I am an artist with a mental illness. Wow, that should really stop you. Is she crazy? NO, I have survived many traumas in my life. Did you know that 1 in 5 people, know someone who struggles with a mental illness? Either a family member, a friend, a friend of a friend, an employer, you get the idea. We can function, lead a life, have a family and yet some of us after repeated traumas, find ourselves not being able to handle it any more. NO, we don't go off the deep end and want to harm someone else, its usually we want to harm ourselves. I, being one of those people.
The pain of the soul. That sounds pretty crazy in itself. Right Grief, sorrow, if you have lost someone near and dear to you, you know its painful. Well that's how I feel in my soul, I have lost who I am. And I really want to find me. I really want to love who I am.
So what am I saying? That everyone out there has a mental illness due to trauma. No, but there are a lot of us out there who do not receive any kind of support. And support is much needed for us to live a "normal" life. And that in itself opens up a new line of discussion, just what is normal?
And what does all of this have to do with art?
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