am currently taking Lexapro, and it did not start good, but now after about a month and a half I can feel the upswing. Perhaps some other people can share their experiences too.
Hi Mike 🙂 I’ve had depression for about 16 years now, have treated it with on and off psychotherapy, and the worst bout of it with citalopram – it isn’t perfect and I know I will be battling depression my whole life, but last year for the first time in 14 years I stopped seeing suicide as a valid life choice, and felt (for the first time ever, at all) hope, which was new for me. I know everybody’s journey is different and we all have different problems, chemistry, circumstances etc that affect how we experience depression, but I have found before that it can help to share with others, which I know can be difficult.
After about 1.5 years on citalopram after my marriage ended and I started abusing benzos to cope, I am coming off the antidepressant and I feel quite good – life isn’t perfect by any stretch but I can cope. The benzos I stopped a few months into citalopram and quit them definitely after my boyfriend found some still in my house and he flushed them. I still go to therapy because I feel that I need it, but am also making friends and feeling better. Apart from the emergency help of the citalopram (it was good, actually, not many side effects after the adjustment period) and weekly therapy, things that have had a positive effect have been forcing myself to make and attempt to keep friends, nurturing hobbies (like reading this comic and others, photography, etc) and this book https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Books/Reasons-Stay-Alive-Matt-Haig/1782115080 (don’t know if Amy will be happy with me posting a link, hope it’s ok! Anyway it’s called Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig, it sounds like cheesy self help but I swear it isn’t).
Anyway, thank you for sharing your story 🙂 all I can do is wish you good things. Depression is hard to live with if it becomes a lifelong thing like in my case, but it can be done and it doesn’t need to take over your whole life – like with other illnesses, it just needs treatment. Hugs and warm wishes to you.
Oh it’s totally fine to share links to resources you have found helpful. 🙂 The only time it becomes objectionable is when it’s spam, but most spambots and that can’t get in. 😉
Eyy they didn’t forgot about the bone fold! xD