Go Through It
Added 2021-12-02 15:24:23 +0000 UTCI feel like I have a strong tendency to go Grey Rock (https://www.healthline.com/health/grey-rock#disengage) in times of difficulty, not just with other people but with myself and situations that I find myself in. I've been making a conscious effort over the last couple of years to try and process things when they happen and feel my own feelings instead of shutting them down but it's still tough!! It's scary as well because it feels so much safer to just emotionally detach (and it *can* sometimes be safer to do this in times of genuine crisis which is often how this behaviour is learned) but it *always* catches up and makes everything harder in the long-run.
My dog, Jasper, passed away this week and I've really been trying to be present in the moment and not shut down my own grief before it can fully happen. It's been awful and I am completely devastated, but at the same time it's been good to cry and grieve and experience the loss as it's been happening, which is what inspired this comic.
