Kate Fenner has been ‘diagnosed’ with various labels over the years. When she turned 17, she was eventually diagnosed with schizophrenia after her parents found out that her mental health was getting worse.
When her mental illness appeared, Kate discovered her inner artist. She started drawing her hallucinations and, as you'll see below, the results are beautiful.
In her hallucinations, she hears voices, sound effects, random noises, and she often sees bugs, faces, and disembodied eyes. She specifically says: "I hallucinate bugs quite often, and my depression makes me feel worthless like a fly. These bug illustrations represent my illness".
Kate wants to fight her illness but also the inaccurate stereotypes regarding schizophrenia. You can find more about her on her Instagram.
"I draw a lot of my hallucinations as drawing helps me deal with it"
Inanimate objects will look like a Van Gogh painting: warped and swirly."
"This is a quote by an artist named Jory, and it was something that spoke to me."
"This one crawls out of the vent in my ceiling and makes clicking noises, or I’ll see it crawl out from underneath things"
"This is a self-portrait. I looked in the mirror and my eyes did this thing. I painted it"
"I have a lot of intense emotions, and hear voices telling me to light things on fire"
"Here is an example of the disembodied eyes I see. They surface in a mounds or masses on my walls or floors. They warp and move."
"This is Birdie, she sings to me"
"My self esteem is at its lowest, and I feel insignificant. I always wish I could shapeshift into a “prettier” person"
"What eyes sometimes look like, with more of those odd colors and circles"
"Organization, communication, paranoia, depression, anxiety, and managing my emotions are the biggest struggles for me"
"I draw a lot of my hallucinations as drawing helps me deal with it"
Inanimate objects will look like a Van Gogh painting: warped and swirly."
"This is a quote by an artist named Jory, and it was something that spoke to me."
"This one crawls out of the vent in my ceiling and makes clicking noises, or I’ll see it crawl out from underneath things"
"This is a self-portrait. I looked in the mirror and my eyes did this thing. I painted it"
"I have a lot of intense emotions, and hear voices telling me to light things on fire"
"Here is an example of the disembodied eyes I see. They surface in a mounds or masses on my walls or floors. They warp and move."
"This is Birdie, she sings to me"
"My self esteem is at its lowest, and I feel insignificant. I always wish I could shapeshift into a “prettier” person"
"What eyes sometimes look like, with more of those odd colors and circles"
"Organization, communication, paranoia, depression, anxiety, and managing my emotions are the biggest struggles for me"
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