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I've had anxiety for as long as I can remember. Like most children, I was scared of the dark, unsettled by shadows, afraid of the hallway after bedtime. All of those places were where monsters lived.
It wasn't monsters I was scared of though. It was unknown. Monsters were just how my mind made sense of it. Most childhood fears are reasoned away by grown-up thoughts, but adulthood has its own collection of worries.
Responsibilities, expectations, commitments; these are just new masks on old monsters. When my heart races or skips a beat, or if I get shaky and nervous with an impulse to run, I have to remind myself that monsters don't exist.
I do this by drawing- by giving the feeling shape I can give some finite form to the infinite unknown. If there's a way out, it's through a door I create.
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#1
Tears Only Feed It
Final score:
23points
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#2
Wayward
Final score:
21points
#3
Under
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21points
#4
2:14pm
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20points
#5
Earthbound
Final score:
19points
#8
Gardener
Final score:
17points
#9
Mono No Aware
Final score:
16points
#10
Migraine
Final score:
15points
#11
Wings For The Fall
Final score:
14points
Sarah Storm 5 years ago
This one really struck a chord with me. I see the images before this leading up to this, and this the horrible feeling afterward. I suffer from anxiety, and I know this feeling.
#13
Consummatum Est
Final score:
12points
#14
What Once Was
Final score:
11points
#15
Diffuse
Final score:
11points
#16
The Weight
Final score:
10points
Zanjero Johnson 5 years ago
Art deserves more credit than people give it............ nice work
#19
If There's A Way Out
Final score:
7points
#20
Abeyance
Final score:
7points
Sarah Storm 5 years ago
I love how the roots form a shape of a human. It's really impressive shadowing and I can tell a lot of effort was put into it.
#22
The Quiet
Final score:
7points
Sarah Storm 5 years ago
"Sometimes quiet is violent" - TOP, Car Radio Sometimes, being alone is horrible because if it's quiet your thoughts can absorb you.
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Hi! 5 years ago
Beautiful work and an extremely high level of skill and imagination but honestly just made me anxious and not at all happy.
Lana Raven 5 years ago
It's wonderfull, I don't know how to describe it in english! Buenísimo!!!!
Bettina Jansen 5 years ago
These are gorgeous and full of emotions (I'm sure there's a word for it, but I don't have it right now). Thank you for sharing.
Chocolate Cookie 5 years ago
Your drawings are beautiful, but they are too dark for me. Maybe it would help you deal with anxiety better if you would pain something more cheerful and colorful :) This is just idea, don`t mind me sitting on my sofa scarred to do anything ;)
Sarah Storm 5 years ago
This post was so beautiful, and I can relate to it. Your precise lines really give it meaning. Sometimes to see the whole picture, I have to change my way of thinking and look at it all over again. I love it. You're an amazing artist!
SirPatTheCat 5 years ago
Wow wow wow amazing! Your style seems similar to the artwork in the book Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark — were you inspired by it? (And when I say it’s a compliment, as I think both yours and the illustrations in the book are amazing)
LoveWinz 5 years ago
I can closely relate to these drawings, because I suffer from major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety. This post gives me inspiration to draw my thoughts during future anxiety attacks. Having CPTSD as well, this could help me whenever I have my episodes. Thank you for the help, and you are so talented. I'm glad you are able to cope so well with your anxiety, and I hope you gain success from your skill!
bruh 5 years ago
As someone with anxiety too I understand that it's a constant and how hard it is :( I'm so happy drawing these awesome pictures help you tho they're so awesome and you are soooo talented also your art really resembles Alvin Schwartz "Scary stories to Tell in the Dark" which is so cool
Monika Świrydo 5 years ago
I wish I could express my anxiety through drawing but I can't draw properly :( Great work!
Hi! 5 years ago
Beautiful work and an extremely high level of skill and imagination but honestly just made me anxious and not at all happy.
Lana Raven 5 years ago
It's wonderfull, I don't know how to describe it in english! Buenísimo!!!!
Bettina Jansen 5 years ago
These are gorgeous and full of emotions (I'm sure there's a word for it, but I don't have it right now). Thank you for sharing.
Chocolate Cookie 5 years ago
Your drawings are beautiful, but they are too dark for me. Maybe it would help you deal with anxiety better if you would pain something more cheerful and colorful :) This is just idea, don`t mind me sitting on my sofa scarred to do anything ;)
Sarah Storm 5 years ago
This post was so beautiful, and I can relate to it. Your precise lines really give it meaning. Sometimes to see the whole picture, I have to change my way of thinking and look at it all over again. I love it. You're an amazing artist!
SirPatTheCat 5 years ago
Wow wow wow amazing! Your style seems similar to the artwork in the book Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark — were you inspired by it? (And when I say it’s a compliment, as I think both yours and the illustrations in the book are amazing)
LoveWinz 5 years ago
I can closely relate to these drawings, because I suffer from major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety. This post gives me inspiration to draw my thoughts during future anxiety attacks. Having CPTSD as well, this could help me whenever I have my episodes. Thank you for the help, and you are so talented. I'm glad you are able to cope so well with your anxiety, and I hope you gain success from your skill!
bruh 5 years ago
As someone with anxiety too I understand that it's a constant and how hard it is :( I'm so happy drawing these awesome pictures help you tho they're so awesome and you are soooo talented also your art really resembles Alvin Schwartz "Scary stories to Tell in the Dark" which is so cool
Monika Świrydo 5 years ago
I wish I could express my anxiety through drawing but I can't draw properly :( Great work!
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