Feeling Out of Sorts | Mixed Media Project
Published on HivePostify by @justclickindiva · Sun Aug 23 2026
Have you ever been caught between feeling healthy and feeling not so healthy, but not really ill enough to label it being sick? When asked how you're feeling, you can't explain it. You just know that you don't feel right.
It's called Malaise.
And I have plenty of experience in this area. My doctor explained it, but I still don't quite understand the concept. It entirely different from exhaustion.
You can't figure out the reason, you just feel "out of sorts" as they say. An uneasiness. About what and why eludes you. You know something isn't quite right, but you can't pinpoint the specific reason or a specific part of your body or mind as the culprit. 1
Sometimes I feel like pulling my hair out because I can't figure out what's wrong. I sleep in short segments, then fell refreshed for an entire cycle, so if I sleep during the day, I can't sleep well at night.
Experts define Malaise as when you just generally feel unwell. The feeling falls between the spectrum of feeling healthy and sick. You don’t feel well enough to say you’re in good health, but you don’t have symptoms or feel sick enough to say you have an illness. 1 [Source](https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/malaise)
For my current mixed media project, I wanted to attempt to put into art form my feeling I've had lately related to malaise. This condition has visited numerous times over the years that leaves me feeling as though I'm in a bubble surrounded by fog, and it won't burst and allow me to escape. I hope my design captures this feeling. I'm being held together by a slender thread.
Below are my steps in which I utilized Canva, my design program, to blend the different type images which began with a blank, white canvas. I then added layers of elements to assist in the blending process.
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I include here the images used in my design.
[Female looking down](https://pixabay.com/illustrations/alien-woman-female-extraterrestrial-7027625/) [Abstract orange and black tunnel](https://pixabay.com/illustrations/abstract-tunnel-art-design-6237045/) [Abstract yellow and brown geometrical shapes](https://pixabay.com/illustrations/to-form-abstract-modern-to-dye-787374/) [Bohemian drawing](https://pixabay.com/illustrations/bohemian-boho-simplicity-rectangle-7686579/) [Purple abstract waves](https://pixabay.com/illustrations/ai-generated-splash-ink-watercolor-8476463/) [Leaves and circles](https://pixabay.com/illustrations/plant-leaves-nature-abstract-8825881/) [Pure Fractal titled "Circles in Orbits](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/justclickindiva/23xejf9N7TYSA1ma5kNDcL8aAbw3fkFiYCtMwRQX2ekeJhgbNYJvYTtY7esiK5eT4CGbi.png).
I share with you my completed design:
Thanks for taking the time to view my post. I hope you like my mixed media project.
Good luck everyone with whatever your endeavors.
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SOURCES: a) JustClickindiva's Footer created in Canva utilizing its free background and images used with permission from discord admins. b) Unless otherwise noted, all photos taken by me with my (i) Samsung Galaxy 10" Tablet, (ii) Samsung Phone, & (iii) FUJI FinePix S3380 - 14 Mega Pixels Digital Camera c) Purple Butterfly part of purchased set of Spiritual Clip Art for my Personal Use d) All Community logos, banners, page dividers used with permission of Discord Channel admins. e) Ladies of Hive banner used with permission of and in accordance with the admin's guidelines f) Thumbnail Image created by me in Canva. g) "Flames." What is Apophysis 2.09. https://flam3.com/
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