PANEL 1: When I was a kid I had a very active imagination and undiagnosed ADHD. PANEL 2: This caused me to stim a lot in school... [arrows pointing to eyes rolling, tongue clicking, and fingers twisting]. PANEL 3: ...and be really distracted. PANEL 4-5: [a young child imagining themself as a leopard]. PANEL 6: I tried to rein it in a little after getting teased. PANEL 7: But it was dramatic enough that my parents had an EEG done to check for seizures.
PANEL 1: Over time I grew out of it... PANEL 2: ...or maybe I got really good at curbing my enthusiasm. [speech bubbles saying "wow, that's a really fat hamster" and "Haha! I know right?" while I'm thinking "It's a guinea pig...". PANEL 3: I still stim when I'm excited or stressed but these days it's more subtle. I feel like my imagination isn't as active as it used to be. Is that how it is when you become an adult? Or am I just bored?
A personal comic from a couple of years ago. I feel like I'm in a better place creatively these days since I have a project to work on that I feel passionate about. But sometimes it's hard to make the imaginary bullies in my brain be quiet enough to embrace the cringe.
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