Rant/vent #74 Who is a person? What is happiness?
Shawdios
It’s pronounced SHAWDIOS!
For once.
I’m happy.
But not without pain.
I made drawings for my best friend as a Christmas gift
The best friend my mother doesn’t approve of
And that I talk to anyway because I would have strangled myself a long time ago if I didn’t
Anyway.
I showed them the one of the drawings last night
and they showed me some of theirs
We originally were going to show everything on the 24th
But my family is doing a bunch more stuff than I expected
And so we agreed to spread out the stuff over the three days before Christmas
But it’s almost chrismas
And I’m…
Excited.
I’m excited to give my friend the drawings
I’m not excited to recieve
But that’s nice too
I’m excited to Give
To hear their voice
And to hear them happy
From something I made for them
Something that I worked on for them
That I spent days on
But I’m also scared
Scared that they’ll hate their own art
From seeing mine
Scared that I’m hurting them
I’m scared to be a cause of pain
Because I used to be that artist.
I used to be the one with only two years of experience
And hating my art because it didn’t look as good as my older sister’s
Then drawing anyway because Fuck Her
Hell I look at these three gifts I made and feel scared because they look Good.
I dont hate them.
I made them my phone screen
Because it’s the rare drawings that are phone background worthy
Then I look to an inspiration of mine
And try to make a comic
But it looks like shit
And
I’m not good
And if I’m not good
What does my friend think about their own art?
I’ve got five, going on six years of drawing experience
They’ve got two.
They’re in the awkward beginning growing stage of an artists journey
That I’ve litterally just finished
And so I’ll try to give advice that helps
As someone who just “leveled up” so to speak
I’m feeling happy
I’m feeling sad
I’m feeling guilty
I’m feeling mad
Mad at myself for subconsciously looking down on my friend
And guilty that I’m further along than they are
And knowing that if they were to post their art on social media
they’d get bullied off whatever platform it was
(Cough TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Cough)
I try to watch my comments about my own old art
Because it’s similar to theirs right now
And I’m paranoid about them being hurt from that
I’m paranoid about hurting people in general
Emotionally and physically
I’m the one to apologize
Even if you did the wrong
They tell me “The ones who worry about being a bad person, aren’t ever usually a bad person”
But
What if I don’t know?
All true villains think they are justified in their own minds
So what if
What if Ive justified it
In my head
And I can’t tell if I hurt you
That I’m hurting you
What if
What if
What if
Paranoid mode
That’s what this is
What if I’m hurting someone and I don’t know
What if because I worry about hurting people
I’m hurting people with my worry?
With my assumptions for the worst?
Am I a weight that they’d be better off without?
That’s the start of a suicidal mindset
And I know that
I understand it
I know it’s not true
Or is it?
Am I irrational?
Or being completely sound in my understanding?
Why can’t I be happy
Without a spiral?
Why can I not stop poisoning my joy
Do I really believe I deserve happiness?
Do I?
Cause everything points to NO
I don’t
My Self harm
My paranoia
My nonexistent spine when it comes to being asked to do things
How I find the worst part of every idea
So I can throw it out
Or hate being spent time on
Wasted time on
Wasted money on
How I can’t write something from my own perspective
Or about me
Who am I?
Am I [on paper name]?
The ADHD girl who tears apart her shoulder and chest because the scabs feel nice? Who wears baggy clothes and only ever feels good when dressed in suits?
Am I Shawn?
The guy who rocks those circle glasses and spiked hair? Who is a proud Aromantic and is fucking enjoying life
Or am I someone else?
Am I Shaw?
The best friend who’s an amazing listener, who you can talk to for hours? Where they ramble on and on and show you whatever they’re working on because they feel like shit if they don't have your encouragement?
Am I Shawdios?
The android internet art cyptrid? Who sometimes spits out a new video or illustration for the masses to observe? Who streams their art process and chats with the rare few of their 400 subscribers that show up?
Who the fuck am I?
I cant picture myself older
I can’t picture myself
And if I do
It’s not the body I’m in
It’s a flat chested and bubbly person who keeps bees, does art, publishes stories sometimes, and lives in their cabin in the woods with their best friends, never having to face the horrors of the world.
Who doesn’t have to think about World War III being on their generations doorstep
Or about the school shootings
Of which they may have been the cause of if their circumstance had been different
Or about the countless homeless population they’d have to join if they wanted to live true to the parts of themself that they DO know
I hate using first person pronouns.
It feels weird
Because why are you referring to me?
There’s just some sort of disconnect
And I or Me attacks it
It brings my insignificance into question
Because I think
I think I’m insignificant
Deep down
.
.
.
I have low self worth.
But I don’t think I’m worthy
Of changing that mindset
No.
That’s just another persona
Who am I really?
What do I really think?
Do I have a low self worth?
Or am I just extremely guilty
For being a selfish coward?
And I’m desperately trying to cover that up?
Is that why I’m parinoid?
Because I know how I think?
And I’m worried everyone thinks like I do?
But do I know how I think?
Hell, you can lie to yourself
So how can you possibly ever know yourself?
I am schrodinger's cat.
My personhood only solidifies when I’m observed
Otherwise, I’m a bag of what ifs
I’m happy.
But not without pain.
I made drawings for my best friend as a Christmas gift
The best friend my mother doesn’t approve of
And that I talk to anyway because I would have strangled myself a long time ago if I didn’t
Anyway.
I showed them the one of the drawings last night
and they showed me some of theirs
We originally were going to show everything on the 24th
But my family is doing a bunch more stuff than I expected
And so we agreed to spread out the stuff over the three days before Christmas
But it’s almost chrismas
And I’m…
Excited.
I’m excited to give my friend the drawings
I’m not excited to recieve
But that’s nice too
I’m excited to Give
To hear their voice
And to hear them happy
From something I made for them
Something that I worked on for them
That I spent days on
But I’m also scared
Scared that they’ll hate their own art
From seeing mine
Scared that I’m hurting them
I’m scared to be a cause of pain
Because I used to be that artist.
I used to be the one with only two years of experience
And hating my art because it didn’t look as good as my older sister’s
Then drawing anyway because Fuck Her
Hell I look at these three gifts I made and feel scared because they look Good.
I dont hate them.
I made them my phone screen
Because it’s the rare drawings that are phone background worthy
Then I look to an inspiration of mine
And try to make a comic
But it looks like shit
And
I’m not good
And if I’m not good
What does my friend think about their own art?
I’ve got five, going on six years of drawing experience
They’ve got two.
They’re in the awkward beginning growing stage of an artists journey
That I’ve litterally just finished
And so I’ll try to give advice that helps
As someone who just “leveled up” so to speak
I’m feeling happy
I’m feeling sad
I’m feeling guilty
I’m feeling mad
Mad at myself for subconsciously looking down on my friend
And guilty that I’m further along than they are
And knowing that if they were to post their art on social media
they’d get bullied off whatever platform it was
(Cough TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Cough)
I try to watch my comments about my own old art
Because it’s similar to theirs right now
And I’m paranoid about them being hurt from that
I’m paranoid about hurting people in general
Emotionally and physically
I’m the one to apologize
Even if you did the wrong
They tell me “The ones who worry about being a bad person, aren’t ever usually a bad person”
But
What if I don’t know?
All true villains think they are justified in their own minds
So what if
What if Ive justified it
In my head
And I can’t tell if I hurt you
That I’m hurting you
What if
What if
What if
Paranoid mode
That’s what this is
What if I’m hurting someone and I don’t know
What if because I worry about hurting people
I’m hurting people with my worry?
With my assumptions for the worst?
Am I a weight that they’d be better off without?
That’s the start of a suicidal mindset
And I know that
I understand it
I know it’s not true
Or is it?
Am I irrational?
Or being completely sound in my understanding?
Why can’t I be happy
Without a spiral?
Why can I not stop poisoning my joy
Do I really believe I deserve happiness?
Do I?
Cause everything points to NO
I don’t
My Self harm
My paranoia
My nonexistent spine when it comes to being asked to do things
How I find the worst part of every idea
So I can throw it out
Or hate being spent time on
Wasted time on
Wasted money on
How I can’t write something from my own perspective
Or about me
Who am I?
Am I [on paper name]?
The ADHD girl who tears apart her shoulder and chest because the scabs feel nice? Who wears baggy clothes and only ever feels good when dressed in suits?
Am I Shawn?
The guy who rocks those circle glasses and spiked hair? Who is a proud Aromantic and is fucking enjoying life
Or am I someone else?
Am I Shaw?
The best friend who’s an amazing listener, who you can talk to for hours? Where they ramble on and on and show you whatever they’re working on because they feel like shit if they don't have your encouragement?
Am I Shawdios?
The android internet art cyptrid? Who sometimes spits out a new video or illustration for the masses to observe? Who streams their art process and chats with the rare few of their 400 subscribers that show up?
Who the fuck am I?
I cant picture myself older
I can’t picture myself
And if I do
It’s not the body I’m in
It’s a flat chested and bubbly person who keeps bees, does art, publishes stories sometimes, and lives in their cabin in the woods with their best friends, never having to face the horrors of the world.
Who doesn’t have to think about World War III being on their generations doorstep
Or about the school shootings
Of which they may have been the cause of if their circumstance had been different
Or about the countless homeless population they’d have to join if they wanted to live true to the parts of themself that they DO know
I hate using first person pronouns.
It feels weird
Because why are you referring to me?
There’s just some sort of disconnect
And I or Me attacks it
It brings my insignificance into question
Because I think
I think I’m insignificant
Deep down
.
.
.
I have low self worth.
But I don’t think I’m worthy
Of changing that mindset
No.
That’s just another persona
Who am I really?
What do I really think?
Do I have a low self worth?
Or am I just extremely guilty
For being a selfish coward?
And I’m desperately trying to cover that up?
Is that why I’m parinoid?
Because I know how I think?
And I’m worried everyone thinks like I do?
But do I know how I think?
Hell, you can lie to yourself
So how can you possibly ever know yourself?
I am schrodinger's cat.
My personhood only solidifies when I’m observed
Otherwise, I’m a bag of what ifs