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How Doodling Drove me out of Depression into a Business

How Doodling Drove me out of Depression into a Business

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Olusegun Osifuye
May 07, 2024
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Have you ever felt sad, empty, lonely, disappointed, or frustrated?

Have you tried your best to flip these feelings without any success?

Hopefully, my personal story motivates, and encourages you to seek ways to turn your situation around for the better.

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The Depression

I was going through a very rough patch in 2018 leading up until 2019. This was one of the hardest periods of my life.

Being broke, overworked, underpaid, and underappreciated all at the same time was overwhelming.

My current condition at that time was in sharp contrast to where I felt I was supposed to be in life.

It was tough to go through this situation and even tougher to see no improvement despite my very best efforts.

During these periods of vulnerability, my mind would go racing and I’d get lost in deep thought.

While this was happening, I’ll suddenly discover that I had drawn unrecognizable shapes, symbols, and lines with a pen on any random notepad that I could find around.

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