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Seasonal Affective by *Eekah:iconEekah:

Categories Traditional Art > Paintings > Landscapes & Scenery

©2008-2009 *Eekah
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random painting that I started and finished last night...


I've been pretty out of it lately....
my health seems to be degrading along with my mind..
of course only those closest to me really knows about all this..

I have Seasonal Affective Disorder...
and I'm fairly positive it's paired with various other social-anxiety disorder crap, along with straight up Depression..

when many people think of Depression...
they think "Oh, buck-up chump! everyone gets sad sometimes!" I've actually had people say these sort of things to me...:hmm:
no.........this is not a sadness....I've been sad too....
this is an illness....one that eats away at you, little by little..
and it's not something you can just "snap" out of....
even your most loved ones can't reach you most times..

I cope with depression on a regular basis,
but in the winter....it's three times as bad.

I've not had the chance to do many art pieces for myself recently b/c I don't have a studio/ garage or some place to do them....and I'm working on several projects for others..
I enjoy working on those projects....
but art is therapy for me.....and I've not been able to have regular therapy for quite some time now....



-painted almost entirely by hand.....literally.
my fingers and fingernails..

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~MTLau Dec 15, 2008, 5:36:10 PM
Be strong! You can focus more on your artistic endeavors... that may alleviate much of the symptoms that depression brings. Well, just an opinion, drawing is kinda therapeutic to me, I thought it might work on you too. :D

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MT
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*Eekah Dec 16, 2008, 8:46:50 PM
:D thank you! :bow: :blowkiss:

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*Eekah Dec 16, 2008, 8:51:37 PM
I :heart: to draw! :D
yes, drawing helps me quite a bit-
but there's just something about painting that really helps me in a way that no other art-media, that I've experienced, can..:)

thankies! :hug:

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~alphatroll Dec 17, 2008, 10:51:46 AM
that is absolutely gorgeous, squeekah.

and the seasons are *supposed* to affect your moods. there would be something wrong with you if they *didn't*. let it be. it won't hurt you as much if you don't fight it. strong is wrong; just go with the flow.
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*Eekah Dec 18, 2008, 8:54:14 PM
thank you! :D


meeeehhh...I know a ton of people that function just fine
in the winter..
I mean, they may have bouts of "booo it's cold and yucky out.."- but I have episodes of not even wanting to eat or get out of bed for days...just sobbing into my pillow or laying there all zombified staring out into nothingness...
my social/anxiety stuff's heightened in the winter, as well..

I dunno, I just think it's interesting how many people I've encountered that don't believe these "mental illnesses" really exist- or at least not within their loved ones...
and so if they actually DO find out you have one...they might freak out like you're gonna die or go homicidal and try to get you "fixed" :hmm:

thankfully I have my fiance to take care of me when I'm like this..:love:

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~Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-chan~
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~alphatroll Dec 19, 2008, 1:54:20 PM
i have episodes where i *don't* eat or go outside for days.

and the folks who seem to function just fine are only better at hiding such things from both others and themselves. pity their ignorance of their own feelings.

And don't worry about what the "neurotypicals" think, just be glad *you* know better :D
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~alphatroll Dec 19, 2008, 2:01:05 PM
"thankfully I have my fiance to take care of me when I'm like this.."

almost missed that bit. that is of course the most important thing. fortunately, ban doesn't seem to mind at all...... couldn't imagine why..... ;)

like i told my cousin years ago, "lock that one down NOW 'cause you'll never find another." he didn't take my advice, but fortunately she was verrrrrry patient :D
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*Eekah Dec 19, 2008, 7:56:53 PM
oh believe you-me...it took a while for me to realize just what I had.
Ban was very patient and tolerant through all the shit I put him through..:)

he's definitely one of a kind- that Ban. :love:

So they together now? :)

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