Name: Libby Alers
Age: 24
Race/Species: Human
Appearance: Libby stands about 5'7 and weighs approximately 120 lbs give or take a few pounds. She has bright green eyes that are very vibrant in color and accented by the fact that she had smooth, pale skin that, in combination, give her a very other-worldly appeal. Her hair has been many different colors through the years ranging from the deepest of browns to the lightest of blondes, but she currently has her hair duo-toned in pink and blue. To those that don't know her well, her face is a bit of an enigma. Sometimes those features seem vivacious and full of life while, at other times, she seems highly disorganized, distracted, and, even stranger, vacant.
Abilities:
Brick
Wood
Watercolors
Flaws:
History:
Libby grew up in a normal household, but her entire world was fairly abnormal due to the fact that she was diagnosed at age twelve with childhood schizophrenia. At first her parents believed that her problems at home, school, her inability to connect, the frequent bursts of rage, and odd behaviors (in general) was just a phase, but when the qualities in their daughter persisted, they took her to a few doctors (physicians, psychiatrists, and a few counselors) and the consensus was that their daughter was suffering from early-onset schizophrenia (i.e. childhood schizophrenia). They later found out that mental illness had a long-standing place in the family. Libby was given the help she needed when they found out what was off about her.
When she entered into her teenage years, she decided that she didn't like the medication and that's when she decided to make it a habit of, upon feeling better, not taking it. So began the yo-yo effect of taking the medication until she felt better, stopping it, entering psychosis, and being forced to take it all over again. It was in her teenager years (around fourteen) that she discovered that she was actually a pretty good artist and a lot of her best (and most disturbing) works came, as cliche as it is, when she was in the midst of a psychotic break. Her work is good when she is feeling better, but she much prefers to work without the medication. The downside to that is that, when off the medication, she never completes the work she is doing.
She tried going to college but that was a bust. Instead, she took classes here and there to help better her skills as an artist and that went pretty well. In her early twenties, her family hired someone to help with the business aspect of her talent, someone that could (while she lives in the city away from family that can take care of her) help her show her artwork, sell her artwork, help her make a name for herself as well as help her with staying on medication, ensuring that she goes to doctor's appointments, and other various things that she sometimes needs assistant with in her daily life. That is not to say that she isn't functional. When she's on the medication, she can function like anyone else....it's when she stops that things start to go downhill.
Right now, she is living in the city (leaving which up in the air right now) and trying to make a name for herself.
Due to circumstances, she has never successfully kept friends for long and has never had a serious relationship with anyone. One of her goals while living in the environment she is living in now and being around people for exhibits and such is to actually come across people who don't mind that she's a little off sometimes!
Age: 24
Race/Species: Human
Appearance: Libby stands about 5'7 and weighs approximately 120 lbs give or take a few pounds. She has bright green eyes that are very vibrant in color and accented by the fact that she had smooth, pale skin that, in combination, give her a very other-worldly appeal. Her hair has been many different colors through the years ranging from the deepest of browns to the lightest of blondes, but she currently has her hair duo-toned in pink and blue. To those that don't know her well, her face is a bit of an enigma. Sometimes those features seem vivacious and full of life while, at other times, she seems highly disorganized, distracted, and, even stranger, vacant.
Abilities:
- Drawing/sketching
- Charcoals
- Sculpting
Brick
Wood
- Caricatures
- Using pastels
- Painting
Watercolors
Flaws:
- Diagnosed with Disorganized Schizophrenia comorbid with Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Hallucinations mostly auditory in nature, very rarely visual
- Mild delusions
- Most problematic exhibition: inappropriate behavior/affect and inability to complete tasks due to disorganization both of the mind and the world around her (home and work)
- Easily influenced by others for the good and bad
- Has a habit of not taking her medication whenever she starts to feel better
History:
Libby grew up in a normal household, but her entire world was fairly abnormal due to the fact that she was diagnosed at age twelve with childhood schizophrenia. At first her parents believed that her problems at home, school, her inability to connect, the frequent bursts of rage, and odd behaviors (in general) was just a phase, but when the qualities in their daughter persisted, they took her to a few doctors (physicians, psychiatrists, and a few counselors) and the consensus was that their daughter was suffering from early-onset schizophrenia (i.e. childhood schizophrenia). They later found out that mental illness had a long-standing place in the family. Libby was given the help she needed when they found out what was off about her.
When she entered into her teenage years, she decided that she didn't like the medication and that's when she decided to make it a habit of, upon feeling better, not taking it. So began the yo-yo effect of taking the medication until she felt better, stopping it, entering psychosis, and being forced to take it all over again. It was in her teenager years (around fourteen) that she discovered that she was actually a pretty good artist and a lot of her best (and most disturbing) works came, as cliche as it is, when she was in the midst of a psychotic break. Her work is good when she is feeling better, but she much prefers to work without the medication. The downside to that is that, when off the medication, she never completes the work she is doing.
She tried going to college but that was a bust. Instead, she took classes here and there to help better her skills as an artist and that went pretty well. In her early twenties, her family hired someone to help with the business aspect of her talent, someone that could (while she lives in the city away from family that can take care of her) help her show her artwork, sell her artwork, help her make a name for herself as well as help her with staying on medication, ensuring that she goes to doctor's appointments, and other various things that she sometimes needs assistant with in her daily life. That is not to say that she isn't functional. When she's on the medication, she can function like anyone else....it's when she stops that things start to go downhill.
Right now, she is living in the city (leaving which up in the air right now) and trying to make a name for herself.
Due to circumstances, she has never successfully kept friends for long and has never had a serious relationship with anyone. One of her goals while living in the environment she is living in now and being around people for exhibits and such is to actually come across people who don't mind that she's a little off sometimes!