Anxiety
Do you guys have this? An undercurrent of anxiety that seems to be impossible to shift, despite breathing exercises and walks? My anxiety is generally deadline induced, and the only way I can get rid of it is by working on the thing that is due. The only problem was that quite a few things are due right now, so whatever I’m working on isn’t going to alleviate my deadline problem completely. And as soon as I’ve ticked off a deadline, another one will appear… sometimes I think I have an anxiety quota to fill. Anyway, I’ve got this done for the week! Now onto the next thing…
Hey, if you’re in Wellington this Saturday 3 June, I’ll be at the winter zine market, selling a few comics not featured on my blog. You’ll find me between 12 and 5pm at Thistle Hall, 293 Cuba Street.
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“An anxiety quota to fill” – yup, sounds about right!
Oh me, pick me! Pick me! Yeah, my anxiety is my constant companion.
yes i am very familiar!
you are a very good cartoonist, i almost always relate strongly to your drawings.
Thank you, Melissa!
I definitely have the same thing!!! When I was a kid I had a list, with numbers, of my worries. I don’t number them anymore, which I consider progress 😉
I was an anxious child too, but I didn’t think to number my worries!
Always job related for me, and always about 4.00am.
Ugh. Oh no. Not the 4am worry. This morning my job related worry struck me at 7.30, which I thought was quite considerate of it.
Anxiety and I are well acquainted, but a session with a good cognitive therapist licks my so-called “thinking” into shape quick smart.
Go, Sarah! Fear not! You are great!
You’re a brilliant cartoonist, another great and relatable post!
Thank you!
This is the background music to everybody’s life, admit it.
So true.
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Amazing combo of words and cartoons loved it…
Thank you!
Background anxiety can be a legacy of many kinds of abuse. Then it interacts with current events. But I hope that is not the case, here.
It is like you are in my brain.
really relateable!
relatable omg
I understand what you mean when you say and an undercurrent of anxiety. I always seem to have a constant minimum level that my anxiety is at. Never a breath of freedom. This is how I feel today so I’ve written a blog post about it. Sounds like your going through something similar!