I Illustrated Mental Illness And Disorders For Inktober

I can really relate to this one!

That is how I feel in my depression 😔

So many night spent like this...

Since 5 years I've got this f... disease and I can not bring it on paper how it feels... you got it! Thank you!

This is beautiful. How could I get a copy?

I always find it fascinating how others see me, compared to how I see myself. While I understand the interpretation, and it is mesmerizing. I find, for me, it feels, like a perpetual black hole inside that nothing can fill, and, forever trying to decipher the reality of what is going on around me, as compared to how I feel is going on around me. People see BPD as instigatory and drama seeking, while, the few I have had the opportunity to talk to, agree, that it's actually reactionary, in a desperate attempt to keep up with the constantly shifting emotions. Chasing what can't be caught, reacting to what has already passed. Amazingly, I do see myself as naked in front of everyone. Like my emotions leave me perpetually ashamed and exposed.

I think it's beautiful and perfectly shows the sadness from not being heard or understood.

My husband is schizophrenic and I must say mostof these images really show the torment of the disorders, but this one could be more so I think. It doesn't show how horrible and degrading schizophrenic delusions can be. It's like torture.. it's like having your entire being torn apart and eaten alive by demons that no one else can see. His voices torment him 24/7... Sometimes his hallucinations keep him from sleeping... Besides it always being like he's in a room full of people judging and putting him down, he also hears explosions and smashing noises that will keep him up all night. This disorder permeates every part of our lives. Of all the seriously mental health disorders I think this one is the most extreme and debilitating BY FAR. Now a days, 2 years into him being a full blown schizophrenic, caring for him is like taking care of an old person with dementia.. he doesn't cook for himself, he barely cleans.. and doesn't remember anthing we talk about.. lots of notes and alarms...

My OCD is also not to do with cleaning, but it brings the point across. Have to do it else you can't get comfy and it destroys you. Mine's to do with routine, I have routines with routines, and timings. It's pretty bad and pretty much ruins my life.

I didn't even know this was a thing. I've never been able to be alone I have to have someone close by. I looked at this picture a very long time. I have never seen something describe me so clearly.

The shadow on the floor - very well depicted.

Absolute 100% accurate depiction. Depersonalization is what triggers my panic attacks, particularly nocturnal panic attacks. I'm 34 and have dealt with pretty severe mental illness since 18. Although managed on meds, it's impossible to ever be 100% again. Thank you for your incredible drawings. I appreciate these so much. ❤️

Always getting worse in the darker seasons...

This is an amazing illustration for the insidious disease that I have. Your work just surpasses words...keep up the good work

Hadn't heard of this one either! Very interesting. "Capgras Syndrome, also known as Capgras Delusion, is the irrational belief that a familiar person or place has been replaced with an exact duplicate — an imposter (Ellis, 2001, Hirstein, and Ramachandran, 1997)."

Had to google this: It is a rare mental illness in which the affected person holds the delusional belief that he or she is already dead, does not exist, is putrefying, or has lost his or her blood or internal organs.

Bloody hell! This is what my cat has!!!

Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder (DSED) or Disinhibited Attachment Disorder of Childhood is an attachment disorder that consists of "a pattern of behavior in which a child actively approaches and interacts with unfamiliar adults." and which "...significantly impairs young children’s abilities to relate interpersonally to adults and peers."[1] For example, sitting on the lap of a stranger or peer, or leaving with a stranger. DSED is exclusively a childhood disorder and is not diagnosed before the age of nine months or after the age of five. Infants and very young children are at risk if they receive inconsistent or insufficient care from a primary caregiver

If you are a parent, this is actually very scary. You have tot each your kid to be afraid from potential dangers like strangers ...

Just red the definition of this and got really upset with your art. Really accurate and disturbing, congratulations!

My son doesn't have a steady male figure in his life, his father told him to his face that he wasn't his father, and somehow after 2years no contact he knew he was... anyways my son will try to go with anyone, run up to anyone and hug them or hold there hand... in school, the teachers have to keep an extra eye on him, he will try to run off with anyone. I didn't know that there was an actual mental disorder for this...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinhibited_social_engagement_disorder

The most obvious symptom is "...the absence of normal fear or discretion when approaching strangers. The child is unusually comfortable talking to, touching, and leaving a location with an adult stranger."[1] DSED has some similar symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This is associated with not getting sufficient care and nurturing at home.

Huh.. This was me as a kid, I was always running to random strangers and getting close to them. My parents were never there.. I was passed from family member to family member. Now I'm in my late 20s both my parents are dead and I have no family. I suffer from deep Depression, Anxiety where I have panic attacks when I leave the house after a recent mental breakdown & I have Boredline Personality Disorder. I've known nothing but neglect all my life, abandoned, abused sexually & emotionally as a child along with seeing terrifying events happen growing up from my parents.

The most obvious symptom is "...the absence of normal fear or discretion when approaching strangers. The child is unusually comfortable talking to, touching, and leaving a location with an adult stranger."[1] DSED has some similar symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

include misophonia pls. We need more awereness.

Amazingly done

Fairly certain my stepson has this. It's been an almost constant source of stress since living with him. But the only diagnosis you can get in my area is ADHD. Even when they tell you your kid's testing barely met the ADHD criteria, that's still all they'll give you. I can't help him. I'm not made of money so I can take him someplace where there are actual professionals and people actually give a s**t

Can u do one for neurodevelopmental disorder as my 4 year old has this,thanks in advance 👏👏👍🏻

This one is scary :(

This one reminds me of Carpenter's "In the mouth of madness". Good job!