These Comics Perfectly Capture What It's Like To Live With Anxiety
"If anxiety is making my heart pound, that counts as cardio, right?"
In her new book, Kind of Coping, illustrator Maureen "Marzi" Williams explores what daily life is like when you have anxiety. Below are some of our favorite illustrations.
When you're working out in public.
Maureen “Marzi” Wilson
When you're going on a """"relaxing"""" trip.
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When you need to just "run to the store."
Maureen “Marzi” Wilson
When you're talking to a crush.
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The perils of group conversation.
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Believing your worst social fears.
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This agonizing setup:
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Figuring out what self-care means to you.
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(Like keeping track of the good moments for those times when you need to remember them.)
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The power of just one kind comment.
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Just...everything.
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And the importance of remembering you're doing just fine.
Maureen “Marzi” Wilson
Kind of Coping: An Illustrated Look at Life With Anxiety is available now.
Maureen “Marzi” Wilson
Excerpted from Kind of Coping: An Illustrated Look at Life With Anxiety by Maureen “Marzi” Wilson (@introvertdoodles). All images by Wilson, with permission from Adams Media.
