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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Tears Only Feed It
Wayward
Under
2:14pm
Earthbound
Gardener
Mono No Aware
Migraine
Wings For The Fall
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.
Consummatum Est
What Once Was
Diffuse
The Weight
Art deserves more credit than people give it............ nice work
If There's A Way Out
Abeyance
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.
The Quiet
"Sometimes quiet is violent" - TOP, Car Radio Sometimes, being alone is horrible because if it's quiet your thoughts can absorb you.
Beautiful work and an extremely high level of skill and imagination but honestly just made me anxious and not at all happy.
I apologize that it made you anxious! :(
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It's wonderfull, I don't know how to describe it in english! Buenísimo!!!!
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.
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 ;)
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!
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)
These are very much inspired by Stephen Gammell (the artist from those books). He's been a major inspiration of mine since I was little and first read those books!
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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!
Thank you very much for the kind words! I truly hope drawing, making art, etc, help you through all that.
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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
I wish I could express my anxiety through drawing but I can't draw properly :( Great work!
Extremely talented! I hope you were able to overcome your troubles and that drawing helped you to free yourself. I also enjoyed reading your intro and felt every word you wrote. Between your ability to draw and write...I'm hooked! You are amazing!
Thank you Stacy! I will say that anxiety is a constant, but art offers an excellent way to escape it. :)
Load More Replies... Beautiful work and an extremely high level of skill and imagination but honestly just made me anxious and not at all happy.
I apologize that it made you anxious! :(
Load More Replies... It's wonderfull, I don't know how to describe it in english! Buenísimo!!!!
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.
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 ;)
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!
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)
These are very much inspired by Stephen Gammell (the artist from those books). He's been a major inspiration of mine since I was little and first read those books!
Load More Replies... 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!
Thank you very much for the kind words! I truly hope drawing, making art, etc, help you through all that.
Load More Replies... 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
I wish I could express my anxiety through drawing but I can't draw properly :( Great work!
Extremely talented! I hope you were able to overcome your troubles and that drawing helped you to free yourself. I also enjoyed reading your intro and felt every word you wrote. Between your ability to draw and write...I'm hooked! You are amazing!
Thank you Stacy! I will say that anxiety is a constant, but art offers an excellent way to escape it. :)
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