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i am

in limbo

Quote: Overthinking: The art of creating problems that weren’t even there

Theme Statement: Overthinking is a self caused state of being mentally paralyzed and can be overcome by taking action.

Hailey Chan

one

Inner thought: Can I really do this? Will others judge me?

TWO

Dalhousie Station: Where would I go when I get there? I'm going to get lost.

Three

Ticket venders: What happens if I take too long, will others in line think I can't count?

Four

Ctrain: Is there a rule that I need to go to board at the back of the train?

Five

What if I want to sit but I have to share with another person? Will they dislike me?

six

Would it be better to let others get on first? Do I hold the doors if someone is running late?

Seven

What if there are too many people... Do I wait for the next or do I get on anyway?

Eight

It would be awkward and crowded, but I'll blend in...

nine

Then what happens if I press the stop button too early or too late? Would I miss my stop? I'll just have to walk a little more.

ten

Bus doors: I will be fine. I'll never know if I never try.

Eleven

I'll take it from square one.

Rationale Page

Rationale

The meaning of my theme is that overthinking brings no benifets and clearly wastes time on worrying about irrashional things. In order to break the cycle, you must take actioin despite your worries. In most cases, doing so will stop the downward spiral of negative thoughts.

I took pictures of different situations using public transportation because I personally overthought it as well. After taking the bus around Calgary, I realized I had nothing to worry about and all I had to do was to ask questions. Instead of using captions to describe what was in the picture, I used them to express the thoughts of myself overthinking. This way its easier for the veiwer to understand the photos. The order of photos also follows how I get to school everyday.

I feel my Visual Essay is effective at communicating my theme because it is almost told like a story. The first few photos have captions that are only concerned with worrying. As the presentation progresses, there is less worry and more self reassuring thoughts. At pictures 10 and 11, I break the cycle by taking action (pushing on the door) and decide to start at the bus stop.

extra

extra

  • Initally, I wanted to use a spiral template because it better resembled the downward spiral of negative thoughts. Instead, I found this template that theoretically shows what is going on in someone's mind. Overthinking happens mentally so I felt this template fit this topic better.
  • I replaced the original character with my own side profile I drew to show it was my view on overthinking in those situations
  • The mind space above the character purposefully appears cluttered with question marks and icons to show that the train of thought while overthinking is not consistent and is easily misguided from past experiences and fears
  • The closed bus doors in the first photo is supposed to signify a closed mind, set on overthinking and worrying
  • The action of opening the bus doors in the tenth photo signifies an open mind that's ready to adapt to the situation and simply do what needs to be done
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