hey! i’m kicking off the #ADHDInvasion hashtag for adhd awareness month with a comic about CONSEQUENCES, and how my lifelong failure to react to them has been a huge source of frustration for me and for the ppl in my life who rely on me. even worse, it makes me seem apathetic or careless to others, when in reality it weighs really heavily on me - i just struggle to show it.
the best way i’ve found to deal with this is accepting that shame-based motivation DOES NOT WORK AT ALL for me (which is hard to do, when it’s all that’s been modeled for you by parents/educators/bosses) and try to replace fear/shame based consequences with positive outcomes: i.e. instead of “everyone will be so disappointed in me if i don’t do this,” sometimes it’s more helpful to think “if i do this on time, i’ll feel so relieved, and everyone will be happy that i pulled through.”
check out the roster here and make sure you don’t miss the comics from all the other artists participating!
One of my favorite online cartoonists, Kate Beaton (of Hark! A Vagrant), had a cartoon of hers published in The New Yorker last week! I’m very thrilled for her, and thought I’d share it here too since it’s a pretty fantastic example of her work.
🏰 TEAM RENAISSANCE FAIR NO JUTSU🏰 Artist:@animetrashmuffin, 🏰 @vulcanhighblood
Title: The Tournament Word count: 102,339 Rating: Mature Warning: Graphic Depictions of Violence Tags: Tournaments, Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Canon-Typical Violence, Sex Work, Secret Identity, idiots to lovers, Alternate Universe - Royalty, Umino Iruka Needs a Hug, Debt, Financial Issues, Slut Shaming, Hatake Kakashi is a Tease, Child Soldiers, Human Trafficking, Umino Iruka is Bad at Feelings, Implied/Referenced Underage Prostitution, Implied/Referenced Dubious Consent, Minor Character Death, Child Death
Summary: In his twenty-seven years, Iruka has learned many useful things: how to know when you’re being cheated, what alleys not to use as shortcuts, and which shopkeepers wouldn’t take your hand if you lifted their goods. He’s also learned that the world hates orphans, and luck favors the wealthy. Besieged by debts and having nowhere else to turn, Iruka enters a tournament where common folk can earn the chance to marry into a noble family. He didn’t expect a one-night-stand with a noble to turn into something more, nor did he expect to do well in the tournament. Now, an entirely different problem presents itself: Iruka doesn’t want to marry Prince Kakashi; he wants to marry his noble-born lover, Sukea.
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