Tag: mental health

Breaking the Pull of it

Norma is shown as a marionette with strings attached to her limbs, held by a large abstract “it” figure above. As she takes a step, the strings appear to loosen, symbolizing her breaking free from internal control.

Inner Garden

: Norma kneels inside a symbolic head, planting seeds of good thoughts into a dark garden where sprouts begin to grow.

Behind The Blinds

Norma peeks nervously through blinds, her wide eyes and hands gripped in fear, symbolizing the isolating distortion of paranoia.

Spin Cycle

A close-up of Norma’s eyes looking upward anxiously as the top of her head becomes a spinning black disc filled with the repeated word “WORRY,” forming a spiral pattern.

Sweet

Norma with eyes closed, smiling while holding a bitten strawberry—symbolizing the joy of savoring.

Refuge

Norma is shown curled up inside a cube-shaped version of her own head, which sits atop her body. The outer cube face looks startled, while the inner Norma rests in a protective pose. The image symbolizes retreating inward for emotional safety.

Gatekeeper

Norma’s head is a house with a black demon pounding on the door, symbolizing intrusive forces and the act of setting boundaries.

Meaning-Making Machine

Norma with a box-shaped head labeled “MEANING-MAKING MACHINE,” gazing upward, symbolizing the mind’s constant effort to construct meaning.

My Assumptions

Norma inside a tall black box labeled ‘My Assumptions,’ peeking over the top with a thoughtful expression, surrounded by black and white contrast.

See Anew

See Anew

Cracked Open

Cracked Open

Quiet Power

Quiet Power

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