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drhastings's avatar

And here it is, the very first comic I'm forwarding to my therapist.

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Myq Kaplan's avatar

love this

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Megan M's avatar

I met “outside Nate” at a convention and you were so kind to everyone. It means a lot but please give yourself some grace and don’t push yourself too hard. Our private lives need space too ❤️

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Noëlle Midnight's avatar

this is terrifyingly relatable

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Stephanie Burgis's avatar

So, SO relatable.

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Sara_Belcher's avatar

Same, Nate. Sending hugs! <3

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Scholastic Terr*rist's avatar

Large same

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Benji's avatar

Brother, we are also searching. Hope you find some balance/peace soon!

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Millie Moore's avatar

This, this is definitely the vibe lately

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Elizabeth Mitchell's avatar

I wonder, can't we all see ourselves in this a little? And isn't that such a problem? This is so needed and appreciated! <3

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Finnen's avatar

As a fellow Burnout King: ........ 🫠🥴🥲💗

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mikea's avatar

This is me too. It's exhasting and I break down into a puddle of goo. I rolled into a conference in Dallas one time with the first three books of a series I hadn't read and stayed in my room reading (3 days!) until it was time for my talk. I've tried to be better to myself since then. I try not to beat myself up for not going outside for a few days. I plan the "ON" me times as carefully as I can. Take care with the OFF me. I'm not saying I got it figured out, I don't. I'm trying to be nicer to myself. \/('=')\/

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Myq Kaplan's avatar

dear ND,

this is beautiful.

love "you're just borrowing from yourself."

AND the ending.

surprising and delightful!

thank you for sharing!

love

myq

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Marin (they/them)'s avatar

This is scarily relatable. I hope that Inside Nate gets to take a breather, and I hope this for everyone else here that relates to this too <3

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Cornwankies's avatar

Yes, except flavoured with disability and masking rather than being on tour 😂

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Watabular's avatar

same

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Rhonda's avatar

Love this!! This is the feeling I have as an introvert because I can be outgoing and as a teacher I need to give a certain type of energy to be successful. Needing to recharge is real and it's so nice to see those thoughts and needs so beautifully shared. Thank you.

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