At times, those of us living with anxiety and depression find it difficult to function. We hide behind a smile and an ‘everything is okay’ attitude, but under our fake facade we are in pain. Illustrator Gemma Correll understands what we are going through; like many great artists, she too suffers from anxiety and depression.
Correll decided to take her own experiences and, with a sense of humor, share them through her drawings. Correll explains:
“I honestly think that humour can be a savior at times of distress, or if you just live with a constant level of anxiety and depression like I do…I know that I would have felt a little better as an anxiety-ridden teenager if I knew that I wasn’t completely alone in my fears.”
Here are some of Correll’s pieces addressing anxiety and depression that she has generously shared with the public through social media:
https://www.instagram.com/p/3Bcs1ON1km/?taken-by=gemmacorrell
https://www.instagram.com/p/yM7CxwN1ix/?taken-by=gemmacorrell
https://www.instagram.com/p/-whEU8t1kG/?taken-by=gemmacorrell
https://www.instagram.com/p/9-AYa2N1t3/?taken-by=gemmacorrell
https://www.instagram.com/p/8K13h7N1oe/?taken-by=gemmacorrell
https://www.instagram.com/p/9ep8LhN1k5/?taken-by=gemmacorrell
https://www.instagram.com/p/5Ska8kt1nl/?taken-by=gemmacorrell
https://www.instagram.com/p/8bWVJyN1q_/?taken-by=gemmacorrell
https://www.instagram.com/p/41t3_rt1mz/?taken-by=gemmacorrell
For more of her brilliant artwork, you can visit Correll at gemmacorrell.com.
Featured image is a screenshot from Tumblr.
