Uberheroes Vol 1: Erebus, Hypnos, Thanatos
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:<br />
FEAR<br />
GRIEF
Look beyond the behaviour and see the person who is hurting.<br />
At PIPS Charity we provide support to individuals who have at<br />
some point, considered ending their own lives or self-harming.<br />
We support families and friends who have lost someone to<br />
suicide. The charity has a small team of paid staff and a wide<br />
range of fantastic volunteers who support those in need while operating a ‘no<br />
appointment’ walk-in service. When a person comes to PIPS for help they will be<br />
spoken to immediately by our Triage Team who start a stay safe/support plan.<br />
No one is ever turned away from PIPS.<br />
We are delighted to be collaborating with Hope 4 Life in this comic but also in<br />
relation to other programmes as well. We know that there needs to be support<br />
given to our local children and young people before life’s issues become real<br />
problems. Hope 4 Life and PIPS are committed to working with schools on<br />
programmes that will positively help our children and young people to have a<br />
healthy and hopeful life.<br />
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may require clinical diagnosis or medical attention.<br />
Cover Illustration by Karl O'Rowe Copyright© 2017 by <strong>Uberheroes</strong>®<br />
Cover design by Danny McLaughlin Copyright© 2017 by <strong>Uberheroes</strong>®<br />
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It all became too much and I<br />
knew things had to Change...<br />
Loss<br />
Oh no!<br />
not<br />
again…<br />
Why<br />
won’t you<br />
guys go<br />
away?<br />
Just<br />
give me a<br />
break!<br />
leavE me<br />
alone!!<br />
Fear<br />
Doubt<br />
Shame<br />
We are<br />
all here to<br />
help you,<br />
Kieran...<br />
You<br />
know what<br />
to do!<br />
Why don’t you<br />
relax, have a<br />
beer and take<br />
the edge off!<br />
I<br />
can’t take<br />
this...<br />
I<br />
need this<br />
to stop!!<br />
Wha-? Who...<br />
who are you<br />
guys?<br />
We’re<br />
the...
We're<br />
here to<br />
help you!<br />
We can<br />
help YOU defeat<br />
these villains through<br />
helping you to see<br />
what is real...<br />
...and By<br />
Giving you<br />
the tools and<br />
support to<br />
overcome<br />
them.<br />
Villains<br />
like these<br />
torment people<br />
over and over.<br />
Do you<br />
remember<br />
when all this<br />
began?<br />
I think<br />
it all<br />
began…<br />
Actually…<br />
I can’t<br />
remember a<br />
time when<br />
they weren’t<br />
there.
When I was very young. All I can<br />
remember is anger and disappointment.<br />
It couldn’t have gotten much worse.<br />
In the past they would always argue!<br />
Why are<br />
you and mum<br />
always<br />
fighting?<br />
why Are<br />
you always<br />
angry,<br />
Daddy?<br />
Is it<br />
me?<br />
Do I<br />
make you<br />
sad?<br />
Don't<br />
worry, Kieran!<br />
It's going to<br />
get better<br />
now.<br />
please<br />
stop!! please<br />
stop!!<br />
please,<br />
Daddy, I’ll be<br />
good, I promise<br />
to be a better<br />
boy…<br />
just get<br />
out and don’t<br />
bother coming<br />
back...<br />
Don’t you<br />
worry. I really<br />
don’t need this<br />
grief!<br />
I’ve just<br />
about had enough<br />
of your fighting<br />
and nitpicking at<br />
me. you’re never<br />
happy!<br />
See you<br />
around,<br />
kid!<br />
Now that<br />
he’s gone, Kieran,<br />
Mummy’s going to<br />
have a wee rest -<br />
don't you be getting<br />
up to no good or<br />
you know what'll<br />
happen!<br />
I remember feeling so<br />
sad and alone because<br />
my Daddy had gone...<br />
You do<br />
realise that he<br />
is never coming<br />
back?<br />
U N LOVED<br />
DOUBT<br />
ALONE<br />
FEAR
When I was about 8 my mum<br />
remarried, and my stepfather<br />
was a nasty piece of work...<br />
And if<br />
you’ve wet<br />
the bed again,<br />
you’ll be<br />
sorry, Kieran!<br />
I'm<br />
sick of this...<br />
you've been<br />
peeing the bed<br />
since you were<br />
four!<br />
I’m<br />
sorry, I<br />
won’t do it<br />
again…<br />
Kieran,<br />
Get up now!<br />
Stop being<br />
so lazy!<br />
or should<br />
I call you<br />
Fireman<br />
Sam?<br />
No!<br />
Please,<br />
no!!<br />
You're<br />
Eight - this is<br />
the very last<br />
time, fireman<br />
sam!<br />
There<br />
doesn’t seem<br />
to be anything<br />
physically wrong<br />
with him...<br />
Then<br />
why does he<br />
keep wetting<br />
himself?<br />
it’s probably<br />
more of a psychological<br />
issue rather than<br />
physical, he may need<br />
referred to psych<br />
services...<br />
so he’s<br />
mental? he’s<br />
lazy and<br />
nuts..?<br />
So Kids,<br />
what’s Kieran’s<br />
nicknames?<br />
Nut job,<br />
lazy nut<br />
job!<br />
Fire-man-Sam,<br />
Fire-man-Sam,<br />
Fire-man-Sam
It was when I started at secondary school that the doctors<br />
realised I wasn't wetting the bed because I was lazy...<br />
I don’t<br />
know how I’m<br />
going to get through<br />
today, I’m so ashamed<br />
and fearful of them<br />
finding out my<br />
secret…<br />
C'mon boys,<br />
I know its the<br />
first class of the<br />
day but hurry up<br />
and get changed<br />
and meet me on<br />
the pitch.<br />
What is<br />
that?<br />
It's a<br />
piss bag!!<br />
you weirdo,<br />
did you borrow<br />
that from your<br />
Granda?? Total<br />
looser…<br />
The Doctors diagnosed me with kidney<br />
failure and put me on heart medication.<br />
It really didn't make life easy as I grew<br />
up. especially with the urostomy bag.<br />
You’ll never<br />
be one of the lads,<br />
they’ll never accept<br />
you, you’ll always<br />
be alone...<br />
Come to me<br />
,<br />
,<br />
Kie ran, ’ll<br />
wrap you in my<br />
arms and keep<br />
you sooo<br />
safe!<br />
He's<br />
a total<br />
weirdo!<br />
The next<br />
five years are<br />
going to be<br />
HELL!
When I was about 13 I started drinking... I thought nothing of it as my mum<br />
and Stepdad drunk heavily every night... so it seemed normal to me.<br />
I began to self-medicate to take<br />
away the feelings of loneliness and<br />
self-loathing. I didn't know at the time<br />
what road I was going down...<br />
...I just knew I felt happier not thinking<br />
about all the bad things in my life...<br />
Go on, Lad, that’s<br />
what will help you to<br />
forget! your actions<br />
are making me grow. in<br />
no time I’ll overcome<br />
you and you’ll never<br />
be free…<br />
by the time I was 16 I was<br />
drinking extremely heavily and no<br />
one seemed to care about me...<br />
...which was even more reason to<br />
keep drinking more and more...<br />
GLUG<br />
GLUG<br />
GLUG<br />
...even if they did care, at that<br />
point I didn’t want to know...<br />
Wow, Kieran,<br />
maybe you<br />
should slow<br />
down?<br />
Keep Drinking, it’s<br />
the only thing<br />
you can rely on...<br />
keep drinking and<br />
I’ll keep growing<br />
until I surround<br />
and envelop you!<br />
...leave me<br />
alone... I’ll do<br />
what I like!
One ordinary day...<br />
my life dramatically<br />
changed!<br />
No... She<br />
wouldn’t<br />
have...<br />
Mum?<br />
Are you<br />
hiding??<br />
Mum Why<br />
won’t you<br />
answer<br />
me??<br />
...I had returned<br />
home from school...<br />
How will I ever cope…<br />
I’m not able to take<br />
care of myself, never<br />
mind this house!<br />
Nooooo!?!<br />
You can’t<br />
have left me!<br />
why would you<br />
do this to<br />
me??<br />
Ye s, you<br />
are alone,<br />
no one in the<br />
world seems to<br />
give a hoot<br />
about you…<br />
Except me!<br />
With no warning, my<br />
mum got up and left,<br />
never to return...<br />
I was all on<br />
my own!<br />
I couldn’t cook, clean, or look after<br />
myself... I was only 16 and on my own...<br />
I thought it was<br />
freedom so I invited my<br />
friends around to party.<br />
I just didn’t want to be<br />
on my own...<br />
Kieran, this<br />
can't be good<br />
for you... can I ask<br />
you to go talk to<br />
someone about<br />
all this?<br />
you<br />
know<br />
what?<br />
NO! I don’t<br />
want to!! Go<br />
away from<br />
me!!!
As you can imagine, at 16<br />
I hadn’t a clue about the<br />
consequence of my<br />
behaviour. all I wanted to do<br />
was party, never thought<br />
for one minute that they’d<br />
evict me onto the streets.<br />
How did<br />
it ever come<br />
to this?<br />
...it was a very frightening<br />
place, A lot of the time I wasn't<br />
able to get a bed in any of the<br />
hostels and had to rough it!<br />
I’m<br />
such a<br />
loser!<br />
It is you!<br />
I haven't seen<br />
you in a while -<br />
how's things?<br />
Things are<br />
great, Sis! I have<br />
medical conditions<br />
I can't help, I'm an<br />
alcoholic and using<br />
drugs, I'm homeless,<br />
and I've no family or<br />
friends who care<br />
about me!<br />
By the time I was 17, homeless<br />
and living on the streets...<br />
Kieran?<br />
Is that<br />
you?<br />
I care!<br />
we care!!<br />
it’s taken us a<br />
week to find<br />
you!<br />
You know our<br />
Dad hasn’t been happy for<br />
years, ever since the divorce,<br />
but he’s been drinking all day<br />
for months, from 10am<br />
onwards every day...<br />
...he wasn’t coping<br />
with life, he wasn’t<br />
dealing with his demons,<br />
he was even more<br />
distant and<br />
withdrawn...<br />
What?<br />
Dad? Dead?<br />
How?<br />
Go away<br />
from me!! I don't<br />
want to talk to<br />
anyone... not even<br />
you!! Go away!!<br />
You<br />
need to know…<br />
Dad’s gone...<br />
Suicide...<br />
Please, Kieran,<br />
don’t go down the<br />
same road as Dad,<br />
it didn’t help him<br />
did it??<br />
I just<br />
thought you<br />
should know... I'll<br />
leave you alone<br />
right now then...<br />
Bye!
After I found out about my<br />
father, and everything else<br />
happening to me, that's when the<br />
bad thoughts began to form...<br />
That’s when<br />
he came...<br />
You<br />
should be<br />
ashamed of<br />
yourself!<br />
I can’t<br />
keep doing<br />
this… I just<br />
want to end<br />
it all<br />
aNNA,<br />
YOU’RE<br />
BACK?<br />
I just<br />
talked to a friend<br />
and I'm not giving up on<br />
you! Come by for dinner<br />
next week... I'll have a<br />
few friends coming<br />
round...<br />
I think<br />
it will help you<br />
a lot! See you<br />
then?<br />
Yeah,<br />
okay! I'll<br />
get myself<br />
sorted.<br />
tHANKS,<br />
aNNA!
The next week I<br />
went to my sister’s.<br />
It was great!<br />
I joined the gym<br />
and began losing<br />
weight and feeling<br />
better for it...<br />
wORKING OUT<br />
HELPED CLEAR<br />
MY HEAD TOO!<br />
I wanted to drink, but<br />
with the support I could<br />
resist drinking and even<br />
gave up smoking too!<br />
And I was accepted...<br />
things were really<br />
beginning to look<br />
up for me!<br />
I took a chance and<br />
applied for University...<br />
Or so I wanted to<br />
believe...and for<br />
others to believe!
It felt good that the people around<br />
me thought I was doing well...<br />
but in the shadows the<br />
old habits were starting<br />
to take hold of me...<br />
I tried to fight it...<br />
but I couldn't...<br />
Even when questioned, I didn't<br />
want people to think I was<br />
slipping into the old habits so I<br />
started to lie and punish myself...<br />
I slowly began drinking a lot<br />
again, and smoking and stopped<br />
going to the gym and to<br />
university... I just wanted to<br />
forget all my worries...<br />
Hey, Kieran,<br />
what a nice<br />
surprise,<br />
you calling<br />
round.<br />
How’s it<br />
going? Are you<br />
still going to<br />
the gym,<br />
Kieran?<br />
Sure,<br />
just one<br />
drink...<br />
Yeah,<br />
twice a<br />
week...<br />
Would<br />
you like some<br />
potatoes,<br />
Kieran... you're<br />
not eating<br />
anything?<br />
no thanks,<br />
I ate earlier...<br />
trying to keep<br />
my weight<br />
down!<br />
I would even call around to dinner<br />
just to watch people eat a nice big<br />
dinner and lie that I had eaten... but<br />
I hadn't... I was punishing myself...<br />
Everyone thought<br />
everything was okay...<br />
...but i was<br />
getting worse...<br />
...worse than ever<br />
before...
I really started to think it would<br />
be best if I wasn’t around. Better<br />
for everyone... I considered and<br />
came close to hanging myself...<br />
I remembered my father. he did<br />
the same. I never wanted anyone<br />
to find me like they found him.<br />
That's not how I wanted to leave!<br />
So I thought it would be best to<br />
pass away in a quieter manner, so<br />
I started to stockpile meds...<br />
I didn’t want to burden<br />
anyone with the cost of my<br />
funeral so I began putting<br />
money away, I knew the<br />
Credit Union would pay out<br />
double and that would cover<br />
the cost of the funeral.<br />
I was just waiting for<br />
the right time to do it...<br />
I had given up... I lost<br />
my grip on reality...<br />
Everything spiraled<br />
out of control!
Things just kept<br />
getting worse for me<br />
over the next few<br />
months...<br />
alot of<br />
drinking and<br />
smoking...<br />
Self-loathing<br />
and punishment...<br />
Laziness<br />
and lies...<br />
Only when it was<br />
going okay did I<br />
lose control...<br />
I did’t know<br />
what to do...<br />
And I was<br />
all alone...<br />
Pain and<br />
self harm...<br />
Maybe it’s<br />
actually better<br />
for me to not<br />
exist at all...<br />
I was thinking very bad<br />
thoughts, and thats when<br />
all the villains showed up!
Then you guys<br />
showed up...<br />
Kieran,<br />
that’s awful.<br />
You’ve had so<br />
much to deal<br />
with!<br />
but...<br />
there's always<br />
time to make<br />
it better... and<br />
that's how<br />
the <strong>Uberheroes</strong><br />
can help! All<br />
of us!<br />
But<br />
how did<br />
you know?<br />
Because of me!<br />
Qoholeth found me,<br />
he told me he could<br />
help and gave me<br />
this alerter!<br />
Anna?<br />
So, you really<br />
meant it, you<br />
do care!<br />
Of course!<br />
You're my<br />
brother and I<br />
care a lot!!<br />
We shouldn't<br />
waste anymore time!<br />
First thing we need to do<br />
is defeat the villains that have<br />
been haunting you your whole<br />
life... then you can begin to<br />
heal, so you can help<br />
yourself get better!<br />
<strong>Uberheroes</strong><br />
Unite!!<br />
Let’s<br />
go!<br />
Ready?<br />
I’m so<br />
proud of you<br />
for sharing<br />
your story!<br />
Yeah, I'm<br />
ready!?
Not so big<br />
now, Forty!<br />
Just<br />
tying up a<br />
few split<br />
ends!<br />
Have a<br />
read of<br />
this!!!<br />
I think<br />
you’ll find I<br />
am big enough<br />
for you!<br />
Oh no -<br />
im on my own!<br />
Bye , ube rs!!<br />
ThE<br />
bigger they<br />
are...
I think<br />
i’ll take the<br />
lead here,<br />
Sharmeful.<br />
I’ve<br />
got your<br />
back!<br />
This<br />
party is<br />
over!<br />
- it’s<br />
working. he’s<br />
losing his grip<br />
on Kieran!!<br />
Your<br />
grief has troubled<br />
Kieran from day 1,<br />
enough is enough<br />
Lamenter.<br />
Time<br />
to say<br />
Goodbye!
Are<br />
we all<br />
clear?<br />
Yeah,<br />
I think<br />
so!<br />
But you<br />
defeated the<br />
villains, didn’t<br />
you?<br />
Why do<br />
you think<br />
there is still<br />
a problem,<br />
Veritas?<br />
No, I<br />
don’t<br />
think we<br />
are!<br />
lOOK...<br />
Look into<br />
the shield, See<br />
the ...<br />
...only<br />
then will<br />
you face your<br />
strongest<br />
enemy!<br />
It's...<br />
it’s...<br />
...It's<br />
ME??<br />
Well a<br />
version of you...<br />
a version of<br />
your...
...Your<br />
worst<br />
self!<br />
-?-<br />
You<br />
are...<br />
...THE<br />
Saboteur!<br />
you all<br />
have them inside<br />
you... it’s simply a<br />
matter of who<br />
is in control...<br />
And I<br />
am the one in<br />
control! And I<br />
will be the ruin<br />
of Kieran!!<br />
And me!<br />
You'll<br />
have to go<br />
through me if<br />
you want to<br />
hurt Kieran!.<br />
And me!<br />
And me!<br />
And me!<br />
no one<br />
can hurt me!<br />
I am Kieran...<br />
just his worst<br />
self!<br />
I am<br />
the one who<br />
makes him<br />
feel pain...<br />
I am the<br />
one who makes<br />
him want to<br />
fall back into<br />
addictions...<br />
punish<br />
himself...<br />
hurt himself...<br />
feel like a<br />
failure.<br />
If I’m<br />
right...<br />
...there’s only<br />
one person who<br />
can change all<br />
this, who can<br />
defeat you...<br />
...IT’S<br />
me...<br />
...MY<br />
better<br />
sELF!
yES...<br />
The truth is...<br />
only you can<br />
defeat the<br />
Saboteur!<br />
bUT DON’T<br />
FORGET... you<br />
don’t have to do<br />
it all on your Finding<br />
own! your own way<br />
to defeat him, but<br />
with the support<br />
of others is<br />
the key!<br />
there is a<br />
saboteur in all<br />
of us that we must<br />
battle daily, and<br />
sometimes he wins and<br />
we end up hurting<br />
ourselves...<br />
You<br />
have all<br />
of us!<br />
aND<br />
yOU HAVE ME<br />
AND sHAUNA<br />
TOO!<br />
yOU DON’T<br />
HAVE ANYONE<br />
REALLY... yOU’RE<br />
NOTHING BUT A<br />
FAILURE!<br />
I've been<br />
through enough<br />
bad times... I could<br />
blame others but<br />
taking responsibility<br />
for my own life,<br />
and trying<br />
to better it is<br />
what you took<br />
from me...<br />
but I'm<br />
taking it<br />
back.<br />
I'm not<br />
afraid of you!<br />
I can defeat you.<br />
I will look after<br />
myself and defeat<br />
you... me and my<br />
friends!!<br />
You can't...<br />
I'll stop<br />
you...<br />
I have the power.<br />
I am the only one<br />
with the power to<br />
defeat you. I'll fight<br />
you every day, until I<br />
am in control<br />
again!<br />
You<br />
did it!<br />
Noooooo!<br />
What is this<br />
new strength?<br />
who have you<br />
become??<br />
Well done,<br />
Kieran.
Months later... first<br />
day of Counselling...<br />
6 months later... 12 months later...<br />
...Then my<br />
father committed<br />
suicide and I was<br />
on a downward<br />
spiral...<br />
I realise<br />
I was sabotaging<br />
myself. That’s why<br />
I’m thinking I<br />
could help other<br />
people.<br />
You’re<br />
doing so<br />
well!<br />
Whenever<br />
you’re ready<br />
to talk,<br />
Kieran...<br />
Go on...<br />
I feel so<br />
much better just<br />
talking to someone.<br />
If it wasn’t for<br />
PIPS counselling I<br />
wouldn’t be<br />
here! It inspired<br />
me to change<br />
my uni course<br />
to do what<br />
they do!<br />
3 years later...<br />
And yeah<br />
I'm back at<br />
University, in my<br />
Final year of my<br />
counselling<br />
degree now and<br />
loving it.<br />
And I have<br />
to thank these two -<br />
Anna and Shauna. They've<br />
helped me stay off<br />
drinking and smoking and<br />
actually helped me<br />
start back at the<br />
gym again!<br />
No need to<br />
thank me... I'm your sis!<br />
But there is something I<br />
want to say to you! I'm<br />
sorry for how we treated<br />
you as a kid... I never would<br />
have called you names...<br />
it was just...<br />
Dont<br />
worry, I<br />
forgive you!!<br />
That’s<br />
great,<br />
Kieran!!<br />
They<br />
convinced me<br />
to go and talk to<br />
someone about it all,<br />
too, which has been<br />
a great help...<br />
It wasn’t<br />
the best situation<br />
we grew up in... but<br />
I'm glad I have you in<br />
my life now! Both of<br />
you help me fight<br />
my inner demons<br />
every day.<br />
You’re lucky<br />
to have them... and<br />
lucky to be where you<br />
are now after all thats<br />
happened! You know you'll<br />
need them at some point...<br />
you may have defeated your<br />
Saboteur once, but he is<br />
in you... so he never<br />
goes away!<br />
Confidence.<br />
Strong Relationships.<br />
Strength of mind.<br />
and many more!<br />
Oh I know.<br />
I'm building up the<br />
skillset to defeat<br />
him if he ever does<br />
show up again...<br />
It’s great<br />
to hear that life<br />
is going well for<br />
you. make sure to<br />
try and stay that<br />
way just...<br />
Oh I will...<br />
As long as<br />
i’ve got these two<br />
eejits beside me i’ll<br />
be able to face<br />
whatever life<br />
throws<br />
at me!
Further information<br />
Like the characters in the comic you may feel that these stories have connected with you, or<br />
that the content of the stories has given you a lot to think about!<br />
You might want to know more about what help is available, or maybe you’re concerned<br />
about a friend and want to know what practical help you can offer. Alternatively you might<br />
want to speak to your parents or guardians but you’re nervous about how they might react.<br />
The <strong>Uberheroes</strong> comic is a great stepping-stone to start these conversations with an adult<br />
you trust about your fears, worries or concerns.<br />
Whatever the situation, listed below are some of the many resources available in<br />
Northern Ireland, Ireland and the UK :-<br />
Support Services<br />
Hope 4 Life NI – www.hope4lifeni.org.uk<br />
Mental Health & Wellbeing programmes for Children, Young People and Adults<br />
<strong>Uberheroes</strong> – www.uberheroes.co.uk<br />
Ask an Uberhero a question is an online support service for you to connect<br />
with one of our team if you are worried or concerned about anything; this is<br />
a great way to ask our heroes for their advice and support.<br />
PIPS<br />
For 1-2-1 Counselling Call 028 9080 5850<br />
Helpline number call 0800 088 6042<br />
Email: info@pipscharity.com<br />
Call in for a chat – 281 Antrim Road,<br />
Belfast, BT15 2HE<br />
Childline<br />
For 1-2-1 Counselling Call: 0800 1111<br />
For info and advice go to:<br />
www.childline.org.uk<br />
Samaritans<br />
Samaritans helpline Call: 0845 790 9090<br />
Helpline Email: jo@samaritans.org<br />
Helpline Numbers<br />
Child Abuse Investigation<br />
Unit Emergency line<br />
0845 600 8000 or 999<br />
National Association for People<br />
Abused in childhood National Support helpline:<br />
0800 085 3330<br />
Includes database with UK wide Support organisations.<br />
NSPCC<br />
24 hour Child Protection Helpline Call:<br />
0808 800 5000<br />
Lifeline<br />
Free Phone Lifeline: Call 0808 808 8000<br />
Helpline Email: www.lifelinehelplineinfo.com<br />
Talking to your friends, members of your family and teachers can help you start to better understand<br />
what you’re going through; you may be surprised to find that others have had similar experiences and<br />
are willing to share their experiences with you. Your friends or family may know of someone who they<br />
trust, who would be willing to listen and offer you safe advice, having external support will help you to<br />
see you’re not alone in thinking or feeling the way you do, it will also help rebuild your confidence,<br />
self-belief and self-worth, which is the first step in healing and recovery.<br />
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