Hey..... my name's Christatoonist. I'm new here.
My main illnesses are panic disorder with agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder, major depression (or bipolar II, depending who you ask. =/) All of this is informed by gender dysphoria, and the realities of life being transgender. As my name suggests, I am a cartoonist. This recent one kinda explains a lot of who I am and what I have trouble with:
I have a bunch of others, but I don't wanna spam here, just introduce myself.
Agoraphobes unite, seperately, from our own homes.
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- Posts: 4
- Joined: February 26th, 2016, 1:11 pm
- Gender: female
- Issues: Panic w/agoraphobia, gen. anxiety, major depression, gender dysphoria
- preferred pronoun: she/her
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- Joined: October 22nd, 2015, 1:30 pm
- Gender: Female
- Issues: Depression, Anxiety, Co-dependent, problems maintaining relationships.
- preferred pronoun: She
Re: Agoraphobes unite, seperately, from our own homes.
Hi Christatoonist!
Your little bat character (?) is adorable! I feel like I've seen her before.
Please don't be afraid to share your cartoons - I've found that examples of situations have helped me rule out possible problems as well as rule in problems. If I don't fit the classic diagnosis terminology sometimes having examples of the spectrum certain disorders can fall on helps me rule that 'Okay, I have touches of that.'
I'm an artist too - I paint for a company that makes carousels. :3
-Apple
Your little bat character (?) is adorable! I feel like I've seen her before.
Please don't be afraid to share your cartoons - I've found that examples of situations have helped me rule out possible problems as well as rule in problems. If I don't fit the classic diagnosis terminology sometimes having examples of the spectrum certain disorders can fall on helps me rule that 'Okay, I have touches of that.'
I'm an artist too - I paint for a company that makes carousels. :3
-Apple
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- Joined: December 28th, 2012, 6:01 am
- Gender: Male
- Issues: Avoidant Personality Disorder
- Location: Copenhagen
Re: Agoraphobes unite, seperately, from our own homes.
Love the cartoon.
I'm trying to eliminate the last part of the cartoon. I'm trying to accept, that just because I'm limited by my anxiety, I'm not a horrible horrible person and I am trying to stop myself from calling me these horrible names.
I'm trying to eliminate the last part of the cartoon. I'm trying to accept, that just because I'm limited by my anxiety, I'm not a horrible horrible person and I am trying to stop myself from calling me these horrible names.
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- Posts: 4
- Joined: February 26th, 2016, 1:11 pm
- Gender: female
- Issues: Panic w/agoraphobia, gen. anxiety, major depression, gender dysphoria
- preferred pronoun: she/her
Re: Agoraphobes unite, seperately, from our own homes.
Thank you both. Yes, the condemnation when we reach our limits with our illnesses..... ugh. It's like the truck of mental illness runs us over, then backs up over us again.
And yes, a lot of people say she looks familiar. Perhaps because I based her design on this fellow?
And yes, a lot of people say she looks familiar. Perhaps because I based her design on this fellow?