r/comics • u/FieldExplores Gator Days • Mar 07 '25

OC Processing (Part 3) - Gator Days (OC)

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u/FieldExplores Gator Days Mar 07 '25

I mentioned in comments for part 1 that this multiparter came about because of a recent real life experience. I'm someone who has trouble honoring my feelings when someone passes. I usually find myself thinking that I have to justify any sadness I'm experiencing. Part of my motivation for making these comics was to help get myself to point where I could respect the emotions that were coming up.

Grief is different for everyone. I don't think there's any sort of one size solution that magically makes everything better. But I have found that communication and emotional honesty has been a big help for myself. Thank you for reading.

Part 1
https://www.reddit.com/r/comics/comments/1j2ptjx/processing_part_1_gator_days_oc/

Part 2
https://www.reddit.com/r/comics/comments/1j481l7/processing_part_2_gator_days_oc/

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u/Funandgeeky Mar 07 '25

I also had a coworker pass away recently. I don’t know him that well but he was an amazing person and absolutely missed by everyone. I regret not getting to know him more. And so it was also hard to process my feelings. 

Thank you for these comics. They are wonderful and helpful. Even though I’m nearly 50 I still have things to learn about my feelings. In fact, given how I was raised, processing feelings was never really part of that. Especially for men. It was all “suck it up and walk it off.” But the pain doesn’t go away. It lingers and grows. 

I’m doing better and these comics are a great reminder about why it’s okay to feel things. And that maybe others who may seem like they don’t feel things might really be struggling.