I recently discovered how therapeutic drawing is for me, especially how helpful caricatures are. They allow me to take some justice from the people who have hurt me. And so I couldn't help but draw this old friend of mine. She and I were friends for about two or three years, but it was clear from the start that she was "using" me to get over a difficult period, when she was alone and friendless. I think the time I spent with her was some of the worst of my life; it drained me of all energy. One of the things I couldn't stand was her using me like an emotional punching bag. She would pour all her emotions out on me, becoming jealous and possessive when she saw me with other friends and telling me how lucky she was to have me, that she didn't deserve me. Yet she always left me behind, planned outings without inviting me, and silenced me when I complained about my problems. I remember when I was telling her about my fear, after discovering I had a lump in my breast, only to be met with a response of, "Sorry to interrupt, but I have to tell you how much of an asshole my brother was today." One of my most traumatic experiences with her was the surprise photoshoot she'd organized for me with a friend of hers, aware of my insecurity and fear of the camera. The whole thing ended with me in tears and her hugging me, posing and smiling at her friend as she continued taking pictures of us. According to her, it was a beautiful moment where "she was doing something nice for me and wanted to preserve the moment when I was crying and she was comforting me." It all culminated in her secret relationship with the boy I was seeing. That was the last straw, my ticket out to finally find the courage to end that horrible friendship. Now I'm much better, I'm surrounded by people who truly care about me, who don't just use me to fill their own loneliness. I'm proud of myself for having gotten out of it, but I still needed to exorcise all the evil it made me go through with this caricature drawing 💝