Although I appreciate your effort and applaud your recovery, the essay photos are obviously staged, appeal to cheap sentiment, and rely on popular tropes of depression, addiction, and death. It doesn't ring true. The obvious conclusion a viewer would reach after viewing this is that suicide is the answer, despite that not being your intent. It's a heartfelt try, but needs rethinking.

Am I the only one here that believe that this is painting suicide as a way to reach paradise?? She is also along there after all...and whit no drugs or alcohol. If you are reading this post have in mind that Gone, hope, paradise are by far the stupidest things you can do.

This have no artistic value whatsoever. Cheap shots with zero aesthetics looks like the person touched camera for the first time in their lives and was like - Ohh as soon as I play with filters or shoot photos in black and white, I will be good, so why make the photo look actually good with such s**t as good angle or composition. You are just trying to get people to feel sorry for you by shooting this as straightforward as possible, which means it lacks any emotional value and only tells a story the most boring way ever. I actually laughed, especially on the alcohol ones, because it is so clique that I couldn't help myself. Can't believe people actually fail to see through this so called 'art' when its entire message is equivalent of what only twelve years old mindset would think after their first breakup.

You are a brave and a strong woman! Adorable work!

Addit: it is ok to ring the lifeline ( in australia) and just ask questions : the information and contact with a human can help.

Thanks for showing the reality of Darknesd

These are beautiful! I especially love the paradise one. So many colors!

These are very well done, very expressive. sorry i had trouble looking at them, and scrolled straight to the bottom after the first 4. Wishing health continues for you and your loved people.

Bravo!

There are many people in the world going through this and seeing your struggle will assure them they are not alone. This will get people thinking.

This is my life

I think people need to stop viewing another's work with with artistic elitism. Art is expression, it doesn't have to be perfect.

Hi Christina, Thank you for your exploration of this subject matter - it is deeply affecting. My one red flag with the story you've shown is that it shows suicide as the end of suffering and the beginning of bliss for this woman; an idea that may lead some of those who see it (without reading your disclaimer) to feel that suicide will do the same for them - an idea that we both agree is dangerously false. It is a permanent and dreadful end to a temporary problem. Life can always be re-gained. It also fails to show the devastating effects of her death on the man who she loves. One thing I know about suicide is that it destroys the lives of those left behind. Yet the woman is shown going on without having to face what she did to those around her. I deeply appreciate the depiction of her struggles, but I'm afraid that some who view this (not everyone will read your disclaimer) may come away thinking that suicide will bring them bliss when it is really the worst thing they can do.

Amen

"Stop being so depressed all the time." Oh wow thanks I'm cured

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