This project utilizes the power of the phrase ‘it feels like’ to further general public appreciation for the severity of invisible conditions and their accompanying pain through video art enactments.
Depression—it feels like
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taking a cold bath outside in the middle of winter. at first the water feels cold, but soon the water starts to feel comfortable and even warm. it feels easier to stay in the tub than to go through the pain of getting out. |
it feels like—Cystic Fibrosis
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there’s a belt fastened too tight around my ribcage, being pulled tighter and tighter. it’s as if my lungs are being constricted from inside and out. |
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder—it feels like
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a ritual, one I want nothing to do with but can’t escape. the thoughts come over me like a dark, sticky substance. the more I try to push them away, the more they get stuck to me. |
