Anxiety is something that I feel doesn't get enough awareness. The word anxiety gets thrown around so much in day to day conversation that it normalises it's meaning and I think a lot of people don't understand the extent of it's abilities. So I wanted to show how it effects me and how I deal with it.
I found this quite easy to draw because this is exactly the image that I have in my head when I personally try to deal with it. There's a mini me trying to force these anxious thoughts back inside my mind box, otherwise they wrap around you and completely overwhelm and consume you. This is all happening whilst trying to maintain a 'presentable' exterior so not to worry others. And this is exactly what I want to illustrate.
My sister also has anxiety, so I sent her my drawings to see if she personally relates to the image, because I wanted to make sure that others who felt the same could easily relate to it. This is such an important reason for the illustration, I don't want it just to educate others into an insight of anxiety, but also for people who have anxiety to relate to it.
I wanted it to be clear that I'm really trying to force the box shut whilst keeping a calm exterior. This drawing looks too much like I'm trying to step over the box rather than closing it. So I adapted it slightly to make sure I can get across exactly what I'm trying to say.
final result!
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