Don’t Move, Don’t Breathe, Don’t Blink, Don’t Think, Just Be

2024, Charcoal on Paper

I tend to experience nightmares so intense, to the point where upon waking up become paralyzed with fear, not daring to move. This depiction of the sensation I’ve endured after being forced to sit with my thoughts after a nightmare is meant to relate to sleep paralysis and it’s relationship with anxiety.