About Borderline Nerdy
Borderline Nerdy is a semi-autobiographical, often leaning on comical, comic strip series based on the life experiences of the cartoonist, Michel Abstracto. Borderline constructed the name of the strip out of their diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder and their passion for nerdy culture. Abstracto would like this comic strip to be entertaining and educational for the viewer. He intends to achieve a generalized education/awareness of mental illness by sharing their story. He also intends to utilize things that he has personally experienced.
About Michel Abstracto
Michel Abstracto is a freelance cartoonist and comic book illustrator. He has worked in the professional illustration industry, self-publishing as well as collaborating, for 10+ years. He has fostered a passion for cartoons since the age of seven. It started when they were asked by a family friend to draw out the things they play in their head. Abstracto attended both the San Francisco Art Institute for illustration & Full Sail University for animation. He utilizes the skills he has built over the past 33 years and his interests in science fiction & fantasy to create stories to both intrigue and tickle the mind. Outside of art, he was a certified Peer Support Specialist for three years. He has a personal history of surviving addiction, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, and Borderline Personality Disorder. Abstracto is also a graduate of Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
To learn more about Borderline Personality Disorder, visit the National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder
Find out more about Dialectical Behavior Therapy by visiting – Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Michel Abstracto follows a Harm Reduction philosophy.