DrawingOut

Many of these symptoms are invisible. How would you communicate with friends and family or even health professionals, in an easy to understand way? Drawing is an alternative and effective method. Learn more here: drawingout.org #invisibleillness #LongCovid #COVID19

It's International Doodle Day so get creative. It can really help with your #mentalhealth @out_drawing is a Cardiff Uni project about drawing Invisible diseases, find out more here: drawingout.org/training/intro…

Thank you, it’s good to see the work coming alive!

We know the start of the working week can be a difficult time for many. If you need #support, give us a call on 03444 775 774 or email support@anxietyuk.org.uk. We'll do our best to help. 💚

“Getting diagnosed with TD was a watershed moment for me. It brought the involuntary movements I was making to my conscious awareness. It provided an explanation for the way people perceived me.” bit.ly/3vympYA

These booklets for young people moving to adult #diabetes services contain a wealth of useful information and we'll be showcasing them throughout the month You can download these guides for free here bit.ly/2Q20N7k

“I have #diabetes and I live with anxiety and #depression. Though I know quarantining during Covid-19 keeps me safe, it also intensifies my #anxiety and depression. The tension is often difficult to manage. I have a growing fear that I’ll never feel safe out in the world again.”

This is someone’s experience of #infertility. “Infertility is cruel and heartless. It devours everything around it.” Having an #invisibleillness can be hard to articulate to others. How would you draw how you feel? Try here: drawingout.org/galleries/ @InfertilityAwar @artofif

DrawingOut is also a workshop for groups, designed to help people express their experience of #invisibledisease in new, creative ways. It can be run either as a half-day, a full-day or an online workshop. Find more here: drawingout.org/leadertraining… #selfhelp #invisibledisease

Here is a drawing from someone, to illustrate how they feel about having #KidneyDisease. Is this something you feel? Can you draw your experience? Learn how here: drawingout.org/training/intro… @nkf @Kidney_Research @saveyourvein @kidneycareuk @kidneysforlife

#truestory New to DrawingOut, I tried the techniques myself and produced a drawing of my experiences of having #MS. My husband said he learned things from my picture about how I really felt about lockdown! I was surprised and relieved! #MultipleSclerosis drawingout.org

DrawingOut is a way to communicate using simple drawings. Why not try reaching out to engage with us? You could leave us a comment, submit a drawing of your own or download and try some of our materials. Browse our gallery and see what you can learn! drawingout.org/galleries/

Are you affected by #endometriosis? How does this drawing make you feel? Can you relate? Try a drawing of your experience and show others how it feels. drawingout.org/training/intro… #raisingawareness #Invisibledisease #pleaseaskmeaboutmyinvisibleillness

Do you think this drawing reflects your experience of #lockdown and #depression? “She can’t go out.. and enjoy the world.she thinks about sunset,beach,tall buildings.it shows that we are also locked in a cage so we are also thinking about the outer world”

Motivation Monday 🤜🏾🤛🏾 #Phillygirl #Phillyjawn #lupus #autoimmune #chronicillness #invisibleillness #sjogrens #MentalHealth #GERDIBS #endo #lupiecutie #inkedbohemianfreespirit #stargazer #believerinmagick #fknwarriorqueen #advocate #cure #dosomething #BlackLivesMatter #pride🌈

It starts tomorrow!

“It is hard to understand what it means to have non-stop pain unless you live with it… I‘m exhausted…the #pain makes it almost impossible to sleep, trying to be a normal person all day with constant pain is an extremely draining task.” buff.ly/3wFTLWE #ChronicPain #CRPS

“During this crisis different terms have been used to encourage people with preexisting health conditions to stay safe. Words like “self-isolation” put the burden on vulnerable people themselves. I prefer the idea of being “cocooned”...Cocooning feels far less lonely.”

Do you know someone with #ME? Do you know how they really feel? Sometimes it’s hard to understand. This person says: “Wishing I had dials on which I could adjust all the things that become out of balance when suffering from ME.” There is more here: drawingout.org/condition/cfs-…

Are you aware of this type of #invisibleillness? If you have trouble communicating to others to help raise awareness and understanding, you could try drawing your experience. drawingout.org #cushingsawareness #WeArePituitary #cushings

This is so true #invisibleillness #invisibleillnessawareness #pleaseaskmeaboutmyinvisibleillness