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I have a high functioning type of severe depression, meaning that I still keep up with the tasks expected from me to appear outwardly normal. It's an endless effort to put on the facade, but I've become very good at it.

I still believe telling others puts a burden on them, though all my friends and psychiatrists have said the contrary. When people ask me "how do you feel?" and actually want a genuine answer, I struggle to find the words. And thus, the drawings became a communication tool to show the turmoil below the surface.

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Shadows Of My Mind Closing In

Shadows Of My Mind Closing In

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    Stay Away In Case I Hurt You..

    Stay Away In Case I Hurt You..

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    #3

    Good Things Are There... I Can't Feel Any Of Them

    Good Things Are There... I Can't Feel Any Of Them

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    So Empty

    So Empty

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    So Far From Everyone

    So Far From Everyone

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    #6

    I Have The Key To The Quick Exit... Do I Use It?

    I Have The Key To The Quick Exit... Do I Use It?

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    #7

    Burning In Fire... But Don't Come Near

    Burning In Fire... But Don't Come Near

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    #8

    Force A Smile

    Force A Smile

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    #9

    Tug 'O' War... Pulls From Either Side Hurt Just As Much

    Tug 'O' War... Pulls From Either Side Hurt Just As Much

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    #10

    Tipping Balance

    Tipping Balance

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    #11

    Reaching Out... So Painful

    Reaching Out... So Painful

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    Falling

    Falling

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    #13

    True Reflections

    True Reflections

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    #14

    I Spread Gloom

    I Spread Gloom

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    #15

    Shadow Has Taken Over My Heart

    Shadow Has Taken Over My Heart

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    Creeping Up

    Creeping Up

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    #17

    Struggling On The Tightrope

    Struggling On The Tightrope

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    #18

    The Weapon Can Kill Us Both

    The Weapon Can Kill Us Both

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    Trapped By My Own Shadow

    Trapped By My Own Shadow

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    #20

    Shower Of Darkness

    Shower Of Darkness

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    #21

    Can't Catch All The Fragments

    Can't Catch All The Fragments

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    #22

    I Have To Go Where The Shadow Pulls Me

    I Have To Go Where The Shadow Pulls Me

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    #23

    Stranglehold

    Stranglehold

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    #24

    Weight Of The Shadow

    Weight Of The Shadow

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    #25

    Hanging On

    Hanging On

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    #26

    I Want Rid Of This Tangled Mess

    I Want Rid Of This Tangled Mess

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    #27

    Which Way To Go?

    Which Way To Go?

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    #28

    Feeble Fighting

    Feeble Fighting

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    #29

    Melting Into The Shadow, Spreading Darkness

    Melting Into The Shadow, Spreading Darkness

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    #30

    Heart Has Burst Away

    Heart Has Burst Away

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