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This car buried under snow represents being forgotten, the fear of being left behind. This car was left here and had snow piled up on it for days, a beautiful machine left to be forgotten. Humans experiencing mental health problems may fear being ignored, that one day when we die or go somewhere for some time, we will be left behind. This car is almost unrecognizable to people, making it feel forgotten under all that hinders its beauty. It sees the other vehicles, all brand new and washed, being taken care of, especially the truck next to it, wondering when its owner will return for it. All it can do is hope for someone to save it from being concealed and left to die finally.

This crab represents imprisonment; he is contained and spread apart, dead inside, literally and figuratively. He is trapped inside a small box that holds him in place. This is how some people who experience isolation may feel. They are claustrophobic about being alone and contained and unable to see the world. They think people won't appreciate them, so they close themselves in a box. They feel trapped, wanting to get out, but also filled with fear. They think they are laughing, especially amongst younger people who may be hasty towards them. They are contained in the box and feel that everyone can see them inside struggling and laugh at them because they are stuck. The fear of being made fun of and a laughing stock for their lack of social skills.

I took this photo in New York with my family on the long weekend. The rain adds a feeling of sadness, and the disrupted lens and image distort what is around the person. They are making everyone feel so different and alien-like. This is how a person with an anti-social and lonely personality would feel. Everyone is so different from them that everyone comes off as distorted and abstract. The distortion caused by the rain adds to the distinct feel of the image because we tend to see the world in one way but don't understand how others may see it. Someone with social anxiety may view everyone as different, scary, and alien-like. They feel that people are so different and dangerous when socializing with them.

This is a photo taken in the recent Montreal blackout. This photo represents a form of loneliness in being surrounded by darkness. The streets are empty, no lights and the sky is dark and gloomy. It gives a feeling of emptiness in such a mysterious way. The person in this image feels emptiness. The streets, which are so broad, make the scene feel so empty. The comfort only comes from being in the car, in your tiny space. This is how people with loneliness often feel comfortable in their own space. The outside world feels empty and outlandish to them. They don't know if anyone can connect with them. No lighting enhances the vast open feeling in this scene; they feel like it's a ghost town, and the whole world is on pause.

This photo represents loneliness, and the goose is the odd one out of the group. He's different from all of the ducks. In the picture, he is even distanced from them. This tells a similar story to the ugly ducking; he is separated from the group because he looks different. The duck wants to be a part of the group and scavenge with them, but he's so different and isn't similar to them. This represents our world, how people are always singled out for being different or having other interests. Animals, in a way, function like us. We believe that we always have to be surrounded by the "normal" or "standard," and we discriminate against anything different from us. We hate what is different and find comfort in what is similar.