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Do you have a specific tag that you use for your comics? ‘Cause I’d love to check out your Pokemon story/stories from the beginning 😊

As you said, every opinion you state need not be fully elaborated on, but as mentally ill/neurodivergant person who wants to become a therapist, I would like to hear your thoughts if you were willing to give them. It's important to me to have a full-bodied understanding of the pitfalls of therapy and seek out other's opinions on it, as I have had bad experiences myself, but not in the way that would make me denounce it entirely (I hope this doesn't come across as condescending, people have every right to criticize it!!). I have an earnest interest in the philosophy of therapy and improving the practice to be as helpful as possible, so while I agree that it isn't a miracle cure, I'm wondering what exactly your scrutiny is and if it extends to all kinds of therapy, or of the larger psychiatric system? Thank you for your time if you choose to answer this :D

going to assume Lance's privilege as Leafs mentor in the champion mentorship program (I forgot what you've called it sorry) means theoretically he could get her a therapist, since that wasn't a reason given as to why he wouldn't/hasn't.

i don't think the severity of abuse cases hinges on whether or not the child is behaving violently towards themselves or others, esp in leaf's case. we've seen her behave innapropriately with lance before (trying to undo his belt). and while i'm not saying she would do this, her potentially behaving this way towards other children could get bad really quickly, especially if the adults in her life aren't trained on how to deal with her situation

Heeeeeeeeey so I'm trying to phrase this in a way that isn't disparaging to your experiences, because I don't think that's fair to you given I don't share your circumstances, but I want to say that I personally take a lot of issue with the way you describe Therapy? Therapy isn't a cure, in this we agree, but I think you've taken it a scosh too far in your idea of it as a meaningless gamble. It's a form of maintenance that doesn't apply to every individual. I agree that for Leaf, it's probably not the most helpful, although it could still be beneficial, but ultimately, saying "therapy is a gambling game and I refuse to do PR for it", is monumentally distant from the actual point of Therapy. Therapy isn't meant to fix things, therapy is meant to teach a person who does not have the skills to address their own issues in a productive manner those skills, while also providing them a safe space they can trust to reflect upon things, that won't distort them in an overly beneficial or overly detrimental manner. Our brains are not perfectly logical, and to that end we often distort our thoughts and actions in hindsight, in ways that can be severely detrimental. Therapy is meant to help you expose and reconsider these cognition issues with a professional who may see things from a lens you do not yet have. Even people who think they do not need therapy because they have enough coping skills may benefit from a handful of sessions which might reveal some flaws in those coping methods. Is it perfect, no certainly not, but saying it's a gambling game... Well, I imagine from that perspective, going to the dentist must also be gambling, isn't it? It's not guaranteed to prevent your teeth from falling out, genetics are always a factor in that regard, as are accidents and your own hygiene outside of the dentist's chair. It's spending an exorbitant amount of money on something that isn't even guaranteed to prevent you from getting cavities or losing teeth. Under the perspective you present of therapy, that sounds like gambling to me? Overall, I agree with your sentiment about Leaf and therapy, but I think this sentence just... irked me a lot. You can certainly say that you don't want to include it in your comic because you don't want to research it, and it's absolutely fair to take issue with the idea of it 'curing' issues, because that's not what it does, and it's absolutely fair to have a personal distrust of therapy. But I think in the midst of those factors you misstepped and presented an idea that's detrimental, I would say even potentially harmful in a strange way. But I'm also very potentially biased in the exact opposite way. So, maybe I'm being obtuse here.

I wonder if Lance ever try to find therapists (or any professional help in general) for Leaf because to me her case seems very severe and couldn't be just cured by being just caring and compassionate to her

hey this is hard to say but conflicted soon again here, I changed my mind about the way I saw leaf. At first i saw her as one of those "characters who do bad things but get away scot-free and never take responsibilities for their actions because of their trauma" but then I read your comic and everyone's responses of my words that she's a kid that didn't know better, and I admit I'm wrong for treating her as if she's an adult in this situation. I also admit I'm being too far by saying she should face consequences....sometimes I struggle to empathize with people especially characters as complex as her but now I'm realize I'm wrong now I'm trying my best to be more understanding.

Wait, so if Agatha is personally responsible for the level of safety in Kanto (and, I infer Johto as well, since they seem to share a league?) what does that say about other regions?

I've been relating to a few too many system posts but the whole "personified depression I talk to" thing is something I've dealt with for years and I think I might need to talk to someone

I, liked the way you handled green, with lance. It, felt like, it isnt even something she, necesarilky wanted, but, was made to think she should, and, felt like she needed to, perform. Um, idk, just, interpitation.