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From that first night and my stick of bamboo, I painted every night. I’d sit in one of the group therapy rooms, play music on my phone, and use my $20 set of watercolours and my two brushes and just create and create…
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So two weeks into my stay in hospital, I’d had a new treatment and was starting new medications. Bored one night, I opened up my new watercolours… Continue reading →

When I found out I was going into hospital for help with depression and anxiety, a friend randomly suggested I buy a set of watercolor paints.

This friend, who I know through another hospital, thought being admitted might give me some time to myself to play around and express myself and my journey. Little did she (or I!) know, after being in for 2 weeks I’d pick up the paintbrush and not put it down…