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Feeling bored can be uncomfortable, often something we prefer to avoid. However, boredom, like any other feeling, has a message for us if we listen…
![The Neighbours' Window – Oscar Winning Short Film](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/11/05514DC8-C880-4D6B-B374-2E9712611ABD-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
The Neighbours’ window tells a story of a mother named Alli who has three children. She has grown frustrated of her relationship with her husband…
![Entropic Misadventure](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/09/6ED009D9-5F65-4A41-9097-F043EBC07CD9-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Richard George Davis is a South African artist who creates surreal dream-like artworks which represent literal interpretations of common language expressions or emotions . The…
![Freak](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/08/E986DBD0-5F46-4554-A3C0-6CFFCC81B640-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Swedish pop singer Molly Sandén’s song “Freak” was written by Kevin Högdahl, Maria Smith, Molly Sandén and Victor Thell. The lyrics reflect an internal struggle…
![Healing](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/08/E51A17A0-DB65-437D-AAE4-C389103BD73F-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Nayo Jones is a spoken word poet and musician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is a queer black woman, making her intersecting identities a focal point…
![No Sleep](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/01/4ADD73DA-925B-4173-82E2-F1033FE3A195-470x140.png?x81652)
In his current body of work, Mark Gagne expresses depression, anxiety and isolation. What makes his artwork unique is that he has struggled with mental…
![Song, I Feel Your Pain, Depression, Sadness, Grief, Mental Illness, Coping, Help, Friend, Darkness, Reaching Out, Lyrics](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/10/75533840-5811-4B59-AA41-1682A4296587-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
“I Feel Your Pain” is a song by the electronic musician Famba. The song is written from the perspective of a friend of someone suffering…
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Jennifer Bae is an artist from Guelph, Ontario. In her adolescence and young adulthood, the artist sought solace in macabre art that revolved around themes…
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Written by Alison Pick, “Depression” is a short poem which succinctly encapsulates the hopelessness which comes with depression, as well as the feelings of helplessness…
![Despair, Isolation, Anxiety, Depression, Mental Illness, Suicidality, Twenty One Pilots, Music, Sadness, Loneliness](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/01/safa-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“Trapdoor” is a song on the self-titled album by band Twenty One Pilots. Released in 2009, the track deals with emotions including despair, isolation and…