Many of us are familiar with the feelings of guilt that arise in the moments we deem ourselves to be “unproductive.” Entelechy, a sister duo that creates mental health related artwork and runs the shared Instagram account @entelechy_art, capture this experience in the piece “Be Productive.” 

In conversation with the TMHR, the artist notes that they were inspired to illustrate this piece while preparing to take the PLAB test, which is needed to practice medicine in the UK for doctors who received their qualifications elsewhere. The artist notes that during this time, they couldn’t get out of bed or study, which intensified their feelings of guilt. They describe that “in these phases of paralysing anxiety, making this artwork really pushed me to get up from my bed and do something.”

Image Credits:
Feature Image: Andreas Klassen, On Unsplash, Creative Commons
Body Image: Entelachy Art, Instagram, Used with artist’s permission