I know exactly how you feel.This sums me up as well

Been there...

Who doesn't this describe?

*puts hand up*

i actually have never experienced this. but my girlfriend has, and it's a constant struggle to help her through things like this. :x

I can relate to this all too well. To distract myself from my own life I focus on the lives of fictional characters... making up little "bedtime stories" for myself helps me sleep.

My spouse has been in that situation a lot- it can actually be diagnosed as mania. Her metaphor is that those thoughts are coming too quickly for her to be able to stay on top of them, and it's like she's drowning in a sea of noise. I would offer suggestions, but I don't know enough about your situation to really give you any useful advice :\
I can say that she's feeling a lot better now that she is actually seeing a psychiatrist. I don't know if that's an option available to you, but it could be the sort of thing that can help.

Best of luck, and you have my sympathies :]

Been there many a nights. Insomnia kinda sucks.

At least you don't have the "can't sleep, clowns will eat me." thing going on. I had that for a week and it was horrible

i feel the same way right now. i constantly ask questions about my family friends art daily things n even my relationship with my gf

I think we've all been there or currently are there at one point or another.

Oh how I love a piece of art and writing I can empathize with! It makes me feel better that I am not the only one with this problem

The brain is actually its most active at night. o3o;

i can relate to this

fits me to a T.

this is interesting...a piece that describes the onset of insomnia brought on by chronic worrying and depression... for almost two years i fought this particular demon... two years i had to face these feelings every night i went to bed, my roomie would take sleeping pills before bedtime, and he would talk to me for a few minutes before he would zonk out...leaving me struggling, silently BEGGING for sleep...I would lay in bed, staring into the darkness as my mind raced...it was not uncommon for me to spend hours before finally fallingasleep, or just eventually slipping out of bed to go to the living room and distract myself...eventually spent a few months on antidepressants while plotting life changes...

guess what though...a new job, moving away to someplace new, the support of everyone around me, and all that jazz...i've been off the pills for about 2.5 years, and usually have no trouble sleeping anymore! although sometimes those icky thoughts creep back in...

the secret isn't to make the radical changes you think you need to, so you are at a "place you should be" ... the thing you have to do is to sit back, and make realistic plans and goals to better yourself...maybe saving a small amount of money over a period of time, then using it to make your situation better... its all about STEPS... one step at a time...don't say "i want to be a college graduate with a high paying full time job", say "I want to apply for school, and secure a financial situation through either a steady job or financial aid." me, my current goal is to be able to fix my main credit issues within a year...its tough, but it can be done if i buckle down...i really wanna be able to get a loan for an older wrx...

Glad you shared your experience and "the secret" too often it become overwhelming to be stuck in a cycle like this and lost in how to get where you want to be... instant gratification, I want it now without taking the time to make way through steps of planning, goal setting, how do I get there... can wind up leaving a heap of "it'll never happen"... so to speak.

Oh! And best wishes on your journey to settle up your credit issues this year!

*Hugs very very very tight*

Pieces like this are why I watch you as an artist... I don't think I've seen anyone else who articulates so touchingly the small, secret bits of life that people just don't talk about or acknowledge. Thank you. I hope that you're able to find some peace soon.

D.F.

Uuugh, I hate this...I always ask myself, "Why couldn't my mind have waited for this until daybreak?"

Boy do I know this feeling.

I can really sympathize with this. I can only describe my mind as a freight train powerful yet, slow to start up nearly impossible to stop when it gets going, easily off track and lord save any one near should it crash.

*hugs* Sometimes, the hardest thing to do is to stop thinking and just let yourself rest.

There's a damn fine reason I sleep with death metal playing. It drowns out the noise in my headbox.

i feel this way alot D:

it's bad enough to keep me up some nights.

I'm stuck in that spot right now but I am trying my best to get out of it.

I know this feeling all too well. :l

I feel the same way every day. The endless questions, popping up in you head. The need to distract your mind, just to get through the day. Life is a bitter reminder of what could have been...

I'm often in this place. Sometimes I think such questions only come up late at night because my brain is tired. So I sleep the questions off and in the morning only enthusiasm at life remains.

Wow, I've had more than a few nights like that. My friend says it's another sign that I'm a fox, and that I'm constantly overthinking and trying to outsmart myself.

But seriously, I know exactly how that feels. I'm slowly learning that comparing myself to family and friends is not helpful, and that I should just have personal goals and strive toward them. Those goals may or may not match up with what people think I should be striving toward, but at least if I accomplish things for ME, I feel personally satisfied.

Also, I have been taking Melatonin supplements at night to help me sleep. They help... but instead of lying awake at night while my mind does this, I end up dreaming a LOT.

I've been there... so often. And so recently... And so, so often...

I, too, swim in that sea.

Now I remember why I loved your art and submissions SO MUCH. :>
You're writing and drawing about things that I have to go through.

I've struggled with anxiety and depression my whole. fucking. life.

So I remember when I was going through some pretty hard times back in high school (maybe just before the time I started watching you on FA), I would really appreciate that someone else was able to summarize my thoughts and feelings, without even having known me. It was almost a feeling of acceptance. Just hearing about somebody who felt the same way or knows how I feel (even if they don't feel the same), what I struggle with, etc., made me feel a little better.

Your art and meaning behind is really quite wonderful. I believe almost everyone can relate to this at some point in their lives, I know I surely can relate as it is obvious many others can as well. All is not hopeless or un-attainable... for me... I've come to realize I may need to spend less time distracting myself from my worries & possibly meditate, visualize, plan out how I can approach things to make improvements and move me forward into the direction I wish to go... and not feel stagnant and stuck in place.