Well I'm seeing a psychologist, and he wants me to see a therapist to help me with dealing with past events. It's going to be a long process to get my life back, my psychologist is trying to help me with managing my depression. He says if he gets rid of my depression my OCD will be easier to deal with. I tried to explain it to him, but he doesn't seem to understand that my OCD is why I'm depressed. I've been struggling with my obsessive thoughts and actions for over five years now.
My senior year of high school I participated in an art show that my school was putting on and I had some people try to buy my work. I was flattered and all, but I've never wanted to sell my work.
When I graduated I had a lot of potential and I had a couple thousand dollars in scholarships, and people were expecting me to do great things with my life. That summer my friends went on with their lives and I wasn't. My OCD pretty much trapped me on my house, that's when I gave up art. I spend anywhere between 2 and 7 hours a day ritualizing. I have such bad anxiety I can't even go into stores on my own anymore.
I'm currently in the process of applying for SSI, from what the requirements are, I should be accepted. I've heard though that they normally decline you one tine and than you reapply with a lawyer (who only gets paid if they help you get accepted), its frustrating though, it takes them atleast 4 months to make a decision. It's already been over 5 months. If I don't get accepted I am going to try and get welfare so I have some income.
As soon as I get my life back I'll be able to live my life again, it feels like it was stolen from me. I would love to get back to doing art. I've always wanted to do canvas work.
Sorry for the long response.
[EDIT:] I am thinking about posting some of my PhotoShop work along with dome fractal. But I don't know where to post it. I've got a lot of logos and shirt designs that I figure I could share.