Artist Shawn Coss decided to take part in an annual event called Inktober, in which artists create a sketch for every day of the month.
However, in the interest of creating a dialogue and spreading awareness of mental disorders, Shawn decided to focus his work exclusively on illustrating the symptoms and feelings associated with various mental disorders.
Some of these you may know and some may be new to you, but there’s no doubt these pictures will resonate and convey the realities of these illnesses in a way you’ve never seen before.