Middle School

My drawing is me with headphones on and music notes around me, and in the background I drew scribbles with darkness but the darkness is not entering my area. The reason I drew this is to represent music protecting me from the darkness which is problems and stress. When I was drawing this I wanted to make sure to try to draw a bubble around me and the music notes and not let the darkness touch the bubble. When I was drawing me I tried to make it as realistic as possible which is why I drew headphones on me because putting headphones on and only hearing music really helps anchor me.

My digital drawing shows my anchors. It’s me listing to music while holding up a picture that I drew. Also, my mom and her boyfriend are behind me, supporting me.

A small description about my submission is actually my 6 month female German shepherd named summer. My submission relates back to the required content submission criteria because summer my German shepherd is someone who anchors me when I am stressed or have anxiety. For example, when I get home from school knowing I have to do all my homework for my six classes and having to study for any upcoming assignments or tests coming up, when I come home stressed I decide to go to my backyard and hand out with my pet. Sometimes even laying down next to her helps, other times she likes to jump on me so I can give her a hug.