When I was sixteen I started having depressive and manic episodes. Talking about my feelings was too scary for me, so drawing became my way of surviving and expressing what I was going through. That’s how I started visualizing bipolar disorder through drawings.
I recently started a project called “Phases”, it’s a compilation of drawings I’ve been making since 2011 where I draw bipolar disorder’s symptoms.
#1 Self-Stigma. Phase: Depression
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#2 Trapped. Phase: Disrealization
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#3 Delusion. Phase: Psychosis
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#4 Paroxysm. Phase: Mixed Episode
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#5 Broken. Phase: Depression
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#6 Identity. Phase: Psychosis
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#7 Unloved. Phase: Depression
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#8 Snowflake. Phase: Depression
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#9 Manic. Phase: Mania
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#10 I Am What I’ve Always Hated. Phase: Mixed Episode
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#11 Memories. Phase: Mania
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