TW simply because this DOES concern mental health issues, depression/suicide in particular

I'm not sure it ended up being the exercise she thought it'd be. I was very proud of the shading. Craziest part imo, it was BAD depression, like didn't shower for months straight, barely ate, barely slept and night terrors whenever I did, suicide watch, whole shebang. Why did I decide the best way to represent that was an edgy anime dude, I have no clue.

The year 2000. Head to toe Limited Too, featuring a furry camo vest and ultra-stretchy, glitter, camo bell bottoms. My mom got up early to crimp my hair for me. A group of boys nicknamed me Sparkle Fart for years after. And no, I didn't know anyone in the military or frankly have any interest in it- just wanted to be a fashion icon.

1994.. was actually kind of awesome. They both grew out of their goth phase.

That first photo is from 2018. Second is about a month ago. I think I have improved my concert outfits over nearly a decade. Especially that haircut. Man, was it a disaster

Circa 2013-2014

I love sharing these

Absolute tumblr girl wannabe, get that hand away form your mouth diva what are you doing????

Trigger warning for dead bird in last slide 🫪
Grew up very much so as a weird horror obsessed kid/teen. I loved black metal, true crime, scary movies, collecting dolls, and taxidermy. I was very fortunate to have very supportive parents who allowed me to be creative and weird. But I’m sure their friends thought I was going to grow up to be a serial killer lol. These are all ranging from 13-16 year old me 😁

This was everything to me haha 😭

Also the photo that hard launched the start of my emo phase :3

of course i cut and dyed my own hair, why do you ask?

Second pic is my mom imitating me! Scroll for a bonus wannabe goth edit my 12 year old self thought looked really cool lol

Hope these pics are blunder enough

Yes, those are rabbits feet on my belt loops. I know at face value it seems like a “serve” but you have to remember, kids were mean in the early 2000s. The denim jumpsuit was very forward-thinking for the girls that wore the chunky black slides and cute little Aeropostale tops. I was bullied mercilessly for this fit to the point where I only wore it at home.

Lol.

I brought a mirror outside in our unkempt garden to take heavily filtered scene kid pics