23 Mental Health Awareness Illustrations That Help Me Express My Own Struggles

Recently I decided I want to illustrate my personal frustrations and voice my suicidal ideation and experience with dark thoughts. When I began, I thought I might share them with my friends but got the courage to share them with everyone that I knew. When other people saw the work, they connected with the stories from their viewpoint.

Talking about suicide and people’s experience is very important. I want to continue creating my images to hopefully be able to help and reach out to others struggling with dark and suicidal thoughts.  If you’re interested, you can find the whole project on Facebook. I hope you enjoy it.

More info: Facebook

#1 Many Days I Feel Like I’m Just Watching Everyone Else Go By

23 Mental Health Awareness Illustrations That Help Me Express My Own Struggles

#2 Getting Up Is The Hardest

23 Mental Health Awareness Illustrations That Help Me Express My Own Struggles

#3 I’m On A Different Planet

23 Mental Health Awareness Illustrations That Help Me Express My Own Struggles

#4 So I Spend A Lot Of My Energy Hiding My True Feelings

23 Mental Health Awareness Illustrations That Help Me Express My Own Struggles

#5 It’s A Struggle To Get Out Of This Thinking

23 Mental Health Awareness Illustrations That Help Me Express My Own Struggles

#6 And The Fog Just Takes Over So I Can’t See At All

23 Mental Health Awareness Illustrations That Help Me Express My Own Struggles

#7 I Just Deal With The Bizarre Ways They Make Themselves Feel Like They’re Doing Something To ‘Help’

23 Mental Health Awareness Illustrations That Help Me Express My Own Struggles

#8 Somedays, I Wonder How I Survive Them

23 Mental Health Awareness Illustrations That Help Me Express My Own Struggles

#9 If I’m Doing Ok…. I’m Sure To Be Reminded That I’m Actually Not

23 Mental Health Awareness Illustrations That Help Me Express My Own Struggles

#10 And Don’t Get To Close. If You Do, I’ll End Up Pushing You Away

23 Mental Health Awareness Illustrations That Help Me Express My Own Struggles

#11 So I Feel A Bit Stuck In My Own Thoughts

23 Mental Health Awareness Illustrations That Help Me Express My Own Struggles

#12 When I Have Braved People To Talk, I Realise There Isn’t A Lot Of Point To It

23 Mental Health Awareness Illustrations That Help Me Express My Own Struggles

#13 People Meaning Well Hurt Me More Than They Could Ever Imagine

23 Mental Health Awareness Illustrations That Help Me Express My Own Struggles

#14 If I Don’t Hide My Feelings, I Have This Magical Gift Of Draining Everyone Around Me

23 Mental Health Awareness Illustrations That Help Me Express My Own Struggles

#15 The World Moves Without Noticing Me

23 Mental Health Awareness Illustrations That Help Me Express My Own Struggles

#16 I Reach Out For Help But No One Really Has Interest Or Time

23 Mental Health Awareness Illustrations That Help Me Express My Own Struggles

#17 So I Keep Up The Lies

23 Mental Health Awareness Illustrations That Help Me Express My Own Struggles

#18 They Really Have A Way Of Making Me Do What They Want

23 Mental Health Awareness Illustrations That Help Me Express My Own Struggles

#19 Sometimes I Just Can’t Stop What’s Going To Happen

23 Mental Health Awareness Illustrations That Help Me Express My Own Struggles

#20 I Feel Trapped And Enticed

23 Mental Health Awareness Illustrations That Help Me Express My Own Struggles

#21 Blankness And Emptiness

23 Mental Health Awareness Illustrations That Help Me Express My Own Struggles

#22 It’s Just A Mess…

23 Mental Health Awareness Illustrations That Help Me Express My Own Struggles

#23 Somedays I Do Things Better

23 Mental Health Awareness Illustrations That Help Me Express My Own Struggles