I'm happy that we'll still get to see how OPB was gonna end, and that you're not stressing too much about it. (I hope)
Don't be too hard on yourself; my sis is going through the same thing, so I sorta know what that's like. If all else fails, veg out for a while; I doubt any of us will start hounding you for the summaries. :D
Oh, I get the depression thing. Been on Lovan since I was a teen. I'm wanting closure but part of me is hoping that you'd hold out and you'd feel the excitement we all feel about experiencing the comic. I hope that something will change and you'll feel relaxed sgain and draw it for me. It's like music...I don't know how to explain it.
I think, somehow, I'm trying to express sadness but happiness at the same tome. Ambivalence. I'm bad at this so do what you need to do.
I'm struggling with depression too. There's a therapy that I've been reading about called solutions-based therapy (or something like that). You don't even need a therapist to try it out. It's started helping me a bit.
You ask yourself, "If there was some miracle, and tomorrow everything in my life was perfect, what would the first small sign of that be when I wake up in the morning? The first thing I notice about things being different."
For me, the first thing I'd notice is that I wasn't tired when I woke up, and I wouldn't keep hitting the snooze button.
Then you ask yourself, when was the last time you experienced that?
And for me, it was when I was getting up early to walk to work, instead of taking the bus.
And then you do the small thing that would be the sign of your miracle, and you know you can do it, because you did it before. It's just one small thing to focus on. And having that one small thing has definitely been helping me get out of bed every morning.
This is a very interesting approach. My first small sign would be the same as yours. I am always so tired and in order to get up I have three alarms with snoozes all going off at slightly different prime number intervals (Keeps me from figuring out how much longer I can sleep since I can't do that kind of math in the morning. Brain not function.) I think I will try going to bed 30-45 minutes earlier starting tonight and make the effort to keep doing it.
I have the same morning base issues (although I've always been like this, mornings are just not my time of day). I recently changed from a multi-alarm system to a CD-alarm system. So far it is working better.
Much better than using the radio to do the same thing as you are choosing what you will be listening to, no breaks for adverts or talking. The key is to pick something to listen to that you like a lot, but that you don't know all that well. This tricks you into listening to it, which in turn helps you wake up more easily.
Sorry to hear about your depression... it's rough, I know from experience (lifetime of it plus then moving somewhere where I knew absolutely no one). I do hope that you can start feeling less isolated and lifted out soon.
Ooh, summary form sounds good! That's what the artist of Arcana did when she couldn't continue the comic, and it was pretty satisfying.
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Don't be too hard on yourself; my sis is going through the same thing, so I sorta know what that's like. If all else fails, veg out for a while; I doubt any of us will start hounding you for the summaries. :D
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Oh, I get the depression thing. Been on Lovan since I was a teen. I'm wanting closure but part of me is hoping that you'd hold out and you'd feel the excitement we all feel about experiencing the comic. I hope that something will change and you'll feel relaxed sgain and draw it for me. It's like music...I don't know how to explain it.
I think, somehow, I'm trying to express sadness but happiness at the same tome. Ambivalence. I'm bad at this so do what you need to do.
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You ask yourself, "If there was some miracle, and tomorrow everything in my life was perfect, what would the first small sign of that be when I wake up in the morning? The first thing I notice about things being different."
For me, the first thing I'd notice is that I wasn't tired when I woke up, and I wouldn't keep hitting the snooze button.
Then you ask yourself, when was the last time you experienced that?
And for me, it was when I was getting up early to walk to work, instead of taking the bus.
And then you do the small thing that would be the sign of your miracle, and you know you can do it, because you did it before. It's just one small thing to focus on. And having that one small thing has definitely been helping me get out of bed every morning.
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Much better than using the radio to do the same thing as you are choosing what you will be listening to, no breaks for adverts or talking. The key is to pick something to listen to that you like a lot, but that you don't know all that well. This tricks you into listening to it, which in turn helps you wake up more easily.
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Ooh, summary form sounds good! That's what the artist of Arcana did when she couldn't continue the comic, and it was pretty satisfying.
Best wishes with everything!
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If there is anything I can do, please let me know.
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