I am thankful that my art can be used show how it can feel, to maybe help others to understand in some small way what those of us with mental illness can experience.
I started playing music in 2007 and I wrote this whilst in the depths of a mental break down.
My diagnosis was scary but had a sense of relief. I was not alone. Other people live with the same mental illness that I do. Truth: I just replaced suffer with the word live.
I found solace and built confidence in accepting who I am, and surrounding myself with individuals who looked at me the same way that I looked at myself, for who I am.
This face art I did was a tribute to my mother who also has depression and anxiety. Her description to me was 1/4 a face happy, 1/4 sad, 1/4 courage, 1/4 fear.