Two years before the events already described, Craig was accepted into Executive Pre-Professional High School he earned his place in this prestigious academy be studying nonstop for the entrance exam and securing a perfect 800 out of 800 score.
In "Part II: How I Got There," Craig attempts to trace the origins of his problems with depression. However, Craig has considerable trouble eating and rushes to the bathroom, where he vomits. His mother has made dinner the entire family attempts a pleasant conversation during the meal. At home, Craig greets his dogs Rudy and Jordan, his sister Sarah, and his parents. For him there are only two possible eating experiences: rapid and enthusiastic eating, or eating that involves extreme mental and physical strain. Minerva, returns to his home in Brooklyn, and reflects on his eating habits. It is also revealed that Craig is on medication and is seeing a second doctor, a psychopharmacologist named Dr. Minerva, who learns of Craig's earlier map-making.
The narrative then returns to Craig's discussion with Dr. The process of creating such maps served as one of his Anchors, until he turned nine. In response to this problematic attempt, Craig's mother urged him to create maps of imaginary places instead of reproductions of existing maps. His family lived in a small, unimpressive apartment, and Craig himself gravitated to maps and art at one point, he attempted to draw his own map of Manhattan, but found the attempt itself frustrating and upsetting. Minerva's prompting, he attempts (with limited success) to reflect on his childhood.Ĭraig then explains what his life was like when he was only four years old. Craig also reverts to some of the personal terminology he has developed for his mental conditions: he has sources of support called Anchors, unsettling forces called Tentacles, and a possibility of renewal called the Shift. Life is mostly nightmarish to him, although he does enjoy simple tasks such as urinating.
Craig explains that he has had trouble sleeping. The narrative then transitions to a meeting between Craig and his therapist, Dr.
Craig briefly envisions the possibility of a life without responsibility, then hides out in Aaron's bathroom, overcome with a sense of social anxiety and personal insecurity. Craig quickly transitions from these ideas to observations of the more specific scene that begins "Part 1: Where I'm At." Craig is hanging out at his friend Aaron's place Craig's friend Ronny and Aaron's girlfriend Nia are also present. In the opening sequence of It's Kind of a Funny Story, the novel's fifteen year-old narrator, Craig Gilner, is weighing thoughts of suicide.
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