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My indvidual art challenge - Mental illness


I'm using an old Inktober promt but with a twist. It's mental illness themed. Under each drawing I will leave info about the mental illness topic I chose.

Starting with day 1: Flight


Flight is one of four automatic defence mechanisms that are always activated for someone who's been in dangerous situations that threatened their identity and or life.

In flight you physically/ mentally/ emotionally escape your own reality to protect yourself. Similar to how a hare runs away when they notice a human. This can also be a delayed reaction from a trauma where you couldn't escape or protect yourself.

Do you know a good example of when us humans react with flight? or maybe you yourself have lots of experience with this defence mechanism. Comment and share your thoughts.
GuyWithOpinions · 31-35, M
I know what it feels like to be constantly on high alert. Even to the point your mentally exhausted and barley sleep. You just cant turn it off. You think you need to be always ready. Then when you start thinking about it you get stuck in the last time you wernt ready feeling the panic and loss.
Queendragonfly · 31-35, F
@GuyWithOpinions You described it to a T. A normal healthy mind will not signal to the body to be in a flight defence 24/7. But after a traumatic experience the brain still think it's danger, 24/7.
bookerdana · M
I love that you've made it Inkember😀

I tend to fight the bastards when its verbal but I ain't taking on any motorcycle gangs physically😤
bookerdana · M
@Queendragonfly Yupindeedee....it is fight or flight,right???

Queendragonfly · 31-35, F
@bookerdana Fight, flight, freeze or fawn.
bookerdana · M
@Queendragonfly I can fawn with the best...🥴....🌋🌋🌋 simp,simp,simp!🤦‍♀️
Montanaman · M
I've thought this through, and i can't recall a single instance of flight...
But maybe, that, in itself is my flight.
Not being able to remember.
I dunno.
🤗😎❤️
Fight or Flight
Queendragonfly · 31-35, F
@jackjones68 freeze or fawn
@Queendragonfly when i saw the last councillor he was the one that mentioned those. first one out of the four.

One other thing he told me to do was imagine what a colour smells like

 
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