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A lot of my art represents disorders, or conditions, or just things that people go through (depression, anxiety, social anxiety, etc). Not everything is the same for everyone but these are general representations. Hope you enjoy it!

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Social Anxiety

Social Anxiety

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Bad Ass69
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Jeepers Creepers! Where'd you get those peepers? What you looking at Willis!

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    #2

    Depression/ Feeling Trapped

    Depression/ Feeling Trapped

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    The Shark
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This reminds me of the awful feeling of wanting to get away from yourself, and feeling trapped in this prison that has become your mind and body... familiar feeling.

    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's a great way to see it! I never thought of it like that. Not saying that feeling trapped in your own body is great though 😅

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    Tom Sublett
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    mmm IMO the most powerful of this set.

    Viva Shaymin
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It reminds me of a line from a German satire song/rap: "For some departures I needed an ID card But no passport can get me out of my skin"

    Bad Ass69
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Indo/exo, existential skeletonism! For those psychic encounters that you can feel all the way deep down in your bones!

    #3

    Feeling Like No One Listens To You

    Feeling Like No One Listens To You

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    Hybrid Potato
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is sadly relatable. I'm always ignored even if I'm listen to other people and not interrupting.

    Bad Ass69
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My Nobody listens face would probably have fire shooting out my eyes, nose and mouth?

    Viva Shaymin
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it represents it very well

    #4

    Heartbreak. Again

    Heartbreak. Again

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    Moo Cow
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At some point you just become numb to it all

    Hybrid Potato
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's what I did. So many people I've dated are toxic including who I'm dating rn 😬

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    Nykky
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm glad I figured out it wasn't romantic feelings I had, though it took a long time. It was reverence. Respect. Finding out you're aro or ace is a trip.

    Bad Ass69
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can't break what has been crushed, beaten, pulverized and thrown to the wolves?

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    #5

    You Can Figure This One Out

    You Can Figure This One Out

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    Rwby Couch
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ooh I like this one. I love the hair... I couldn't draw hair to save my life😅

    Heather Vandegrift
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine is really bad lately, but it manifests as nail biting or skin picking or insomnia, and I'm really over it. I think I have undiagnosed ADHD, but when I tried to get diagnosed, the psychiatrist was like "you've got too much going on in your life right now to be able to properly diagnose you. It could be ADHD, but it could be severe anxiety and depression too." And then she sent the prescription for anxiety meds to the wrong pharmacy, so I'm back to square one

    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow. Yea my anxiety lately has been my skin picking and insomnia as well. And it's sad that most doctors are quacks too.

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    Bad Ass69
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like she could use a slice of pie with a scoop of ice cream on top and a cup of Cocoa! Don't fix everything but it gives you a chance to slow down and relax and think for a few minutes.

    Viva Shaymin
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It being hair makes me think you could just grab it and cut it off, (something I did recently) but having social anxiety, depression, bipolar and more I know you can't "simply" do that

    #6

    When Your Stress Levels Finally Max Out

    When Your Stress Levels Finally Max Out

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    Bad Ass69
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine would still have more fire and explosions! Lots more explosions.

    Heather Vandegrift
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    YEP! That's me right now. My stress level has gotten to the point that I live in a constant state of vibrating static and can't see anything other than the stress

    andrea jennings
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is me. At this very moment. I see myself running into the sunset naked, screaming, disappearing. Now I know how to solve the problem. I'm leaving my current situation as soon as I can. After 31 years of marriage I'm leaving him. The stress of starting over is something in truly looking forward to.

    Nykky
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Makes me think of Bart with the beer can with Homer on April Fools. Feels about like that too

    foryouwhynot IB
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty close to this point lately…

    #7

    We All Have Demons

    We All Have Demons

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    Heather Vandegrift
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I call my depression a parasite, because it feeds off and drains my life force by spreading itself in my own voice in my head. My other demons (C-PTSD, anxiety, perfectionism, self harm) live in a little dungeon I created in my mind, locked away but not in solitary confinement, so they can still talk to each other and depression still sneaks in and feeds them, too. Most of the time, I hold the keys to the dungeon, and can shut them up, but lately, the inmates are running that particular asylum

    Bad Ass69
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I try to tell people that all the time! Then their demons just tell them Your full of s**t and they don't believe you!

    Nykky
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I look at all of mine as imps. Made up creatures in a forced life. If you watch Helluva Boss, you'll understand how my mind races then

    #8

    Physical Abuse

    Physical Abuse

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    Bad Ass69
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Man my parents beat me like a drum! Was a cake walk compared to the psychological and mental abuse!

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    #9

    One Of My Favorites. Represents Multiple Heartbreaks And Being Abused

    One Of My Favorites. Represents Multiple Heartbreaks And Being Abused

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    Heather Vandegrift
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's like when you become involved with and fall in love with someone who emotionally, mentally, and physically abuses you, you've given them a voodoo doll of yourself and asked that they take care of it and not use it to hurt you, but that's exactly what they do. I hope you have escaped your abuser. If not, please know you deserve better. NOBODY deserves to be hurt intentionally by someone they love

    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The thing is the people that hurt me and are still currently hurting me don't even realize it. My mom hurts me every day and doesn't even know what she's doing. My dad hurt me when he left my mom. What do these things give me? Perfectionism and ptsd.

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    #10

    Cracked Under Pressure

    Cracked Under Pressure

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    Rwby Couch
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one's cool!! I like the detail

    Bad Ass69
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All the Kings horses and all the Kings men! Could not put Humpty back together again!

    #12

    Suicidal. Don't Do It Though. It's Not Fair To Those Around You. Things'll Brighten Up Eventually

    Suicidal. Don't Do It Though. It's Not Fair To Those Around You. Things'll Brighten Up Eventually

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    Tom Sublett
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it doesn't truly end your pain, it only ends you. your pain is passed on to those around you, and therefore, instead of being diminished, it is multiplied.

    Heather Vandegrift
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's the primary reason I didn't go through with it, despite being suicidal for the last 28 years - I didn't want to be a burden on my family to have to deal with the clean up, and when I had a child, I couldn't do that to her. I've known people whose parents did, and it profoundly messes them up.

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    rem dawg
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    idk how to explain it but telling ppl to stay alive only for the ppl around them seems kinda crappy

    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yea I guess that is kinda right. Especially when it's usually the people around that make you suicidal. But all in all, suicide is a permanent fix to a temporary problem.

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    Nykky
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll tell you something my instructor told me. She used to be a clinical psychologist, and when people would come in saying they were suicidal, she never told them that isn't an option. She'd say, "Well. That IS something you can do. But that's really permanent. Are you sure you don't want to try other things first?" Even if it's something that's not tangible, like for me it's curiosity of what's gonna happen next, as long as it can get you to the next day, the next day turns into the next week, turns into the next month, the next year, the next decade. Before you know it, you have a bunch of good memories to go with the bad. Find small things that made you happy that day. If you don't find anything...maybe you will tomorrow.

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    #13

    Heartbreak Again

    Heartbreak Again

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    Bad Ass69
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not that much of mine left!

    andrea jennings
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I totally understand. Mine's in shreds. My mind isn't far behind.

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    Nykky
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was misplacing what they intended as heartbreak as disrespect and a shattering of beliefs. Probably hurts just as much, but in a slightly different way I imagine.

    #14

    You Can See This As Emotional Baggage Or Being In A Possessive Relationship. I Like To See Both

    You Can See This As Emotional Baggage Or Being In A Possessive Relationship. I Like To See Both

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    Nykky
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe one chain is the baggage and one is the abuse. Makes sense to why people have such a damn hard time getting out of abusive relationships.

    #15

    Feeling Like Your Not Being Heard(I Hate The Hair Highlights But These Were All At Different Times)

    Feeling Like Your Not Being Heard(I Hate The Hair Highlights But These Were All At Different Times)

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    Bad Ass69
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't that happen in every family?

    Nykky
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not every family, and definitely not all the time. Idk how many hundreds to thousands of dollars I could have saved this household if they just listened to me about s**t. But they continue not to, even though, time and again, I'm proven right, and they waste money. Most families is sometimes they do, other times they don't. On the other end of the bell curve you have the families that listen to everything earnestly, even if they know it's just silly. Bluey is more on that end

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    #16

    Burn The Baggage. (Not Literally)

    Burn The Baggage. (Not Literally)

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    Nykky
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't destroy your ex's/abuser's stuff. You'll just get in trouble and fined.

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    #17

    I Don't Do Blue A Lot And Thought This Would Be Fun

    I Don't Do Blue A Lot And Thought This Would Be Fun

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    Sophia O’kray
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    2 years ago

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    How is this mental health.

    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are a few that I drew for fun but the ones that I drew for fun represent me be happy for once. That happiness doesn't usually last long or it gets ruined but still.

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    #19

    Kinda Speaks For Itself

    Kinda Speaks For Itself

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    #20

    Just Felt Like Crying

    Just Felt Like Crying

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    K-Hey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a firm believer that sometimes a good solo cry is not only cathartic, but healthy and normal

    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is healthy and it is normal. BUT society says that crying makes you weak so sometimes that can just get to you and makes you feel like you're not allowed to cry.

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    Bad Ass69
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Picture jumped. Darn onions!

    #21

    Insomniac ( Eye Bags)

    Insomniac ( Eye Bags)

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    Bad Ass69
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is the difference between insomniacs and people who just can't sleep? One is stress and nerve related because of a situation. The other is chemical imbalances! Too much sugar, caffeine and junk food!

    #22

    Just A Biker Girl

    Just A Biker Girl

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    Tom Sublett
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this sure looks like a happy you.

    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually that looks nothing like me in real life. I based this picture off my grandma when she was young. Guess which one I based off myself!

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    #24

    Lonely Muscles. (First Time Drawing Muscles Better Than I Thought It Would End Up)

    Lonely Muscles. (First Time Drawing Muscles Better Than I Thought It Would End Up)

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    Nykky
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just as an art critique, if you blend the lines some, it'll look even better. The crisp and sharp lines like this make them look more like cuts. Which if you have cut yourself, don't be ashamed to show it. Just shows the world it screwed with you, but you're still there. Shows you're strong, not weak. You didn't take your emotions out on others. You controlled it in yourself. That's strength.

    #25

    I Coulda Done Better With The Shading

    I Coulda Done Better With The Shading

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    Nykky
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey, it still goods great. I can barely draw human faces anymore from the side, let alone from the front now.

    #26

    I Was Bored For This One Too

    I Was Bored For This One Too

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    Nykky
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This looks like a character that'd be in an anime and have some sort of telekinetic powers

    Sarah Walter
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or one of the creepy twins from The Shining.

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    CRC Montgomery
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh look, it's my 5 year old daughter judging me...

    Pud
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, after all these, I'm now certifiably depressed.

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