Diary Comics #3 (Part 2/2)
"Help I'm Trapped In My Head!"
If you haven’t yet read Part 1 yet, you can read it here.
Our story left off with me getting stuck in my head! A common ailment of cartoonists everywhere. I’m getting lost, deeper and deeper within. Will I ever get out?!…
A couple of years ago I realized that I was disconnected from my body. I had no idea that I was struggling with ruminations. I had no idea the two were connected.
I had no idea that I was almost never present. All I knew is that I was beginning to experience weird, chronic pain in parts of my body.
I started to see a therapist who taught me how to feel my body again, I’ve been much happier and healthier since. I’m always hoping to share some of what I learned with others.
Does anyone else struggle to feel their bodies?
I’m not even sure how common this is, but usually, I find my “weird” things aren’t so weird when I share them.
Listening to:
Thanks for drawing the goopy subconscious thing that comes up with painful, intrusive thoughts! I think about that guy a lot. Using your senses is a good example of 'mindfulness' to try to zoom in on something else and distract yourself.
I'd never heard of 'ruminations' as a word to describe these, that's useful.
If I have repetitive ruminations I've had some success using the _pterodactyl method_ I saw on reddit a while back: https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/437dmv/comment/czg9z74/
Oh man yeah, scent brings back so many memories too! I have a super bad sense of smell though so unfortunately I'm usually smelling nothing. It's a gift and/or a curse depending on the context, haha. So true about missing a ton just due to not paying attention. Trying to pay more attention / be more present seems like a worthy goal for this year -- but I refuse to call it a resolution :P