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sobeyondthis — Sometimes You Must Let Go
Published: 2012-03-29 18:57:29 +0000 UTC; Views: 2055; Favourites: 194; Downloads: 0
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Stress, anxiety and depression can be linked to dissociation. This painting helps describe just a small fraction of how this disorder feels. Sometimes you feel detached from the world, your own body and your very thoughts. Depersonalization disorder is a dissociative disorder that can feel like an out of body experience. Sometimes you can only hold on for so long before you must let go.This image has been floating (har, har) in my head for quite some time so I really enjoyed painting this one. A lot of layers went into that starry scene. Whew.
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Acrylics on 5x7" watercolour paper
March/2012
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Hi! I have featured this image in my journal for a contest! Here is the link: fav.me/d74e8am I hope you get more watchers!
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Hi! Your wonderful art has been featured on my Sunday Selects!
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AUUUUGH I WOULD NEVER LET GO
NOT SPACE
This is like my worst fear haha! XD
Amazing painting! I was only kidding! 
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Thank you so much! I would not want to let go either!
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Your art has been featured!
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Thank you so much for the feature!
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This is lovely 
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Thank you! I haven't read it yet, but it's definitely on my to-do list.
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It's my favorite book of all time. I highly recommend it.
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I like how you've made this artwork both adorable and serious enough to carry a strong message. Great work
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Woooow! that's so cuuute, adorable, inspiring! You're a great artist!
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very interesting!
Sometimes I feel quite the same way - how easy it would be to just let go, dunno... stop answering the phone or going outside... Just how fragile is thr part that keeps one together.
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Thank you so much for your comments. I still struggle with days like that; they're hard to get through sometimes!
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Thank you so much!
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I love this concept. Especially the page coming up from the corner where the last rabbit is trying to hold on....I think you did a great job of getting your point across. Did you use white rabbits by chance as a sign of innocence? Either way, great work! ;D
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Thank you so much for your comments. I used to have rabbits and my last one was a little white rabbit with pale blue eyes.. she was definitely the inspiration for this painting.
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Oh wow..she sounds lovely :3 thank you for great art!
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This is beautiful. Just beautiful. Cant tell you how much I love this.
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remids me more ,when a bunny soul are leaving this life ( i lost my timmy this week ..it was so sad an unecepted)
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I am so sorry for your loss. I used to be a bunny owner myself and it's amazing what an impact they can have on our lives. I hope time will help heal you. To be honest, one of my bunnies Lucy has inspired some of my art - and she's the one that's made her way into this painting.
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Such an adorable, gorgeous and seemingly innocent illustration, when matched with the disorder of depersonalisation makes it really resonant for some reason. Really beautiful painting.
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Thank you so much for your comments@ I've been trying to create some art with a little bit more of myself, but not too far away from the whimsical, cutesy things I've done before; so I hoped this was a nice bridge between the two
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A great insight on a complex topic. I'm really glad that you shared this with us.
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Thank you so much!
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Really poetic view of these experiences of dissociation ............
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Awesome job on this one. I really like the concept and I think you were able to evoke quite a bit of feeling in it as well.
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I just read your description stress anxiety and depression like you said it is a small fraction how this awful disorder feels it is one of the worse feelings a person can ever experience, painting helps me cope with it. So many people I know do NOT know or understand what it is like. Amazing painting
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Thank you so much; it means a lot! I'm trying to put a little more of myself into the paintings. It's been a hard process but it always blows me away when people can relate.
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I find paining helps me with my depression and anxiety. None of my siblings have anxiety attacks they do NOT care or understand how horrible it can be.
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