Relatable! I also had dysthemia during a very tough period of my life, but am thankfully past it now and I do everything I can to avoid falling back into it! No sad artists! Joyful artists!
I appreciate you sharing your experiences with mental health. I took the steps to figure out what was going on with me only this past February; I hadn't thought that something could be very wrong with me... until things got worse. A lot worse. I also started medications for a variety of my diagnoses, and it has also been helping me. Being disconnected and unable to feel anything makes living day to day much harder than it should be, and the process of healing is a long one, but all we can do is take the first step. Good luck to you!
Thank you for sharing, Ulysses. I've been recently diagnosed with a depressive disorder + autistic spectrum disorder and, while I'm still trying to wrap my head around it, so many things started to make sense. I really wish for you to be a happy artist :) take care!
Thank you for sharing this and being open about it. I've dealt with anxiety and depression for the majority of my life, and my family on both sides has various mental health history. Until I went and spoke with someone about my anxiety and panic attacks, I thought I was losing my mind. It's ok to seek help, and it's ok to not be ok. I'm glad you shared this, and I'm glad I was able to read it. Best wishes.
Relatable! I also had dysthemia during a very tough period of my life, but am thankfully past it now and I do everything I can to avoid falling back into it! No sad artists! Joyful artists!
Wes, thank you for opening up. I'm really glad to hear that you're past it. Will snoop around with interviews etc. to get more of your life story ;)
somehow encouraging and comforting. thank you for sharing your story.
Thank you for the comment! :)
Powerful read. Thank you for sharing this brother. And completely agree on the sentiment of let's not be sad artists.
Thank you.
I'm really happy you replied Gajan, I actually was just reading your newsletter before this and was like "hey you know, I should write too".
You're probably the greatest example of "not an unhappy artist" that I know! Learning a lot from you brother. Thank you
I appreciate you sharing your experiences with mental health. I took the steps to figure out what was going on with me only this past February; I hadn't thought that something could be very wrong with me... until things got worse. A lot worse. I also started medications for a variety of my diagnoses, and it has also been helping me. Being disconnected and unable to feel anything makes living day to day much harder than it should be, and the process of healing is a long one, but all we can do is take the first step. Good luck to you!
Thank you for sharing, Ulysses. I've been recently diagnosed with a depressive disorder + autistic spectrum disorder and, while I'm still trying to wrap my head around it, so many things started to make sense. I really wish for you to be a happy artist :) take care!
Thank you for sharing this and being open about it. I've dealt with anxiety and depression for the majority of my life, and my family on both sides has various mental health history. Until I went and spoke with someone about my anxiety and panic attacks, I thought I was losing my mind. It's ok to seek help, and it's ok to not be ok. I'm glad you shared this, and I'm glad I was able to read it. Best wishes.