Short Stories: When Sneptember Ends
Added 2024-09-27 19:54:52 +0000 UTCOh, THIS comic isn't autobiographical or anything. Your wife still loves your stubborn little stupid face, Val, just like mine loves mine.
When We Fly (c)Kae
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Boy she might have a few words for Red. Unfairly since Red tried to warn Val. In all seriousness, panic attacks are horrible. I really feel sorry for Val. Red, too. "An' they call me stubborn!"
Archibald Mirenopteryx
2024-09-27 22:54:02 +0000 UTCMental Health is still painfully stigmatized. And what's more, in some cases, it can be outright deadly. 85% of people who feel a panic attack is no big deal does not understand just what it feels like. Look at the Sopranos, that did more then anything else in the last 20 years to introduce panic attacks into the public eye and discourse and it's -still- seen as a weakness that we are expected to "just take a deep breath and push though, why are you so weak, etc"
PebbleLion
2024-09-27 22:27:48 +0000 UTCYou're tellin' this frog!
Must Love Frogs
2024-09-27 22:20:34 +0000 UTCAnnoyed Red Pig In A Gilet Meme
Must Love Frogs
2024-09-27 22:20:22 +0000 UTCIf we didn't laugh with Val we'd cry with Val!
Must Love Frogs
2024-09-27 22:19:01 +0000 UTCThe good news is my company offers family leave for people with chronic illnesses, if you can get your doctor to sign off, which I can. So they can't fire you for missing work due to a chronic condition, though they can be bitter and put out about you leaving work because you're sick.
Must Love Frogs
2024-09-27 22:18:43 +0000 UTCMaybe work, or yoga class, or in the pool? Then again, they are wearing coats. Polar plunge?
Must Love Frogs
2024-09-27 22:16:30 +0000 UTC9/10 times I can painfully power through them. Which is pretty sad, since we shouldn't have to drag ourselves over hot coals just to look normal for a few hours.
Must Love Frogs
2024-09-27 22:15:37 +0000 UTCI've only started having minor ones in the last year or two, but they do indeed suck and I know that i've had to learn to grind my teeth and power though. My supervisor seems to have learned without me telling him how to avoid spiking my stress levels so high that one will be triggered, so that helps some. Online, my support network is great, but IRL? I really don't have anyone who could come get me and talk me off of the cliff. I'm glad to see that Red has learned the signs, even when Val is ignoring them.
PebbleLion
2024-09-27 22:01:44 +0000 UTCWHERE WAS KIKI WHEN THIS WAS GOING DOWN?? π
Archibald Mirenopteryx
2024-09-27 20:52:21 +0000 UTCI remember the first time I had one. I clocked out of work after being there 20 minutes, and drove myself to UPMC Hamot because I thought there was something wrong with my heart. I haven't had one in a while, but, sadly, I've learned to do stuff through them, because that level of support doesn't exist in my world. I'd just be left sitting on the side of the road at that intersection until I got it together enough to get myself to help or somewhere safe.
Athena's Owl
2024-09-27 20:47:23 +0000 UTCFood with coffee, Val! Never go straight coffee! (I feel weird hitting the 'like' button above - I don't like Val suffering but I'm here for the lore.)
Whispered Dynamics
2024-09-27 20:07:38 +0000 UTCThat last Red is a work of art.
Badguy101
2024-09-27 20:07:08 +0000 UTCAww, poor Val! Panic attacks seriously suck.
Jonathan
2024-09-27 20:05:08 +0000 UTC
