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Observing Sad Realities Of This World, I Started Using Them As Inspiration To Create These Comics (30 Pics)
I was laid off in August 2019. I was sad. Very sad. so I began to write these comics—one after the other. They helped me shine a light on how I was feeling and turn a shitty situation into something productive. For the next year, I wrote one comic every day, looking at sadness as an opportunity rather than an infliction.
Granted, I did not expect things to get even sadder—2020 provided me with endless material... but damn, was it sad.
When I reached day 365, I took a break. I was not sure if I would continue, but eventually, I decided to expand the theme to encompass all of the thoughts, feelings, hopes, and dreams that I experience on a daily basis.
You can follow me on Instagram or buy the book "Oh boy I am sad," which includes the first 365 days (and then some) on Amazon.
In the best-case scenario, they help someone feel better. In the worst-case scenario, they help me feel better.
Much love,
Josh.
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Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
tmw, I am so glad you are still here! It takes courage to get out to the other side. It's so wonderful when you find peace and joy again.
Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
Absolutely. But you don't get there alone. It takes asking for help and that is not shameful. Its the most courageous and caring thing you can do for yourself. And I can't say enough about medications. They do not solve everything. They get you to a state of mind that you can do the work.
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#2
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108points
Laura Myszkowski 4 years ago
I learned so much from my cat!!!! She is what she is, she doesnt feel the need to change or pretend to be something that she is not. She is a cat, does cat things and is very happy doing them. That was so eye opening for me!!!
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Nash Nopper 4 years ago
This is how I feel when my dad visit me in my dreams .... miss him so much..
K1tt3n 4 years ago
This is how I feel when my friends who I've lost visit me in my dreams. It doesn't happen very often, but when it does, it means the world to me. I like to think that it's really them, and not just a dream.
Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
I assure you it is them for real. I tried to write the story here, but to tell it all I didn't have enough room. All I can say is that a dear friend who had died came to me in a dream about a year before my dad died. In it he blew on my hand 3 distinct times, like blowing out a candle. He asked "Did you feel that?". I did as real as real. "See?I'm not dead". Then he said this . In capitals for emphasis "THATS HOW YOU'LL KNOW IT'S ME " ??? A year later I was at my dad's bed as he was dying. Restless, confused, grabbing at things and yelling. Suddenly he stopped. Suddenly. He calmly reached for my hand and then blew on it 3 distinct times, just like my friend. "See? I'm not dead. THAT'S HOW YOU'LL KNOW IT'S ME". With that I knew my friend was right there beside me for my dad, although they never knew each other. Now whenever I dream of dad, when he's wearing his blue golf sweater, and only then, it's actually him coming to visit. He's always happy. K1tt3n, the dreams are very real.
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VeryDarkMatter 4 years ago
After my dad died I dreamt about him many times. One dream was shaking me tho. Our family (mom, brother, uncle, aunt and my father) were in a house on a beach. It was a very relaxing mellow summer day. The door was open and after a while my father just turned around and walked away. The rest of the family just watched him walking on the beach leaving us behind. And in my dream I thought: I will never see him again. Then I woke up and cried. 😔
Jackie Porter 4 years ago
This hits me in the feels. My friend died suddenly and I didn't get to say goodbye. I dream of him often.
Bill cipher girl 4 years ago
My parents didn’t tell us and our grandma was going to die soon so they just had us go to My grandma’s house a bunch and have sleepovers And then they told us and we were very very very sad she died a couple months ago
K1tt3n 4 years ago
Thank you for your beautiful story. I really appreciate you sharing it with me. I'm so sorry about your friend and your father. I'm sending love your way🖤 I've had similar instances in the dreams about my bf who passed and a few friends. It's like when I look into their eyes, I can see it's them, their eyes, not just a dream. I don't have dreams of my friends who've passed very often, but I see my boyfriend who passed quite often. I just want to thank you for solidifying that for me. I hope I see more of them soon.
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BluEyedSeoulite 4 years ago
A lot of people don't realize how common anger is in depression. Especially with kids.
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判断对错的一个人的生活方式 4 years ago
I love talking to my BFF when we're sad. We always end up talking about lots of nonsense and forget about our woes for a few hours.
Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
Misery truly does love company. When I feel crappy sometimes I just want to slap the s£!+ out of someone who is annoyingly happy.
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tmw 4 years ago
no put downs!!! be as kind to your self as you would to a friend (it is really hard!!!)
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Tibor Miglinci 4 years ago
Oh no, no. Wrong. This is banalizing a serious matter of mental health. Helping someone is great and it does make us feel good, but it is not a substitution for therapy.
Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
So true, but it can be on the list of things you can do that are part of the plan to get healthy. The trick is to be sure you're giving from the heart, not just something you do to get better. And make it a habit.
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Samantha Hurrell 4 years ago
I suffered from depression and whilst I found donating blood helpful as it was something I could do to help even whilst completely down, I still found the counselling I was going through more helpful.
Łukasz Wydra 4 years ago
For me, it's always even more depressing... Like... I barely gave them anything and they are so grateful... How fvcked up is this world, that give a little bit of money to a homeless person leads them to cry, because for them you are the best person in the world?
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Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
Of course, all lives matter, and it is so obvious nobody needs to harrass people and burn cars to remind everyone of that fact.
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Everything_Fubar 4 years ago
Rioting and destroying people's lives isn't positive change, its destruction
Catto 4 years ago
okay the thing is, we know they matter. But why are we looking specifically on race? Why are we killing and fighting each other over race? I have black friends and all white, black, Asian, polish, German, Italian, etc. have the same rights as everybody else. No one else is more special because of their race or where they came from. White and black people are one. When I look into a crowd of people, white and black, I see not strangers, no one more special than the other, friend I haven't met yet and God's always growing family.
Dark Pearl 4 years ago
John Ford... They are bringing Liberalism and BLM into this because they make the world a better place
M Kate McCulloch 4 years ago
Because liberalism and BLM shows you care about other people, John Ford. Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you, John Ford - it's not pie...
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Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
Suggestion: When you are feeling better, search out books that speak to you about strength, different ways to look at things, different ways to approach situations and give encouragement. Read them. Highlight lines that mean something to you. Maybe write them down in a little book so they're there to refer to in your darkest times. Or even when you feel better to help you stay that way. I have 2. It's worked for me.
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debrina blackmoon 4 years ago (edited)
Well, I still do, and it's so much. A shitty huge swarm every fuckingdamn day.
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Wombatred26 4 years ago (edited)
I love the sentiment and these comics are touching... I just want to say... these butterflies look like hotdogs with smooshed buns... but *cute* hotdogs with smooshed buns 😅
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Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
I may get down voted, but..... dont worry about the big stuff. It's a tub of warm water that makes you feel better. That's all that really matters. Yes, you should enjoy the small things that make you feel better. "Whatever gets you through the night" John Lennon
Angelica Schuyler 4 years ago
You deserve it but don’t be the type of person who does it every day. Maybe, once every 1 or 2 weeks isn’t that wasteful.
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W. 5 4 years ago
I like feeling old because I always believed I would not survive my childhood. Now I am old, yay!
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Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
We are all in the same boat in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty G.K. Chesterton
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OhForSmegSake 4 years ago
Sometimes sad music is good, it makes you cry. Sometimes crying is good, it's like emotional vomit.
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Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
Yes it helps to cry it out. I put a specific CD on with specific songs that make me ball my eyes out on the anniversaries of when my mom and dad died. Then it's done. There will always be next year. But in the meantime...... My song for the rest of the year is Cory Hart's "Never Surrender" Anyone younger then a boomer won't know it. But simply Google the words to the song and read them. Maybe even find the song to listen to. Strong stuff.
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Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
Dead people always are the luckiest ones because they do not feel the horrible pain of living anymore.
BAN CAPITAL LETTERS 4 years ago
but they also do not feel the joy of living
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Often the test of courage is not to die but to live. Vittorio Alfieri
Ram Lastname 4 years ago
Schopenhauer’s words to the dying man: “Thou ceasest to be that which thou wouldst have done better never to have become.”
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Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
If they deserved it, you have drawn a line. That takes strength and courage. If they didn't, don't ruminate and make it all worse. Take some deep breaths and a quick apology. No excuses. Just say you were wrong. It will mean more to them than a follow up of excuses. Remember, your not alone in this. Trust me, they've yelled at someone too.
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Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
Yep. Sometimes it just plain sucks. No other way to describe it. Everything just sucks.
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Maria Isaacs 4 years ago
Get the sports mouth guards. Much cheaper and does the same thing. My dentist gave me that trick
Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
Why are you grinding your teeth? Figure that out and it may save you the $2000. But then to figure it out it might cost more to pay for therapy. Yep. Mouth guard it is.
Avery Day 4 years ago
would therapy cost less than a dentist-prescribed mouth guard? where i am no. also, i dont think there is anything i can do about my reason. you cant apologize to the dead, and neither can they apologize to you
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Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
Your objective is to use what hits you to change your trajectory in a positive direction. E.G. If you tell yourself something often enough you will come to believe it. Sometimes you need to look at changing your plans.
Angelica Schuyler 4 years ago
I think of that too, I realize seeing friends and going out more will largely affect my mood. Plus, I do work on a screen and screens are supposed to make you feel boxed in sometimes.
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Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
Just remember, we cannot afford the luxury of even one negative thought.
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Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
This can be so discouraging when you try to make a positive change and then "as usual" it all goes so wrong. Just makes you want to give up and hide. Sure, but not for too long, or you'll get comfortable with it. "No matter how many times I get knocked down I will get up again. I will never quit" Navy Seal Ethos
Linda Williams 4 years ago
Don't try to change yourself into something that you're not. It will not make you feel happier.
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Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
I must be willing to give up who I am in order to become what I will be. Albert Einstein.
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debrina blackmoon 4 years ago
Maybe if I ever get new teeth I can do that.
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Glamrock Chica 4 years ago
Go stick a chainsaw up your asshole you piece of s**t
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Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
So, ya. Probably a lot of Pandas were telling me to shut up because I had something to say about every cartoon. The thing is, I have lived (note LIVED) with depression since I was 11 years old. I was not diagnosed until I was 32!! And the journey began. It's still a journey and sometimes it does get to me quite badly. It was only recently my psychiatrist figured it all out that it's really Bipolar ll, which can be very difficult to diagnose. I have been hospitalized twice. The first time was for a month a half. Actually a long time by today's standard. I was scary suicidal. But it was the place where I finally started learning how to heal and strategies to stay healthy/deal with the tough times. My heart breaks for those who are suffering and all I want to do is whatever I can to help. Pretty much all of my comments and replies were things that helped me in hopes they will help someone else, because I truly DO feel their pain.
Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
I'm replying to myself to make sure I get this in. This was written by Admiral James Stockdale about one of the ways he survived the Hanoi Hilton (same prison as John McCain). "You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end - which you can never afford to lose - with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they may be." And with that I will now SHUT UP.
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Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
So, ya. Probably a lot of Pandas were telling me to shut up because I had something to say about every cartoon. The thing is, I have lived (note LIVED) with depression since I was 11 years old. I was not diagnosed until I was 32!! And the journey began. It's still a journey and sometimes it does get to me quite badly. It was only recently my psychiatrist figured it all out that it's really Bipolar ll, which can be very difficult to diagnose. I have been hospitalized twice. The first time was for a month a half. Actually a long time by today's standard. I was scary suicidal. But it was the place where I finally started learning how to heal and strategies to stay healthy/deal with the tough times. My heart breaks for those who are suffering and all I want to do is whatever I can to help. Pretty much all of my comments and replies were things that helped me in hopes they will help someone else, because I truly DO feel their pain.
Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
I'm replying to myself to make sure I get this in. This was written by Admiral James Stockdale about one of the ways he survived the Hanoi Hilton (same prison as John McCain). "You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end - which you can never afford to lose - with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they may be." And with that I will now SHUT UP.
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