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PrideAlchemist7 [2016-12-23 15:51:17 +0000 UTC]

Username: PrideAlchemist7

Bagbean Ref( i actually have 2 beans ): Maverick - griffsnuff.deviantart.com/art/…  Tobias - griffsnuff.deviantart.com/art/…

 a hardship you have faced this year and how you overcame it: probably a few days ago when it was snowing, 15-25 cms and -30 in wind chill, also another is learning to believe in my own art and have more Self-Confidence it's tough having both a high Anxiety and Agoraphobia one hardship that was one year ago: my mom passing away from Stage 4 Brain Cancer..still trying to move forward..it's hard..she's not suffering anymore and she's smiling down on me.. - pridealchemist7.deviantart.com… still miss her dearly.

Thank-you for this sweet and kind offer Aubor and Hope you have a Wonderful Christmas also!! ^0^/ ~

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Geo-Dragon [2016-12-21 19:50:51 +0000 UTC]

I hope I'm not too late? ;A;
username: Geo-Dragon  
bagbean REF: my Perfalepard  Celestial mutant girl Misty
She has the Soul Sick mutation, so sometimes her soul disconnects and her eyes go blank as she looks like in that picture.
But her soul disconnects random, so often she looks normal (with no soul form coming out and normal pupils in her eyes)
You can draw her either way, whichever you'd like
a hardship you have faced this year and how you overcame it: I've been having a lot of trouble with friends this year... I have always had trouble making friends because I don't really "fit in" at school, but this year I lost the only two friends that I did have. All because I told them my inner feelings, and they lashed out at me for caring about them. I've been also having several other troubles this year because of me sharing my inner thoughts; I have had many arguments with people that I knew that just about broke my heart at times. I only have a couple buddies IRL, none that can really be a real friend... I feel that I've been slowly going insane because I don't really have anyone to lean on except God... but my new bagbean Misty really means a lot to me because she can relate to me in this way; often times her soul just comes out and can scare or offend people. But it allows her (and me) to be free, and for this I am thankful.  
I hope that's the right kind of "hardship" you were looking for?

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NovaThyme [2016-12-19 22:33:36 +0000 UTC]

username: Diamione
bagbean REF: diamionesgriffia.weebly.com/io…
a hardship you have faced this year and how you overcame it: 
Like many others, so many things this year.....
First of all my Grandma retired, which is a good thign! But now our household income is nearly cut in half and we aren't struggling yet but the situation hasn't sunk in for some of our household.
On top of that my Grandpa, who has seven siblings, lost two of them this year, his youngest siblings, who was in the best health out of all seven, and the unhealthiest of all seven.   So now it is like a dreadful waiting game.  *Cries*
The worst part is the youngest sibling was my Grandpa's Irish Twin and had a subtle heart attack at a movie theater....  They said it happened shortly after the movie began and it was so subtle the popcorn didn't even fall out of his lap....   He was found after the movie was over...   And to make things worse my Grandpa also likes to go watch movies at the Theater alone.
He just had surgery to remove his gal bladder, which was severely infected and should have been removed 2 years ago.
I also just got over having Cellulitis, a common yet severe infection normally on the outer extremities.  Though mine was right near my eye and threatened to eat my brain, I had to take a full week off from work because of the medical regimen and the swelling of my eye.
My Aunt and her fiance moved in with us almost 3 years ago, on te promise that would move out be summer of this year, and they are still living with use.  Which wouldn't be a problem except they are very disrespectful to my grandparents, to the point of cussing at them directly for the stupidest things like moving somethign out of the way to clean.  And my Aunt doesn't even say anything to defend her own mother who is letting the live in this house rent free and pretty much chore free. 
My little brother left my mother, he is 13 though, and she is still his legal guardian.  So that is a can of worms in itself, not to mention he lived with my mom so long that his form of normal communication is to cuss when he gets even mildly upset, we just had a fight yesterday while playing and he flipped me off.  We're good now though he apologized.
My best Friend is desperately clinging onto an unhealthy relationship for her and I can't even say anything because of the depression and anxiety the relationship if putting on her, it was her last relationship before she graduated High school and she thinks she can fix hi, etc.  She has already broken several life changing promises she either made to herself/me/ or her family, the kind of thing she never did before she met him.  She is Highly artistic, but sense begin with this guys hardly ever draws or does anything artistic, cries more than normal and is always defensive.
But the frustrating part is she expects me, as the best friend, to just go along with all of this.  While she wants me to voice my true opinions, because her other friends won't, she also wants me to be the most supportive like I don't see what's happening to her or anything.   She wants me to be the Brides' maid at her ceremony but didn't even tell me that she signed her marriage license this year.  And every time we hang out she can't just chill we have to be doing SOMETHING, and if we aren't then she always leads the conversation to her significant other.  Like he's not a bad guy, but I don't think he is a good match for my friend.  We've never been the "Girly" type of friends/people that always talk about dresses or boys and now suddenly she want me to have girly talk with her.   She somehow thinks that everything going on in her life is more important than anything in my life because I don't have life goals or a life partner, so she has been flaky with her promises to me but expects me to be front and center for her.
Work has not been gong well either, my boss, who is a good boss, told me that the main reason I probably don't get along with my co-workers/customer is because I think differently than them.  I have little to nothing in common with anyone because I am a shut-in and everyone either smokes, has kids or plays first person shooters.  So everyone is complaining about how unreasonable I am and I'm just standing here like "I don't care that you don't like me get your job done".  But if I take a week off from work, I would a graveyard shift 5 nights a week, everyone runs around like a frickin headless chicken trying to do my job.  >.>

I'm mostly just tired, frustrated and ready for this year to be over.  Because all these things I can do nothing about and it's killing me on the inside.  

Mostly I have been getting through all of this with the outlook that I may have a good relationship with my brother in the future and that next year, "should" be better if everyone's' plans go right.
My little brother should be getting my old room once my Aunt and her Fiance move out. So with all that financial and stressful situations should be lessened.

I have been coping I guess, Bagbeans have certainly help with that.  Encouraging me to try and do art more often and giving me something to look forward to with this great community!  


Thank you for the opportunity, though I understand if I don't get picked.   

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KrowFields [2016-12-19 15:03:18 +0000 UTC]

username: Sea-Queens
bagbean REF: griffsnuff.deviantart.com/art/…
a hardship you have faced this year and how you overcame it:
gosh,, there has been so much.. i dont wanna make this to long so ill just say them to a short extent.. my parents are fighting for my custody, my gran gran passed away,, i didnt fit in at school/ lost all my friends/ dont go to school anymore because of anxiety attacks id have, im losing weight.. and so much more..
all this stuff was mainly overcomed by the help of my cat, artomiss, and with my best friend Kat.. id draw and read too, and spend alot of time with my mom,, most of this stuff is still affecting me but im trying to get through it ;v; <33
i dont think christmas is going to be that great this year... but atleast i can spend my time making people smile with gifts <33
thanks for the opportunity, and have a great day <33 ;v;

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Captian-Cardshark [2016-12-19 13:15:14 +0000 UTC]

username: Captian-Cardshark
bagbean REF:  Bagbean Tracker: SironaName: Sirona
Nickname/s:  Blue, Ona.
ID:#229
Owner: Captian-Cardshark
Gender: Female (Gender fluid, but I use female pronouns when i speak of her.)
Age: 16
Height: 85 cm
Species: Bagbean
Type: Common
Bag type: Backpack
Mutations: None.
LVL:(more about this will be added soon)
Magic path: Not ready
Weapon of choice:(more about this will be added soon)
proficiency: (more about this will be added soon)
City of origin: 
Occupation:
Political status: Peasant
Personality: Sirona is gentle, and fairly shy when she first meets others. She can come off as aloof or rude if you’re meeting her for the first time. She’ll stare you right in the eye if she’s nervous. She is very relaxed and chill about almost everything, but has a tendency to worry about her friends. She wi
a hardship you have faced this year and how you overcame it:
While everything in my life seemed to be on an upturn this summer, my mental health swung really low. I felt more alone then I had in years, and it brought me crashing back to the emptiness I felt in elementary school. I was constantly downplaying my own emotional state because I really shouldn't have been feeling sad, or so I was telling myself. I had no-one to talk to, or no-one that I thought would listen to my "ridiculous" sob story of "oh, I feel like shit everyday and don't know why." Because hey, people have it worse, so why should I feel so bad? Right? I never had time for my friends, and hardly spoke to my family because they were trying to help my little brother cope with HIS depression, and I didn't want to burden them more. I felt trapped and utterly, helplessly alone, my worst fear. In the process, I started hurting myself more.

To try and cope, or even swing out of it, I started to try and make relationships with people online, which I think I accomplished, but with no infliction on words or such I started to turn the typed letters into them not wanting to talk to me, but being too polite to tell me that i was an annoying bother. Somewhere in this, I felt like I was going crazy, cause I turned to a character I made up over the winter for guidance and re-assurance, and he helped me more than anything. I turned to an imaginary friend, and it made me feel happier and better. It's interesting, because my imaginary friend also pointed out the fact that what I was doing to hurt myself, was hurting myself. Which, my mind had somehow skewn into a coping mechinism and told me that "no, this is and okay thing, i'm sure others do it, it's normal." Another way I started coping was to try and do nice things for those around me, or comment on all the art I liked and why. Simply because I liked it when people did that for me. One day it turned around and hit me, when Pridealchemist7 asked for Griff to design a Bagbean for me. It made me really happy, and I felt like I really did have a friend who didn't want to turn me away. That was at the end of the lonely summer and has helped me ever since to not be in a pit. 

I am grateful I did not lose anyone I love this year, and I am amazed at the things I realized. I am trying to get better, and working my way up.~<3

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tittypizza [2016-12-19 12:07:48 +0000 UTC]

Username: Topaz-Eevee
Bagbean ref:
thekingdomofgriffia.deviantart…
Harship you've overcome:
My younger sister, who is about to finish elementary school, caught a major depression. A very serious one at that. She is very smart, but even some of the kids in her advanced class don't seem to accept her. She loves the internet and is very social, but has been bullied so many times because she can't handle situations well. She started questioning her gender and showing signs of something like slitting her wrist, putting our entire family one edge. My dad at that time was very stressed out because of work and often got mad at the both of us, which of course he felt sorry about. Some idiot kids at her school started making fun of her and called her "transgender" and other stupid things I'm sure they didn't even know what they were. She developed anger issues and threw a chair at her teacher who was being very patient with her and cared about her. Eventually our family decided to take a trip to Korea, where she made new friends and went to go be prayed for by a family pastor.
Once we went back to America, she was happy again. It was strange, but a huge relief. My sister's back to normal and a very good student.
(This actually happened last month ee)

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NovaThyme [2016-12-19 07:45:10 +0000 UTC]

I dont have time to post right now, at work, but i will come back in the morning. ^^

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The-Kayfox [2016-12-19 07:02:06 +0000 UTC]

username: The-Kayfox
bagbean REF: thekingdomofgriffia.deviantart…
a hardship you have faced this year and how you overcame it: I nearly had to drop out of college. It's not as drastic as losing family members and losing jobs, but it was still really hard on me. I made some mistakes in previous semesters and actually ended up losing my financial aid. Had to fight with my parents to get a student loan and had to struggle to find someone who could cosign. My grades are better now, but for a long while there I was really stressed, and work and school weren't helping. But I have a really REALLY good friend who got me through it all. :3

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Eva26x [2016-12-19 06:58:14 +0000 UTC]

username: Eva26x
bagbean REF: griffsnuff.deviantart.com/art/…
a hardship you have faced this year and how you overcame it: ok first of I have to say I havent really had anything hard on me This year, else than me trying to overcome my Shyness(dont know if thats spelled right) but In 2014(i Think) That was really a tough time for me, it started after the summer holiday where me and my sister played together with someone We Met over Minecraft he was Nice and We had alot of fun together but slowly I began to realize that he wanted to decide what We played when ever even if We just entered a game. I began to refuse which he didnt like, (I dont know exactly how long In between This next happend but whatever) he began to write shit to me(I dont remember what) it happend 3 times, everytime I was brought to tears and the 3rd time was when my parents were awake so my mom wrote some seriuos things to him, like he shouldnt contact me anymore, after she told me that I had experienced cyberbulling which I obviesly didnt know. It was really hard for me since I didnt have much selfestime(dont know if thats spelled right) and I just isolated myself from my pc, didnt use it In months, I only cried In the bath where no one could see. i was sad everyday, but I kept it a secret for everyone I tryed to act normal around others but now I Think I was beginnig to be depressed. One day I told myself, we're gonna work on the shyness to get more friends because I was lonely(I did have my parents but thats not the same) since my only friend had anxioty(proberly spelled wrong) and she kinda tried to push me and my sis away. I began to go to my mom everytime I was sad and that helped me, I got better In school and Im still Working on my shyness. Im stopping This know since its very emotional for me to write, I hope its ok even thought it happend 2 years ago near Christmas ;3

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SonGoku-Monkey [2016-12-19 05:56:33 +0000 UTC]

SonGoku-Monkey

This year started out pretty good, however starting in May, we lost my husbands grandfather, uncle and step father in the course of about 2 weeks time. Summer was brutal because he wasnt getting hours at work, so a lack of money. In early October, his mom passed away and he was in North Carolina 2 times, leaving me and my daughter without him for 8 day the first time, and 6 the next. To rojnd it out, my grandmother passed away on December 7th. My family is small and close, and they came together to help us through, also i joined BB in July, and doing the art and prompts helped a lot. Gave me something sweet and loving to focus on.

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