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depictions of Mental Conditions (potentially triggering) - Plenum - 10-18-2016 these are potentially triggering images, so you have been warned, before proceeding. They are food for thought, especially when relating to others that self-identify with these particular labels/patterns. Artist: Shawn Coss (his facebook page) / / Insomnia Major Depressive Disorder Autism Spectrum Disorder Social Anxiety Disorder Bipolar Disorder Paranoid Schizophrenia DPD OCD Capgras Syndrome Anorexia Nervosa RE: depictions of Mental Conditions (potentially triggering) - Plenum - 10-18-2016 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Disassociative Identity Disorder DSED Cotard's Delusion Borderline Personality Disorder Schizophrenia Agoraphobia Depersonalization Disorder RE: depictions of Mental Conditions (potentially triggering) - Night Owl - 10-18-2016 Wow that's intense. Simultaneously dark and enlightening. Simultaenously ugly and beautiful. Simultaneously disturbing and peaceful. It's like a tarot deck of the archetypes of the darkness of men. Very artistic. Darkness can make very good art. RE: depictions of Mental Conditions (potentially triggering) - anagogy - 10-18-2016 RE: depictions of Mental Conditions (potentially triggering) - smc - 10-19-2016 Finding the accuracy of some of these very true, some very biased/inaccurate Useful to help people without conditions to understand the suffering... but wonder to what extent some perpetuate stigma; increase helplessness; play to stereotypes (?) Perhaps the intensity of the depiction can help an affected person feel their pain is more truly/thoroughly represented (?) Bleak/defeated representations Person is fully captured by these conditions Images don't offer any hope What do you think of these images Plenum? RE: depictions of Mental Conditions (potentially triggering) - Plenum - 10-19-2016 I think with many of these mental conditions - which are self-identified - as the person themselves know that there is some Distortion at play, even without external/societal judgement, they indeed are a 'trapping' of Light. And so I do think that at the heart of these thoughtform structures, there is a component of despair and loss. That is the basis of balancing, imo.  Acknowledging the true nature of what's being experienced. And yes - accuracy is not assured.    It was just offered as food for Thought; as I'm not a visual artist myself, and thus I can appreciate those who are much more skilled in such matters. RE: depictions of Mental Conditions (potentially triggering) - sjel - 10-19-2016 this is really intense. the bipolar one really called out to me. I can identify with that picture for sure RE: depictions of Mental Conditions (potentially triggering) - Kaaron - 10-19-2016 This has been enlightening. I have never researched mental health, despite being in the system since I was 12. I have most of them. Or have overcome them.