mental health in the hood
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“Morning workout – later computer frisbee”
Follow me on X: @punisherpapi · IG: @punisherpapi 📓 Tuesday, August 12, 2025 10:06 a.m. – USC Campus, Jefferson Boulevard Workout Type: Guest pass session at USC gym I’m sitting here taking notes in my workout journal before the workout — writing how I feel, responding to my Aunt Beatriz, my mother’s youngest sister from… Continue reading
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“Asthma tried to take my breath — so I learned to breathe life back.”
A story about memory, sickness, and survival. Written and illustrated by Roberto Sánchez Follow me on X: @punisherpapi · IG: @punisherpapi 📓 August 11, 2025 — 2:52 p.m., Monday The MacBook Pro beside me still looks brand new. I remember when I only dreamed of owning one. I take care of things — at least… Continue reading
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“Tired but still writing”
Follow me on X: @punisherpapi · IG: @punisherpapi 📓 Thursday, August 7, 2025 — 10:39 p.m. I’m sitting here watching TV — surprise, surprise, haha. Today’s been one of those “thinking days.” Good, bad, indifferent — my mind’s been running. For a second… okay, more than a second… I caught myself wondering: What am I… Continue reading
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“Stillness — I start the day with reinforcement.”
Follow me on X: @punisherpapi · IG: @punisherpapi 📓 Wednesday, August 6, 2025 · 7:25 a.m. This morning, I sit beneath the patio umbrella, sipping the heat of last night’s Starbucks tea—warmed in my dented microwave. Last night, I didn’t want to be home. I needed to escape. My thoughts were racing—fast, fast, faster—the acceleration… Continue reading
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“Shit was not good today — shit happens sometimes.”
Follow me on X: @punisherpapi · IG: @punisherpapi 📓 Tuesday, August 5, 2025 – 6:47 p.m. Today, I woke up positively, like I’ve been doing lately. A little tired, since I’ve been having a hard time sleeping at night. Don’t know why. Some might say it’s the past on my mind. Or maybe I’m overthinking the… Continue reading
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“Sketch with Your Soul — I Am the Alien”
Version in English 📓 Monday, August 4, 2025 – 10:26 p.m. Illustrated & written by Roberto Sanchez Follow me on X: @punisherpapi · IG: @punisherpapi Today, I woke like I’ve woken many days before. Everything feels like it’s on repeat. What am I gonna do today? Am I hungry? What am I gonna eat? Blah,… Continue reading
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“Yes, two entries for the same day… why? Because I’m finding my voice.”
Follow me on X: @punisherpapi · IG: @punisherpapi 📓 Sunday, August 3, 2025 – 10:36 p.m. I’m learning the importance of author-ship. Why? Because author-ship is your fingerprint— No, not the one stuck to your fingertip digits, But the soul of you. I author this ship. You are what you say you are. But in… Continue reading
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“Emotional Check-In — Why? ’Cause I’m Becoming”
Version in English Follow me on X: @punisherpapi · IG: @punisherpapi 📓 Sunday, August 3, 2025 – 10:07 p.m. I’m still sitting in this dimly lit room. It’s lit… lit… lit. And my mind is lit tonight for one reason only: I learned that I am whoever I say I am. The world told me who… Continue reading