Tag: art
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Always Almost: A Poem On Hypervigilance
“Always Almost”, a poem I wrote recently about how I feel since developing PTSD. One thing I’ve experienced is an uptick in anxiety over all after 2020. It’s like now I’m always waiting for the next catastrophe to happen, to the point that I have these fears based in nothing that can deeply impact my…
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A Splash of Self
“A Splash of Self” circa September 2020 I remember that moment quite well actually, I think down to the register I was at. It’s weird how much has changed in the last three years. It was also quite strange reading this back and knowing the things I do now, because today I was holding that…
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Anger as an echo
The Drawing Explained I tend to shy away from talking about anger because it’s almost always accompanied by some layer of guilt: You don’t have it bad enough…get over it…it’s your fault you feel this way… The list goes on, sigh. But I don’t think anger itself is bad—it’s one of our core emotions. What…
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Drawings I did in therapy while processing recovered memories
Caption Drawings I did while processing recovered memories (sorry to everyone coming here from @a.c.brooke: you may see some reposts of reels, trying to get all Paper Birds related stuff in one place. I feel like this short video really embodies how that fall felt.
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Emotional Whore
The Drawing Explained I’m actually really looking forward to exploring this subject more because it’s something I’ve carried a fair amount of guilt for for a long time. Because that negative belief is so imbedded in me, sometimes I forget how harmful—and straight up untrue—it is until I say it out loud. I remember there…
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The Drawings
When words don’t work This is one of the things I’m most excited to use this account for: Dissecting the drawings I did while processing everything. I think when talking about something that feels so abstract, illustrations can really act as a huge aid. From time to time, I’m going to be sharing the various…
