Introducing Anxiety

Catastrophic thinking. Having anxiety means that you are pretty much always prepared for the worst to happen, even when there's nothing wrong. (Click to read through!)

Anxiety is the thing I struggle with the most, but at this point it feels a little like a small, panicked friend that I have to calm down.

Serious note: I am not a mental health professional. If you think or know that you or a loved one is suffering from depression (or anxiety), please know that help is available! We need you here with us.

National Suicide Prevention Hotline (US): 1-800-273-8255
Psychology Today Therapist Search (US): www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists

personal demons

The first visualization of various mental health issues i have struggled with over time: anxiety, depression, dysphoria, and self loathing.

Collectively i refer to these ghostly cartoons as "personal demons."

I try to tackle discussing (sometimes complicated) mental health issues using them as a visual shorthand. Most of these cartoons are about externalizing the negative self talk that they generate in my internal monologue, making them into a dialogue, and hopefully helping others identify and cope with their own mental health struggles.

Serious note: I am not a mental health professional. If you think or know that you or a loved one is suffering from depression (or anxiety), please know that help is available! We need you here with us.

National Suicide Prevention Hotline (US): 1-800-273-8255
Psychology Today Therapist Search (US): www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists