My work explores my anxiety disorder. One side of the piece represents where I want to be in life and the other side explores where I worry I will end up in life. 

The sunny side (left side) of the piece represents my dream life and goals. This includes a nice house, a BMW and me graduating college.  The other side represents where I fear I will be if I don’t meet these goals and what I fear my life will be like. For example I always worried that I would be homeless because I didn’t think I was a good student. The money represents my fear of not being successful enough to provide for myself. 

I am a very quiet person by nature but I feel like if I’m going to succeed I will need to speak up and say what I need. The duct side represents how I don’t always speak up and share my emotions, what I’m feeling or what is going on in my life. The help sign represents me trying to ask for help but not knowing how or necessarily even wanting to because it feels like no one cares. 

Making the piece was FOR ME! It was my chance to share my story and process my emotions. 

When someone sees this piece I hope they know that anxiety is a game in their head.  I want them to think about their dreams in a positive way and remember that “they can” rather than “they can’t”.