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never not dealing with it. what if it were easier for you to deal with pets than with people ? i cant imagine living without dogs. and what if you went from endurance athletes to wheelchair bound in just six months? you realize oh, this isnt going the way this is my life, you know? how would you cope? tonight well meet three people who overcame their odds by doing something that you might think is a joke. were setting out on a strange trip. but stick with us. its all about to make sens...

Sean was a military brat whose family moved often unable to keep friends. he retreated to the cartoon world. where did your interest in animated animal characters begin? anthropomorphic reports from more fancy? um just around 10 years old and this cartoon came on and just kind of blew my mind. isnt it made an impact on you? i liked that it was this imaginary world you could escape into. you know bad things happen, but everything turns out okay? sean drew elaborate cartoons enrolled in theater an...

Moment my heart breaks for sean. it becomes clear to me why he has chosen to isolate himself. excuse me. nearly six years later, sean finished out his military service and left with extreme ptsd. hes on numerous therapists and ultimately moved away from anything that could trigger his anxiety, never not dealing with it. but being out here, theres a flow to this valley. with the wildlife and the weather. its very lonely, but one of the things that helps me with ptsd its projects. constant project...

His hands, sean found comfort in the imaginary world of his childhood. he began to create an experiment with cosplay. dressing up is pop culture in sci fi characters. then he came across a community where he could perform as the very thing he loved as a child and animal when you first found out about the world of the furries, what about it appealed to you the acceptance. everybodys like, oh, my god, youre cool. let me give you a hug. just a very supportive and very nurturing environment. through...

Anxiety being able to go to these conventions. its that community that comes together just like a giant family reunion for us. the community has clearly helped so many who have struggled and felt they didnt fit in. here for east feel they can be themselves. they can create share their love of art with others and even speak openly about how to deal with life outside of their costumes. welcome to the overcoming anxiety and building coping skills or, as i like to call it anxiety. surprised to see t...

With the pressure to uphold the family tradition of military service, sean traded one uniform for another directly from high school into. a situation where its all very high charged to start cherone. and then you got this guy who does art and theater and, yeah, it didnt turn out well tells me that his first year of service was the beginning of a nightmare. there is a group of guys that. ah they just started harassing me because they thought i was gay. and i mean progressed into getting physicall...

Events as sean thats the goal. to keep stepping forward because it is a progression of how i work on myself. and how ive been fighting my anxiety. is that why you did the panel? yeah. i have all these experience. i got to do something with it. and its better to pour positive out in the world than just continue eating away. its a negativity. so this has been good. this has been really good. well, sean digests all hes experienced. alison and john are gearing up for one of the conventions final eve...

When i become boones, he gets lots of attention. boones this guy game like hes popular with the ladies. yes, it could be the accent could be the dreads. sean has taken boons to comic book conventions and tested out his persona online. the feedback has been overwhelming. so whats it like to inhabit this other persona that is confident and fearless? its like going on vacation. everything that i carry with me and all of the issues that i can escape from the ptsd. yeah, it kind of gets toned down. b...

Hi, sean. how are you? thank you. we really are in the middle of nowhere. yeah so this is where you live? yep. 45 year old sean is a self proclaimed hermit , a man of invention props for the local theater. this is the witches staff from into the woods was a high school production. yep oh, that was for when she was casting like the mad scientist workshop very much, so i have projects constantly going. i called the conveyor belt of tomfoolery. and who is this? this is captain booms. this is an abs...

Are you? come on. thank you. okay. the last time i talked to that guy, he was in a cabin hermit by himself and we just left me for a woman. hello hello . i am doing quite well. thank you. kind of amazing to see this anxiety ridden hermit now later to room lovely hair for you. thank you. my ship. yeah ptsd. sean as the debonair boons in his dreads and coattails is a new man. or beast. i love the escalators. thats the appeal. i guess being a furry. its a way to get comfortable in your own skin. he...