awww D: hope u get better

but your art is good
well i like it and i know what its like to have anxiety problems
Keep your chin up and keep up the great art work

agreed

This year is the happiest I've been with my art (a lot of room for improvement of course), but I've had this problem for so long and it's been extremely difficult to fight off the barrage of negative thoughts. It's been to the point where I hate people complimenting my art because I think they're patronizing me (which is irrational thinking, but it's very strong thinking.)

nah don't get me wrong.
I know art has its pro's and cons and all i ask is that you continue.
I enjoy your style and its fun to watch an artist improve.
I say you take a month or so away and have fun,

Oh bb no shhh
Your art is beautiful and you are amazing
Shhhshhhshshhhhh everything is okay These are just crazy feels. I have the same issue, it helps to just. Mentally stop for a second, and im srs about this SCOLD the anxiety and depression. Say NO BAD you STOP that right now i am not going to let you get the best of me and i am going to beat the everloving fuck out of you and i will be happy

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I'm going through the same thing right about now. I don't quite know how to fix it either. The best thing that has been helping me get through the days is talking to friends. Not even necessarily about my issues, but just talking in general about anything.

I'm sorry you're feeling down and anxious. I think Anxiety is the worst part of it. Not only do you feel sad and hopeless, but you have this overwhelming sense of dread sneaking up on you every once in a while. It's annoying.

Do you take anything for the anxiety?

Also, it took me around seven years to find the right mix of medications for my depression. I currently take prozac + abilify. The prozac worked a little bit, so they added the abilify to the mix and now I don't want to end my life because of silly reasons.

I've been trying to reach out to friends, but I don't want to feel like I'm burdening them. There isn't a lot of people I feel like I can talk to without being annoying other than my sister.e

I take Klonopin for anxiety, but it hasn't really been helping me with my thoughts (It has helped to relieve the physical symptoms in my anxiety attacks)

I've lost count on how many brands I've tried (I'm pretty sure I had a bad reaction to Abilify) I'm just hoping this goose chase will be over soon.

Well you can always come to me if you ever want to talk. I won't be burdened by it because I understand it thoroughly.

Your thought process has to be reworked. That's best done through therapy. And it's just as hard to find the right shrink as it is to find the right medicine.
But it's possible. You just have to be open to talking about what your thoughts are. The thing about going to someone and paying them to listen to you is that that is their job, and they're there solely to help you reconfigure your train of thought.

I've learned over the years that I'm very VERY irrational. So what I have to do is step back, take a moment, and find a rational thought for every irrational thought. Sometimes I have to talk to my mom and have her help me with that. My brain is still being reworked, but you just have to stay strong and keep fighting for yourself.

You're the most important thing in YOUR life. Don't ever get side-tracked by that fact. Take care of yourself first, and everything else will eventually fall into place.

I've tried a lot as well. I can't remember half of them, and the ones i do remember were the ones that reaaaaallly fucked me up.

I have a distinct memory of a medication I took that had me sitting on the kitchen floor, banging my head up against a door. That was when I was younger; maybe 7?; but it was intense and scary.

One thing that ties in to my negativity is how art sites are focused around popularity/competition. I absolutely hate the feeling that our worth is determined by the number of faves a picture gets or how many watchers you have (I would really love the option of making the fave and watch count invisible). It's one of the reasons I hate posting art, because it seems our artistic value is determined by the amount of numbers we get. I've always had a problem of caring too much about the thoughts of others, and it can greatly effect how I view my art. It's ridiculous that I allow total strangers that kind of power over me, and I've been trying to stop that way of thinking.

I feel like I can't freely post here honestly (I only post about 30% of what I actually draw) because of this pressure. I begin to think that the piece sucks and eventually delete it from my gallery. I hate feeling that my art is horrible just because it's not porn or the site's demographic. It's always nice to get attention for the work you put into, but it's brought me so much more bad than good, it's been a huge factor on my confidence, and I hate that I let it impact me like this.

I wanted to share my characters with other artists and be able to be in a community where I could learn and make friends. It's pretty much the same reason why I joined here, along with being able to open a commission business.

Whaaaaat? Babe, your art is fantastic! It's AMAZING! I don't see what you consider bad about it, because it's awesome! Even if you think it is really bad, no one else does! No one can draw exactly like you anyway, so you'll always be original and loved. ^w^ lots of people would kill to draw like you do, so no need to feel like you're bad! You're great! But if you need a break, feel completely free. VvV *nods* Everyone needs a break every once in a while.

I don't know if it will help, but whenever I'm feeling discouraged about the state of my artwork I like to look back through all of my really old artwork.
I hoard all of my artwork so I have stuff from over a decade ago lying around. It usually gives me a good laugh and cheers me up.

i would just like to say that like your work, its amazing. just hope you get back on your feet and take some time till you feel yourself again, idk thats my two cents