Long story short: I won’t be listing auctions or blogging for at least a week, effective immediately. I’ll be using this time to get organized, fix my website, play video games, and adjust/reduce my Adderall usage before I become dependent on it. While it’s been extremely helpful in controlling my ADD, I’m also realizing it’s a powerful medication that’s got a lot of drawbacks. The side effects can very quickly and easily turn into major physical problems including insomnia, malnutrition, and extremely tense muscles. These things don’t jive well with my panic disorder.
I’ll be shipping all currently listed paintings on schedule, including store items. I’ll be keeping all correspondence brief. If you have a comment that doesn’t require a reply, please leave it as a reply to this post rather than an email. Thank you in advance for your patience & understanding. I expect to be back on track within 2 weeks.
BTW, I’m not ashamed to be a little “off,” and I don’t consider myself crazy because every disorder I’ve got is extremely common. In this day and age, it’s probably even more rare to not have a mental issue, whether it be anxiety, depression, some sort of addiction, ADD, OCD, repressed childhood trauma, etc. I happen to have a lot of quirks - I don’t like loud things, telephones, mirrors, germs, Family Guy, or talking. This puts me at a social disadvantage, but it’s more of an issue for others than it is for me. I’ve got a lot or irrational fears, but that doesn’t mean I want them to disappear so I can be what society defines as “normal.” The last thing I want is to be forgettable.
Collectors looking to supplement their documentation of my artwork should pick up the December issue of MAXIM magazine. Thanks, MAXIM!
I'm an Internet-based (anxiety-ridden) abstract artist residing in Connecticut. I'm best known for my breast paintings, which I've been offering sporadically since 2001. You may also be familiar with my work with Koopa, the world's 1st professional painting turtle (now enjoying early retirement.) I'm currently spending lots of time creating photographs, beaded jewelry and poetry too! Check out some of the links on the top and sidebar, read some back posts, wander over to www.turtlekiss.com, and be sure to leave a comment if you have anything to add. Thanks for visiting!
2 Comments
10/04/2009 at 10:12 PM
Hi Kira,
I’m glad to hear that you are on top of the Adderall thing – it is an amphetamine that can really trip people up if their not careful…
Also, I completely support and understand the acknowledgement of your quirks – if I meet someone now who tells me that they don’t have any sort of disorder or mental issue – I know that they are probably full of s**t or in denial… There is nothing wrong with having something wrong…
Jeni
10/11/2009 at 11:16 AM
Hi Kira…
I don’t know if I had told you that before or not…I also suffer with extreme anxiety/panic attacks!!
Good luck with the adjustment of your meds..I know all to well what that is like since I am bipolar
You are so right with what you said about nothing wrong with having something wrong!! Hang in there and have fun. Give Koopa a smooch
xoxo