“Over and Over” - “A Trip Through Thought” Series

“Over and Over” is the stage where I do compulsions. Compulsions are any mental or physical activity that my OCD will tell me to do repeatedly to relieve my anxiety or “prevent bad thoughts from happening.” Doing compulsions can cause a cycle of negative reinforcement to the person dealing with OCD, as it creates temporary relief rather than confronting the fear.

“A Trip Through Thought” depicts a look into the inner workings of anxiety and OCD, based on my own experiences. The pieces tell a sequential story of an irrational thought and how OCD manipulates it and the difficulties of that process. Various parts of the experience are visually explored through surreal worlds.

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