Every Londoner that suffers from anxiety and doubt will be able to relate to these brilliant illustrations

British artist Gemma Correll has penned a guide that speaks to the innate worrier in us all
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Liz Connor6 January 2016

Whether you’re the type of person that worries constantly about your ‘wobbly bits’, obsessively fixates on possible health problems or suffers from anxiety over everyday social situations, these cathartic illustrations will help you to shine a colourful light on your worries.

Gemma Correll, a Norwich-based illustrator, has drawn on her own experiences with anxiety and depression to put together a collection of light-hearted comics for other sufferers, in which many are bound to find a kindred spirit.

Dreading unexpected guests, panicking over overly chatty waiters and failing to stop worried thoughts during moments of relaxation are just some of the scenarios detailed in Correll’s comics, that have been compiled into a book called The Worrier's Guide To Life.

“I think that one of the best ways to deal with your own mental health problems is to laugh at them”, Correll told the Evening Standard of her drawings, “and that's where a lot of my humour comes from.

“There's a lot of humour centered around anxiety, depression and being a young person (or, to use the dreaded word - a millennial) in today's world, all things that I frequently write and make comics about, since I have first hand knowledge of them all!”

(Picture: Gemma Correll)

She says the amount of time it takes for her to draw her comics depends on how easily the idea forms onto the page. “Overthinking and agonizing over certain details or words” is an issue for her, she says, “as I am prone - as a worrier - to do.”

(Picture: Gemma Correll)

Outside of her drawings on anxiety, which she regularly posts on her blog, Correll has launched fourteen other book titles, but is best probably known for her sweet drawings of her pet pugs, Bella and Mr Pickles.

(Picture: Gemma Correll)

Life, it seems, as a self-confessed introvert has not held Correll back - she is now starting to work on a new book, which she says “will feature comics inspired by women's magazines and life as a woman in general.”

See more of Gemma Correll’s work at gemmacorrell.com

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