Come In, Come In!
Added 2015-11-19 22:23:36 +0000 UTCNext week's comic is a peek inside Matt's and my house and that makes me illogically excited as if I really am having guests come over to visit? Welcome to our home, Dearest Perverts! (The little portrait of us was drawn by Lucy Knisely 8+ years ago when she was taking notes during a phone call with her publisher)
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The trouble with having a mental illness/neurodivergent brain is that I can never trust my feelings. Every emotion I experience, there's this little Erika in a tiny helicopter buzzing around my head, monitoring every shift and analyzing it for "crazy"
I'm always asking myself "Is this within the acceptable realm of feelings? Is this genuine? Is this reasonable? Or is this mental illness? Are the meds working? Am I crazy and I don't realize it?" Haha, I had two weeks of feeling happy and relaxed and instead of enjoying it, I was scared I was in the beginning stages of hypomania. Feeling good makes me worried about my mental health. Lordy bargordy.
What a brain.
But it's mine. I do the best I can with it.
Comments
Aw, some great moulding in your bedroom. One of the great things about Portland houses of that era. Totally understand the brain problem. Sort of like how you'll ruminate on small mistakes for years but forget the 'normal' stuff. Or maybe that's just me?
Ted Timmons
2015-11-20 01:31:08 +0000 UTCHave you tried Waxelene - <a href="https://www.waxelene.com/?" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.waxelene.com/?</a> I have the same dry lip problem and I like this better than chapstick/vaseline - I find it lasts longer.
Chanie Beckman
2015-11-20 00:55:30 +0000 UTCHahaha, don't worry about it ;) In answer to your previous question, I have a general assortment of chapstick brands! I collect them all over the place and keep them in my bag, by the bedstand, and at my work desk. I figured out that the moment my lips start to get a little dried out, that's typically when I'd have a cold sore outbreak. So as long as I keep 'em lubed up, I can put off triggering an attack!
Erika Moen
2015-11-19 23:14:59 +0000 UTCAnd what a brain it is! I have similar problems, but for different reasons, and the monitoring can be so annoying -- you're always welcome among us, Erika. Thanks for sharing these pics! They're great! (PS - It turns out when you press enter in the comments field, you submit the comment -- I accidentally just sent the same comment three times. Oy. Sorry 'bout that.)
bethini
2015-11-19 23:12:05 +0000 UTC
