These are the quick, daily comics I am doing to capture life as it happens.
My name is Jesse. I like to laugh, watch movies, and take long walks on the beach where I sunburn my feet because it never occurs to me to put sunscreen on them.
Must like talking about your feelings and be comfortable with oversharing.
Have you ever met someone and felt like you’ve known them forever?
It is a wonderful feeling, but it carries its own set of problems. Problems worth working through.
I wouldn’t feel this way if I was a diabetic taking insulin, but our culture has stigmatized mental issues to the point where those of us that have needed medication to get by often feel shame because of the mechanisms of our recovery.
We shouldn’t.
But we do.
I often feel like it’s too late for me to become the cultured person I intended to be. I didn’t get the liberal arts education that I was obviously meant for. I never took a poetry course in college. I never attended the orchestra as a kid.
It is easy to forget how much I have already transformed when all I can see is how much is still left to do.
It used to be that searching for my full name brought up absolutely nothing, but now with just a few details this comic appears.
I guess that means I have SEO figured out but I’m not sure how I feel about how easy I am to find.
Sometimes, when you have to go … you have to go.
My days are often filled with these moments.
The times when I say “I can” seem to be increasing.
Living with anxiety.
And yes, I do sit with my knee in front of me like that constantly throughout the day and yes, I recognize that this might be part of the reason it bothers me.
Hope is a beautiful thing.
Except when it’s completely unfounded and makes you a little crazy.
The frustrating thing is that you never know the difference between the beautiful version and the crazy version until after the fact.
A moment from therapy.