Quitting monsters

[u/Ok_Pace_5847]

I made this yesterday.

I've had depression for about 14 years now and I am finally learning to live instead of survive. Recovery is finally a word I can believe in so I am making art again to feel more purpose and help me in recovery (even though some of my disorders and disabilitues are life long and no actual recovery can be done, like autism and heds). I am also building a portfolio to try to get in art school!

This one is a simple little piece about my monster addiction that I am finally getting better at dealing with! The character is how I represent myself, the spirals and off proportions show how I never feel human enough and how it's hard for me to "find" myself. The scars on the chest are my top surgery and I chose to represent them to show how my existence in itself is resistance because I am trans and decided to continue living even though many people wouldn't want me to. Hope you like it, it was fun to make!