Me after doing any small task. It's the little things that count.3yr ⋅ twerk4lucifer ⋅ r/mentalillness
On the left is me the day I was scheduled to hospital for anorexia nervosa going into heart failure. On the right, me three months later after achieving my fastest half marathon time, accepting the award for second female finisher. Never stop fighting.4yr ⋅ runningsaxophonist ⋅ r/mentalillness
I made a piece to represent how I’ve been feeling lately. It’s called “Am I real?”4yr ⋅ cursed_jelly ⋅ r/mentalillness
Me in high school when the school psychiatrist hit me with the evaluation results4yr ⋅ RockyK96 ⋅ r/mentalillness
Idk who else to tell because this is the only place I’m anonymous but I attempted suicide 10 min ago and this legend of a belt said he’ll no and broke on me while I was hanging in my closet I owe my life to this belt, fuck mental illness3yr ⋅ ssniper511 ⋅ r/mentalillness
I've always struggled to express myself through words, so here's a duck. Anxiety Feels.4yr ⋅ Talonsofpangea ⋅ r/mentalillness
A rare day where my room is clean and isn’t overwhelming me. My room had been horrible but my therapist reminded me my room was a thing I could control and sort of hyped me up to just get it done and I feel like a weight has been lifted.3yr ⋅ Intelligent_Row_6851 ⋅ r/mentalillness
Got a phone case with a pouch to hold my meds, so I won’t forget!3yr ⋅ hurricanedanielle ⋅ r/mentalillness
I was going to OD last night, fell asleep. Made this today to cope.3yr ⋅ mr-mars-bar ⋅ r/mentalillness
I'm finally 2 weeks clean. This is the longest I've ever been clean for in about 3 years3yr ⋅ gayfroggs ⋅ r/mentalillness
So this is how my nights going. Except, it’s me regretting not sticking up for someone because my anxiety wouldn’t let me.3yr ⋅ LunaOscura- ⋅ r/mentalillness
I’m terrible at explaining things but I made this a while ago to explain how my mind felt at the time and still feels tbh, I don’t know what’s wrong with me :/4yr ⋅ scaryboitings ⋅ r/mentalillness
It’s really loud inside, and it makes it really difficult to express myself. My art is my words. Here’s the painting I made last year where I tried to paint my red anger.4yr ⋅ smn-ls ⋅ r/mentalillness
Talking about mental illness is necessary. I took this picture moments before I attempted to take my life. Not 1 person in my life knew what I was going through. Since they have been supportive. Wish I would have reached out sooner3yr ⋅ KrispeeJuan ⋅ r/mentalillness
I like to draw what I feel when I'm depressed. This is the result. Generally, I feel better after the drawing is done. (Sorry for my English)3yr ⋅ chris-auditore ⋅ r/mentalillness
During this whole outbreak, no one has talked about mental illness and the effects of isolation4yr ⋅ babyboi1998 ⋅ r/mentalillness
I started painting again today I’ve been in a. Really deep depression so this felt not horrible3yr ⋅ gaijin665 ⋅ r/mentalillness
I can’t sleep 😴 does anyone else get intense mania around 3am?3yr ⋅ ManicBipolarKitten ⋅ r/mentalillness
Got a lil shark tattoo to document my wins with Panic Disorder! My friends call me a shark, in the past I kept myself extremely busy to avoid processing my feelings. If I stopped swimming, I drowned. I have grown so much 🥺3yr ⋅ Feisty_Mushroom ⋅ r/mentalillness
It is considered progress but holy cow did I not have hot flushes , stomach aches and trembling while we settled this down lol ....I’m actually still scared for my appointment...what if they’ll tell me there’s nothing wrong with me ? Anyway enjoy this meme here 😁3yr ⋅ throwawayshittystuff ⋅ r/mentalillness
My Autistic Daughter. I haven't drawn in 7+ years, but I FINALLY felt inspired.3yr ⋅ SecondhandRagdoll ⋅ r/mentalillness
Not mine but I had no idea all of these things I experience on a daily are anxiety attacks. It helped me so I hope it helps some of you4yr ⋅ scarredkat ⋅ r/mentalillness
kinda need somebody to talk to right now ... someone who doesn’t know me and has a totally different perspective on life than I do...3yr ⋅ glukosegoblin ⋅ r/mentalillness
NEED HELP, girlfriend (19) with BPD says this type of thing a lot, and I don’t know what to do anymore3yr ⋅ AgeOfSavage ⋅ r/mentalillness
You are all so strong. Keep fighting, you’ve made it this far. Young, old, in between, wherever you are in life, you made it. You made it. You’re still here. We’re all still here. -V4yr ⋅ lululucaa ⋅ r/mentalillness
I needed this reminder today and I figured I should share it incase anyone else needed the reminder too. ♥️3yr ⋅ DotPenguin ⋅ r/mentalillness
I got this tattoo on my leg a big solid black band.. Its hard not to see. On it in small script is FITYMI it stands for Fake It Till You Make It. Its hard not to notice and reminds me to act and believe I have happiness and maybe one day ill have it.3yr ⋅ FakeItThenMakeIt ⋅ r/mentalillness
Not sure how to caption this but every time I look back to this drawing I did, it brings a sense of reassurance that everything will be okay. I wish everyone the best in their journey4yr ⋅ ggley3678 ⋅ r/mentalillness
Borderline PD here. I found a journal entry from 10 years ago. I wish more than anything I could tell that girl that she’s not as alone as she feels.3yr ⋅ abbeyxhalfaxa ⋅ r/mentalillness
Untitled | Me | Oil Pastel | 2020 | not sure what this piece really means, I kinda just did it without any thought, I guess it’s just my subconscious speaking4yr ⋅ AlexReneArt ⋅ r/mentalillness
A page from my diary. I often just scribble whatever is on my mind wherever there's space, hence the mess.3yr ⋅ Broken-Sushi ⋅ r/mentalillness
Here's an attempt at drawing something to represent the paranoia I feel when trying to sleep cause of anxiety4yr ⋅ throwaqayforonepost ⋅ r/mentalillness
I know it isn’t great but I turned an old antidepressant bottle into something to hold my Pokemon collector coins in!4yr ⋅ yato_god17 ⋅ r/mentalillness
I sketch growling wolves/dogs/foxes when I feel anger or a panic attack coming. It somehow calms me down.4yr ⋅ hellosandman ⋅ r/mentalillness
A representation of chronic Shame, Hope people find it relatable!4yr ⋅ Floeb1everse ⋅ r/mentalillness
I asked my mum to tell me what it was like when my mental illness (eating disorder, ocd) first reared it's ugly head (age around 11/12 - now almost 26). I did my best to draw what she described...4yr ⋅ lilgeoffrey ⋅ r/mentalillness
A man wanting to jump off a bridge in London, talked round by absolute strangers who proceeded to hold him for an hour until help arrived to get him down safely. Look at that grip. Look at the care, compassion, selflessness & determination showen by complete strangers to a fellow human being..5yr ⋅ randomgem ⋅ r/mentalillness
Close friend of mine knows I’ve been struggling lately, last night she was really struggling herself but she checked my mental state before asking for help. This was so selfless and smart. Thought I’d share because I think this is something everyone should consider when they reach out to a friend.5yr ⋅ Alexapro_ ⋅ r/mentalillness
Hey guys, i am new on reddit because I want to share my personal way of dealing with cptsd. This is all very personal stuff so please be kind :) anyway: this is a drawing I made. I have lots of vivid nightmares, and the monster in the background appeared in one of them.4yr ⋅ idonthaveaclue1999 ⋅ r/mentalillness
Please for the love of god someone say something nice to me, I’m going though It please for the love of god3yr ⋅ XHAXMAT_SUITX ⋅ r/mentalillness
Sometimes I like to draw how I feel. I’m not the best artist but I feel a little better now.4yr ⋅ EDDYCROSS47 ⋅ r/mentalillness
Recovering from an addiction to self harm, and I am slowly replacing all of the razors hidden around my room with these. Trying to remind myself, when I feel at my worst, that there is colour and beautiful things in this world!4yr ⋅ i-hate-corriander- ⋅ r/mentalillness
The necklace my mother sent me the day I started therapy ❤4yr ⋅ SunflowerSupernova33 ⋅ r/mentalillness
My SO recommend that I draw every night before bed. I'm not a drawing artist by any means but I'm learning to adapt to new mental illnesses and learning ways to cope. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a new way to express how they feel.5yr ⋅ Aweoaken ⋅ r/mentalillness
No job is worth a mental breakdown, make sure to take a day off when needed!4yr ⋅ johnsandwichwomen ⋅ r/mentalillness
Waking up to false accusations and rude reply to my birthday post. I had to delete my account because they've been stalking me on BPD. I had a bad birthday today because of this. I posted on BPD for help not to be attacked3yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/mentalillness
I was Psychotic when I made this. And I had rapid cycling. So there for I call it: ”Rapid cycling”4yr ⋅ DiagnosTanten ⋅ r/mentalillness
Title: Persona, by Me. You're both good and evil. It's the surrounding that makes you one. The entity in this painting is you and your colliding emotions.4yr ⋅ Simen34_ ⋅ r/mentalillness
