Art contest by: Pandagirl106

 This is one that I, myself, have. Hypochondria or health anxiety.  That is why I chose it, because I have it -- and I feel like its not as talked about. Of course, there is a reason. It is often misunderstood and there aren't as many people who have it (compared to other anxieties.) Now, the image! I must warn you, this drawing is kind of sloppy compared to my previous works, but I have a reason for that.

The "sloppiness" was meant to appear frantic and rushed, like the artist was in a state of panic. I often am in a state of panic because of my hypochondria. The wide, huge eyes are meant to represent lack of sleep. I often stay awake at night, worrying about a strange lump, odd pain, or something that I did. The night time is often the worst, because when I lay in my bed, I think. When I think, I make assumptions and jump to conclusions -- most of my conclusions involve death. Yesterday, I stayed up past 1:00 AM because I had eaten over six tangerines and feared that I would overdose on Vitamin C. (Which CANNOT kill you anyway, but I still decided to worry about it. At worst, I might experience vomiting, heartburn, headache, insomnia, and kidney stones...) Nothing about death there, but somehow I convinced myself that I would die. No amount of logical thinking or reasoning could calm me down. Anyway, I've spoken too much.