dark-sheikah

Been a little over 5 years since I last posted a journal entry here, so I think I owe people an update on how things are going. I'm still getting used to this new deviantart; it's changed so much since I last posted on here, so please bear with me! First off, thank you so much to everyone who's still around supporting me, leaving wonderful comments and favorites. Even though I've been silent all this time and hiding away, I've still been checking back to read all those kind words and it truly means a lot. I wasn't aware of how popular my references would get, and I'm glad that they've been helpful to all of you. Stay creative! Now there hav

Slowly getting things back to normal. Kinda. If you want to call it normal. I'll try popping in more often to check messages and view artwork from time to time, but not sure when I'll be starting my own stuff yet. My concentration is still pretty shitty. Thank you all for the support, it's really helped pull me through. Wish you all the best of holidays with cakes and cookies and all those goodies. Make some snow sculptures while you're at it! ...if you have snow :heart: :heart: :heart:

So I usually don't trouble people with these sorts of problems of mine unless they're close friends, but right now I'm feeling the need to open up. Is there anyone here with bipolar disorder who could offer some advice, or share their stories? I had to quit art school back in November, because I had gone into a mania and was sent to the hospital twice. I've emotionally hurt and frightened the people I most care about. Since then I've still been trying to come to terms that I was bipolar, and the meds I'm taking still don't seem to be doing the trick for me, despite me trying to explain that to my psychiatrists. I know it's a slow process an