Doodle Head reflects my struggle with mental side effects after experiencing trauma. No one prepares you for the fight after you've finally gotten out of your situation. Memory loss, disassociation, ADHD symptoms, PTSD, anxiety attacks, self-hatred, depression, and overall not being able to pull yourself back to reality and to live in the moment.
All of these symptoms happening at once made me feel alien in my own body, and sent me through a spiral that I am still trying to crawl out of to this day. I couldn't read any more; sequences of words just blurred together until my brain eventually gave way to the disassociation. Then, I'd just sit there, staring and defeated. I went from being a bright student, to someone who couldn't remember something they'd just said a minute ago.
Doodle Head reflects my struggle with mental side effects after experiencing trauma. No one prepares you for the fight after you've finally gotten out of your situation. Memory loss, disassociation, ADHD symptoms, PTSD, anxiety attacks, self-hatred, depression, and overall not being able to pull yourself back to reality and to live in the moment.
All of these symptoms happening at once made me feel alien in my own body, and sent me through a spiral that I am still trying to crawl out of to this day. I couldn't read any more; sequences of words just blurred together until my brain eventually gave way to the disassociation. Then, I'd just sit there, staring and defeated. I went from being a bright student, to someone who couldn't remember something they'd just said a minute ago.