Intervention 1- depression

    My intervention is about depression. Depression is a significant mental condition that can have a negative impact on a person's life. It can result in long term and severe emotions of despair, pessimism, and disinterest in activities. I am one of the many people in the world that suffer from depression. When we describe how we feel, no one will believe us, or if they do, they will only offer a few words to console us. However, no one will sense the anguish except those who are experiencing it. When I was 13, I traveled to the United States of America. I was depressed because of the language, life, and everyday routine. Everything was difficult, I had poor grades, and I didn't know how to engage with others. I felt like I’m dump, just listening, and no response. A lot of people in my life have astonished me; all they want to do is take advantage of you. No support if you are trying, just go straight into success. However, some did support me and I did my best to be what they wanted me to be, for example, to be successful in school. Furthermore, if I received low grades, they would become enraged and begin to compare me to my other friends. However, every person has a unique talent, which means that some people learn information rapidly while others take their time. They judged me based on my first five months in the country. All of these scenarios caused me to be depressed and uninterested in accomplishing anything, it also made me want to take a rest from life and certain people. But from everything I went through, I learnt to be strong, fearless, and well educated. Overall, life does not stop for anyone; it must continue.

The artist that inspired me the most and related to my intervention discussion is Dre wapenaar. According to the reading, I was inspired by these quotes "I think tents are great meeting points for people. To work or directing the quality of meeting is something couldn't do so much with sculpture. I use tents because tents speak a language, which is well known all over the world." Well, I agree and also loved that quote because all of the art fields do speak a language, meaning you can express your feelings through the art work or by looking at any sculpture or paintings, since not everyone wants the best for you, make objects be your best friend and make yourself busy. Another quote that also inspired me was “things are dealing more with emotional issues, with intimacy and distance, with attraction and repulsion, with respect for respect and disrespect”. According to my situation, my emotional intimacy was surrounded by many fake people, and that made me have a lack of trust. According to Memes Are Our Generation's Protest Art article, a quote that I was inspired by is that “Something can be comedic or a joke and still be incredibly poignant”. Meaning something may be a joke while yet being really serious. Compared to my situation back then, some people didn’t take what I’ve suffered seriously; they took it as a joke and that is what hurts more than depression. Later, I improved myself and they came to me asking why did you change? But in fact a lot has changed me. I surrounded myself with people who care and force me to level up.