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Art-making is medicine for me. When I am feeling on edge with worrisome thoughts, I often use it to change my mindset. It is sometimes difficult to put into action when I am in the deep end but for low to moderate levels of anxiety, art-making keeps me from spiraling. This illustration was a fun thought I had one day, a bit of a dad joke if I'm honest. 1970's Selfie. : )
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Art-making is medicine for me. When I am feeling on edge with worrisome thoughts, I often use it to change my mindset. It is sometimes difficult to put into action when I am in the deep end but for low to moderate levels of anxiety, art-making keeps me from spiraling. This illustration was a fun thought I had one day, a bit of a dad joke if I'm honest. 1970's Selfie. : )
This illustration is called “The One’r”, a term used in filmmaking that means a scene will be filmed in one take. I’ve worked in the film and television industry for close to three decades and this illustration is a visual metaphor that serves to remind me that I have one life to live and that I need to work at experiencing it in the present. If only it was so easy to set aside the worry about the past and future and appreciate the now. It’s a work in progress for me.
When I fall into the trap of negative self talk, I try to remind myself that I can choose whether to believe or not believe what I am telling myself. This statement helps reset my mindset to a state of confidence.