Depression

Thoughts

When I created this, I was really looking for an image to practice tone and shading digitally. However, I realised later why I resonated with this image in particular. At this point in my life, things were really only just starting to fall apart. I was drawing my problem as a way to get myself to wake up and find help - but I didn't know how deep my connection with art went back then or have a good understanding of mental health. Now, reflecting, I am about to complete my master's degree in psychology and have been through a lot of therapy so have a different understanding. 

Depression is fucking shit. There's no eloquent way to put it other than fucking horrible shit. To me, it is represented here in so many different ways. It looks as though the woman has given up halfway up the stairs, she is done and just wants to fade away and sleep. The light hits her back but not her face - she is lost in darkness now.