A sad lonely child plays alone, anxiety, illustration

Hand-drawn illustration depicting a sad, lonely child playing alone. She is viewed from behind and her shadow is visible on the ground. One individual suffering from social anxiety disorder said: "I used to play by myself at play times and again was scared to do anything wrong, so achieved top marks in most of my lessons…" This image is part of a communication design project on social anxiety disorder which aims to show anxiety as it is experienced in everyday life: where the anxiety comes from, what it feels like and what people have tried to do to overcome it.