Just Peachy
Comics About Depression, Anxiety, Love, and Finding the Humor in Being Sad
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
"In this autobiographical collection of thoughtful and poignant comic vignettes, Chisholm explores her experiences with depression, anxiety, and love ." —Booklist
Just Peachy is a comic series that explores what the day-to-day is like with depression and/or anxiety. The all-too-real cartoon protagonist gives readers a character to empathize with, and helps explain some of the not often talked about consequences and symptoms of having depression. The comics also explore the themes of heartbreak, finding love, dealing with stress, and capturing the magical moments in life that keep us going.
Through dark humor and cute illustrations, the subject matter becomes a bit more bearable, allowing for honest discussion about things like treatment and getting through anxiety attacks, and providing some comfort in times of struggle.
For anyone affected by mental illness, Just Peachy shows that you are not alone. Simply put, this is an encouraging collection of comics about being just okay sometimes.
“So brave of Holly Chisholm to share her struggles with mental health issues through this creative medium. Just Peachy will inspire others to connect to, navigate through, and recover from their own day-to-day trials and tribulations of living with a mental illness. Well done!” —Dr. Carlin Barnes and Dr. Marketa Wills, authors of Understanding Mental Illness and founders of Healthy Mind MDs
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Chisholm's graphic memoir about her battle to overcome panic and gloom is told with an almost adorably cute sadness. Based on Chisholm's webcomic, it begins as a matter-of-fact journal. "I was diagnosed with depression in December of 2016" launches a brisk chronicle of her treatment, medications, and experiences. The collection that follows is loosely grouped into "Depression," "Anxiety," "Love and Relationships," and "Growth." Most of the comics are one-off variations on her themes of self-deprecation and processing through her crushingly black moods. The best of these quirkily simple works marry gloom with wry irony: "The Depressed Introvert" shows her cheerily announcing "I'm alone!" then realizing with wide-eyed fear: "So very alone..." The mix of lightly mocked despair and chirpy optimism blends nicely with the cute and cozy drawings. Other pages lay out straightforward antidotes for fighting anxiety and panic attacks, broken down into what worked for Chisholm (getting a dog) and what didn't (waking up early). Unafraid of offering prescriptive help or acknowledging her own backslides, Chisholm is so eager to lend a helping hand that she includes a page of blank frames for the reader to fill in. This is a sweet-natured, guardedly optimistic handbook for working through the bad times with an occasional well-earned laugh.
Customer Reviews
I finally felt understood
This book, inconspicuous and covered with doodles, means the world to me. These illustrations are beautiful reminders that we’re not alone. Easy to read and uplifting, especially as someone with ADHD that usually hates reading books. This one’s a winner.