It does make me sad when people are like "you can't have this disability you're too young." Disabilities don't care about your age, they just happen.

I understand being weirded out by the name "Essential tremor". My anxiety is called "General anxiety disorder" which sounds like it would mean "a pretty normal anxiety disorder" but ACTUALLY means "Everything generally makes you anxious". Oh my gosh I relate so much to the "most nervous looking person ever" I was at an event the other day and I THOUGHT I was doing fine until an old lady leaned over my shoulder and whispered "You're doing great, hang in there" 😭Omg, I remember hearing about Steph's hallucinations! My heart was breaking for her at that time! (I think a really popular video would be "Drawing my hallucinations"... But that's pretty dark, ignore that thought!)

Thank you Steph for coming out and talking about this, because you're the idol of a lot of disabled artists, and non-disabled artists too. Its just that, you're showing people that you can make good art even with a minor disability and anything is possible ❤ You and Adam are so amazing btw

Steph's hair color is looking stunning in this video!!!!

I have asthma medications that make me tremor. I was working as a floor Nurse and went to start an IV on a male patient. He had lung problems also, ans saw my tremor and didn't want me to stick him. I told him I was on a lot of the same meds that he was on, and we'd just have to coordinate our tremors! I got the IV in one stick! 😂🎉😂 Also, as a disabled Registered Nurse who did a bit of Psych Nursing. If ever you see something and Adam isn't there, or asleep. It helps some people who have visual hallucinations to take their cell phone, and take a picture. If what you see is not in the photo, it's a hallucination! Much love to both of you and scratch the Guinea Pigs for me!!

Yeah, that's the thing with health conditions...comorbidities 😖. I'm really glad these videos are being made. Makes me feel less alone. I can't relate to Steph's exact situations, but I am dealing with my own things. Idk there's something comforting in knowing about other people dealing medical related things and disabilities!

so just for anyone that might be helped by this: its totally cool to take a notepad into your appointments with you so you can note important things down. also asking your doc to go slow or repeat or spell stuff out is totally cool. this is your appointment and its best for you to go away from it feeling like you know what is going on. theres plenty of reasons a petiant might need/want notes, no one should bat an eye. also also the pharmacy is a great resource so dont overlook it. so many situations relating to medications or minor ailments can be solved with a quick call to the pharmacy instead of half a day on the phone to the GP. this is becoming a bit of a PSA but i think your video accurately shows a common healthcare experience. until you experience it, the perception of what healthcare SHOULD be is that you simply go to a doctor and that doctor will diagnose you with one condition that neatly explains every one of your symptoms and then you get your medicine and go home. the reality, as you know, is so messy and complex with years of appointments, referrals, multiple conditions with no relation, trying different medications and never coming away feeling fully satisfied. i've met so many patients clearly exhausted by it, who just want a resolution. i hope you, at your point in this journey, dont feel too worn down or overwhelmed. its a slow process but you arent alone. -catkins, from jail

As someone who is also a disabled artist, physically & mentally, I appreciate your bravery talking about your own experiences & it’s so refreshing to see others like. Be so kind and understanding with the topics. Thank you for being you, Steph. You’re helping break down stigmas within the art community, and keeping the talk of disability so open & safe for everyone. You are wonderful. ❤

My dad actually got DBS! A brief side note before i get into that though: Steph inspired me to finally try crochet after years of considering it only to back out. Making granny squares only at the moment, but it's made me really happy. So thank you for that inspiration! I've been watching your channel for a long time and have truly enjoyed every moment of watching both the old doodle date videos and art projects, as well as these new vlog style videos. Both of you have helped keep my own creative spark going at times I've really needed it, so truly, thank you both. I hope you always keep making art that makes you happy and inspired, and at whatever pace is comfortable and sustainable for you in that moment. [Content warning: DBS experience details below] My dad, who was in his mid-60s at the time, actually got deep brain stimulation surgery. He had Parkinsons disease, and had a pretty significant tremor for my whole life. It did work really well for him for a while! For the first while, while the battery was on it actually could stop his tremors, and he was able to sing like he used to again. A few years after, he developed a dementia related to Parkinsons, as well as some pretty severe mood swings (probably the dementia, but i dont remember.) The VA said that those changes were in some way related to the DBS. And when we turned the battery to half power and eventually off, my dad was much calmer again. I don't know how much it really is related, or how things would have gone differently with his dementia had he not gotten the surgery, but I'll say he never regretted it, and the first year for him was such a positive change that he never could have dreamed possible. I dont know it would affect someone with ET differently than someone with Parkinsons (especially considering he was over 20 years into a diagnosis and taking medications for it) but that was my families experience.

I was recently diagnosed with hyperthyroidism/Graves Disease after pregnancy. I am so sick. Brain fog, shaky hands, sick, tired, and heart problems. I am so thankful to see a youtuber I've loved since a kid talk about their health problems. It helps me relate and love them even more. Thank you Steph for helping me feel less alone and for showing me that I can continue art, even with a severe tremor ❤

You should come up with your own "ET" character to replace the ~alien~ For example- A guy with a garbled walkie talkie (the brain communication angle) A wiggly guy A dance enthusiast A ripple water lil guy A REALLY excited friend who REALLY wants to help for better or worse A dog who is SO HAPPY YOURE HOME AND CANNOT STOP THE WIGGLES

That leaflet goes in the fire. Fire is hallucination. Dang. (Thank you for sharing Steph! )

Hugging you all and wishing everybody a comfortable week! Extra soft hugs for Steph and Adam! You are the best!

Hey Adamo, how's this sound? Pigs with Gigs😮😮🎉🎉

I know someone in their thirties with tremors, so thank you Steph for talking about this.

Saw a bunch of guinea pigs at a zoo this weekend and they were popcorning all over the place, so adorable❤

I have tremors too! I am also only thirty. Mine are a bit of damage from being electrocuted. They improved for a while but now appear to be here to stay. I have a disability too. Its hard how these things combine but I try to look at it is being unique. Thank you for sharing!!

my mom has a tremor in her hands, has since she was a young woman. it's the worst when she is doing fine detailed tasks like cross stitch or trying to hold small things lightly, or holding her hands still it's pretty normal to have multiple disabilities/health conditions from what ive seen

Thank you for mentioning your hallucinations! I also have hallucinations as part of a different neurological disorder, and I find it the hardest symptom to talk about since there is a lot of stigma. And as you said they can be scary things! Hearing you talk about it really made me feel less alone

Thank you so much for talking a out this Steph! You're looking so well in this video, you deserve so much light and strength! I hate that it still is so stigmatized to be young and disabled. Even though I was diagnosed with my disorder when I was 18, almost ten years with it and 4 surgeries later, my family and some doctors don't like to lable me "disabled" when an adult, like 50-80yr old with the same history, is disabled. It's so frustrating! I am sending you and Adam and your little guineas happiness and health!!

Hi! I just wanted to thank yall for being so open and discussing this stuff. Hand tremors and mental health put me in a long time hiatus a while back, and your doodles and tea videos got me back into art because they were such cozy vibes. Learning about another artist with hand tremors had been so nice and helpful over the years with all the tips and tricks yall have shared in passing. You two are some of the most relatable youtubers/artists I've stumbled on and it's so nice to see 'real' people who discuss the things you do and share the resources you can. Thank you so much!

1:17 That is not actually a Ladybug but an Asian Lady Beetles! You can tell by the white dots on the head, lady bugs usually have them on the back of their wings!

Steph your so brave for being so open. Truly inspired to accept my disability ❤😊

First, the special half an hour Bluey episode comes out today, and now more doodle date content ‼️‼️😭 first thing i thought of when you said "essential tremor" was "summer essentials‼️😛" lol. I'm so glad you're opening up more about your disabilities and experiences, steph! Even though I dont have a tremor, I am also autistic, and listening to you talk about that feels so comforting. Never be afraid to speak about your experiences 💝

Congratulations on 200 copies sold Adam! I'm still saving for mine haha. Also thank you Steph for being so open with everyone even though it's scary! I'm proud of you 💛

Hi art friends!!!! Happy doodle date Sunday!

Thank you for sharing this 🙏

One of the the thing that has allways been endearing to me about your Chanel is that even thou you guys are both dealing with different conditions that are not Ideal for doing art you help each other out and show all of us how everyone can have fun and do art. Proud of Steph for talking about her condition. Thank you so much for the update and for being an inspiration. Can't wait for the next few videos ;)

Hi Steph, I also have essential tremor (& agree that’s a horrible name for it!), was diagnosed at a young age (15ish), deal with several other health issues, and I’m also an artist. So, I completely relate to what you’re saying & dealing with. It’s so frustrating at times, especially when it’s doctors saying stupid things like, “ Do you always shake when you’re nervous?” Of course, I’m not always quick on my feet in the moment, but later figure out what I should have/wished I’d said. Anyway, I just wanted you to know that you are definitely not alone. Thank you for talking about these things so others can feel seen as well. ❤❤❤

i recently got put on the blood pressure medications as well!! used to have resting heart rate go up to 174 and now i sit at 80-100 all the time but have to check my blood pressure with one of the fancy little monitors everyday to make sure that doesnt get too low haha im enjoying these little lets chat disability videos a lot

Steph is so strong and brave to deal so well with her health issues and to talk about them with us. I struggle with several health issues as well, and it feels lonely sometimes. I definitely relate to the wonky wrist because my elbow bends back awkwardly even since I broke it when I was in first grade. Sometimes it hurts a lot when I’m carrying groceries or propping myself up in bed. I also broke my neck in a car wreck when I was 16 and now I get pain when I bend it certain ways and sometimes I get dizzy. I have loads of other health issues. Oh! My mother had schizophrenia and she had terrible hallucinations. One day we got home from grocery shopping and she came out of the house coughing and shouting the house was on fire so my dad dropped the bags he was carrying and rushed in but there was no fire. She said she even felt the heat on her skin and the smoke made her cough. She once saw and man running at the car with an axe in a restaurant parking lot and scared my friend so badly she started crying. They can be so real.

Ive been watching you guys since i was in highschool (I'm now a year post college graduation) and your videos always make me smile. I stopped doing art for a bit and you guys helped me learn to focus on being creating and having fun rather than making "good art”. Thanks for sharing your health concerns with us. Wishing y'all the best! ❤

Thank you so much for talking about your symptoms and information about your diagnosis. I've had tremors for decades, but haven't been able to figure out what it is based on my symptoms. The way you described it is exactly what I've gone through. This video has helped me so much. At least I can do things that might help now. Thank you Steph❤😊

I'm 27 and just got diagnosed with an essential tremor too, so i appreciated seeing this! and all of your videos. thanks for sharing :)

Hi! I just got this video recommended to me entirely coincidentally, so it’s the first I’ve seen from you, you both (and the guinea pigs) seem lovely! I have essential tremor, and I’m 18. I’ve had it for around two years now? But I only saw a doctor about it in the past year or so. I know there’s actually a lot of young people who have it, too. It’s actually one of the, or even *the* most common tremor disorder there is. There’s probably a lot of people who don’t even know they have it, I know it took me a bit to figure out my shakiness wasn’t normal, and even then I noticed pretty quickly since I was already disabled and thought “actually, is this a symptom?” Nope, but a whole thing on its own! Essential tremor can also affect the vocal cords, so that *could* be another reason people think you’re nervous, if that happens for you, too. My tremor mostly affects my left hand, the right when it’s particularly bad, I get the leg shakiness too sometimes, and it affects my vocal cords rarely but it’s definitely noticeable and nervous-sounding when it does. My tremor isn’t bad enough for me to really want to go on medication (I hope that sentence doesn’t need a “yet” lol), plus I’m right handed, so there’s that. I’ve definitely been lucky on the tremor side of things, but it’s still so nice to see someone else who is young and works with their hands talking about it and bringing awareness to it! It’s wonderful that you feel comfortable to share these things (though do take your time if you need to, and know you don’t have to share something if you don’t want to!), it seems like your community is very supportive! Much love and well wishes to you both and your guinea pigs :)

OMG at 13:05 my bones in my arms are also longer than the other! My mom's too! She had surgery in both wrists to cut the bone bc it caused her significant pain, but maybe it's different than the one you were offered? Luckily my wrists don't cause me too much pain as long as i don't strain them carrying heavy things, but when I was still growing , like 12-14, i had to wear wrist braces sometimes

As someone who has a hypermobility spectrum disorder of some sort and who only learned about all the other medical conditions that can come when shabby genetics basically result in getting your connective tissue from TEMU (such as IBS, migraines, anxiety, wonky blood pressure shenanigans, etc) in my 40s, I can absolutely related to the "every time I go to the doctor we find something new." Except for me, it was more like every time I do a bit more research on hypermobility, it turns out that another random medical issue I have or once had turns out to be related. So I'm not a rusty bucket full of random broken bits. I'm a cohesively rusty bucket whose contents are the standard state for said rustiness. 🤣 But also, it's been great learning more about the condition and finding others with the same or similar conditions, because I don't feel like I'm just a "difficult patient" anymore. Nope. I just was born this way and it has and is going to have these impacts through no fault or "hysterics" of my own. Plus I get to educate all of my docs, because it's not something most of them learn anything about in school, other than maybe a brief section in one chapter in one class describing that it exists and that's about it.

I find ladybugs in my room frequently and they bring me joy, my granny always said they were because I was lucky. 😊 I am looking to buy dogs with jobs soon, I will be very excited for your next coloring book. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia recently and seeing a specialist soon to deal with the pain, I understand dealing with disabilities and being young. It really sucks when no one understands how bad it can be and you try to explain, especially when it is invisible. The million doctor appointments and medications it can be a lot at times! We are here for you Steph!! ❤ Edit: my history with surgeries and things is always get second opinions! Bring the MRI to another doctor and ask as many questions as you can. Then do your own research! I had a foot surgery to get an extra bone removed to relieve pain, I went to 3 doctors to get different opinions. I did my own research before deciding to go through with it. It sadly didn't help as much as the worth of the surgery but I'm glad I did all the research before.

It’s been a while since I’ve seen you guys pop up in my feed, it’s so lovely to see you guys again, I love your hair Steph! I’m not used to seeing you with brown hair but it really suits you 😊

It means a lot to hear You share. It is a source of comfort and understanding of sorts. Thank you.

Tremors were the reason I switched to digital art. Got them when I was in middle school and found it difficult to draw on paper! Luckily stabilizers exist and allow me to continue creating art without all the janky lines. Might be a fun challenge to try to create an artwork without the stabilizer and seeing how it turns out tremors and all!

I can understand the fear of getting the rarer sides effects from medications. I was put on 5 medications for my anxiety and depression and ended up with serotonin OD(aka serotonin syndrome). I almost died. After being in the hospital, the doctor I had took me off of 4 medications out of the 5 I was taking. Now I only take one and I feel like a completely new person! The doctor couldn’t understand why I was prescribed so many medications that interacted poorly with each other! I just wanted to feel better, so I didn’t question it. Now I see a different psychiatrist from a whole different practice and things are going smoothly now! Thank you so much, Steph, for sharing your struggles and your journey thus far! We all love you and Adam and wish you both a healthy and happy life! As well as Patches and Creston! 😅🤟🏻

Thank you Steph and Adam. I got home from the hospital today so I was finally able to watch this video.

Thanks for talking about your health! It's very helpful for those that have been trying to figure out what's going on with them and that haven't found a doctor that's willing to look deep for an issue. I've got a lot of the "You're too young" line as well.

Thank you for sharing your journey Steph. And congratulations on 200 copies sold Adam!

Steph is the cutest in that light blue striped shirt 💙🤍

I didn't know it was possible to have a Tremor without having Parkinsons so I always thought mine was from being hungry or having low blood sugar, but when I checked my blood sugar it was always "perfect". So, thank you so much for sharing this it really has helped kind of push me to talk to my doctor about this instead of sweeping it under the rug. You have also inspired me to let go when it comes to my art and not worry about every line being straight to hide my shakes. Talking about my own disabilities is difficult so I understand your hesitation to post videos about it. I also feel you on the hallucinations that stuff is terrifying. I had spiders on the ceiling, but fire sounds worse. You are not alone in the younger and shaky group :D I'm 33.

So great to see you be so open with your disability, it can be hard to come to terms with. I’d love to hear more about your experiences with ADHD/ neurodivergence and potentially how it effects the issues you’ve already spoken about ❤

I am making dinosaur pins out of shrink plastic!

I think this discussion is both important and interesting!🍀

This is so fascinating, thank you so much for sharing ☺☺

Steph, I too have fibromyalgia, essential tremor (in my hands,diagnosed with it at 30), and I’m 99% sure I’m audhd. I’ve got a few more comorbidities and so I relate to you so much.

Always happy to hear Steph be so forthcoming and honest with us, we love and care about you both so much!! I'm trying to hype myself up to go to doctors for the first time in years and try to get an autism diagnosis, and some possible hormonal issues sorted, and hearing that Steph has been able to find so much out in her own journey is really encouraging!! 💙 Would Steph be willing to talk about her autism/adhd (since they're usually pretty comorbid) in a video like this? If she's been through the diagnostic process it would be so helpful to me I'm so nervous 😭 And CONGRATS ADAMO ON THE SUCCESS OF DOGS W JOBS!!! 🐶💙💛💙💛💙

May I suggest: Romantic Collab Coloring Book. Even if it's all guineas there's art to color in from you and steph individually but also collab pieces!

So happy for Dogs with Jobs, and I'm glad that we've all given Steph a place where she does feel safe. You guys have been the highlight of my feed, and I've begun work on my own book project from the inspiration Adam has been with his work.

I can relate to you so much I am only 31, I have an Essential ( Benign) Tremor as well, my whole life it has been there. medication definitely helps immensely thank you for sharing your experience with this condition with us Steph. i don't feel so alone knowing there are people out there that also deal with this type of issue

Oh man, i really connected with the hallucinations part. Since last year I've been on medication that also is treating neurological issues, and there was a period of time back in February that I wasn't sleeping properly and was super stressed and it caused me when I'd wake up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom to hallucinate stuff, the worst was when I thought a little shadow girl was in my bedroom, and also when I thought I had sliced my big toe in half (i did hurt it but not that badly). It's the craziest thing to go through, especially when it affects who you live with and it was hard to explain to my family why my brain thought it saw/felt what it felt. I can't change the dose of my medication cause the benefits it has outweighs the crazy shit it can do to me at night/when im sleeping, but I'm glad you guys were able to get it changed out/adjusted so that it isn't so bad :)

representation is so helpful. Finding someone like you really can change everything.

I’ve been following you both for such a long time, and you guys have been people I’ve looked up to in my art journey. So seeing Steph powering through despite the struggles is super inspirational for me as someone with similar conditions ❤️ keep powering through Steph we are all here supporting you!

Your shirt has Felix the Cat. He’s the real OG. He was 100 years old in 2019! 🎉

I have a cousin who got a surgery to put a thingy in his brain for his epilepsy when he was around 13-14 and it seems to work pretty well. It connects to my aunt's phone via a local signal and she can send his data to specialists who adjust the device to treat him accordingly. The only concern I have is that the battery wears out after 10 years so he has to get a surgery again to replace the battery. Hopefully 10 years from now they'll get a longer lasting one in there!

As someone who has a long list of odd health problems I get really worried about possible new problems when I go to the doctor as well and anxiety really doesn’t help either

Thanks for sharing your story Steph!!! It's really brave and I hope you know you're helping lots of people! 💙💛

Thanks for sharing, Steph. I was diagnosed with essential tremor when I was just over 30. It's remained stable for 20 years. I also have it in my head which is kind of entertaining because people think I am disagreeing with them lol. I know you'll find a way to make the most of your career despite the tremor. Ps I can't tolerate the medication for the tremor, although sometimes I will take a benz⁰ for it. I am so proud of you!

I was diagnosed with juvenile onset epilepsy when I was 15. With that I had hand tremors/jerks for about a decade and mine were called cortical hand tremors and myoclonic jerks. Weird names but people think they sound so dramatic and worse than it really is with those names. LolI don’t know if I ‘grew out of it’ or it was finally finding the right medication but due to lack of sleep or stress (my triggers) the jerks and tremors come back but not the seizures. Everyone asked me why I was so shaking all the time so I learnt to be a statue around people and anywhere in social situations til that didn’t really work well so I learnt to not give a shit.

ive heard that with visual hallucinations someotimes it helps to turn your phone on and point it at whatever you're seeing and if it doesnt show up on the screen its not real!

@doodle date Thank you Steph for being so transparent about your disability and experiences with doctors, referrals, and specialists. I was born with my disability so I am not sure what type they said I have or what studies and scans were done at the time. I used to have tremors in my legs, but now they rarely happen. I have to change doctors because my doctor had a health issue and will be using a company to provide services through virtual appointments. I don’t know if insurance will cover that. Have you had any trouble getting specialists or MRI, exams, or testing covered by insurance?

It’s good to hear an update from you Steph ❤ Man, I can see why some of the things scared you and you didn’t want to talk about them. Sometimes that makes them feel ‘more’ real… Sending you big hugs! And wow, I’m the same with trying to retain a lot of information 😅 especially medical. Adamo, congrats on so many Dogs with Jobs sales, that is fantastic! 🎉 Can’t wait to support you too once I can ❤

ladybug with so many dots its just Harlequin ladybirds, theyre not native to europe as far as i know and they arrived to europe from Asia. Sadly they're becoming more prevalent which means they do in fact keep fighting our native ladybugs. (and theyre winning xD) Ofcourse not all ladybugs that have so many dots are the ones from Asia, so its best to be sure before you try to "help"

My grandmother had an essential tremor since she was a child. Her mothers treatment was to take her to a funeral home to touch a dead person so they could take the tremor with them to the grave. This would have been back in the 30's. Traumatizing!! I am just now starting to see signs of ET in my 40's. Seems to be hereditary as many in my extended family also suffer.

if at 21:10 it could cure my aphantasia i would do it in a heartbeat, im so frustrated to not "see" anything before me, it's making art is so difficult :( but you are such a trooper! thanks for opening up and giving everyone courage T_T

Nice to see you both and the pigs x katie

Hi Steph and Adamo! I’m really enjoying the art vlogs

I like having my husband in appointments with me too. But as he works full time it makes it harder. So I decided the best thing to do is to secretly voice record the appointments using my Apple Watch haha (perfectly legal to do btw you don’t have to inform them either - UK is a one party consent country) you could do this with your phone too. And this helps me remember things much easier (I have brain damage from nhs negligence and it affects my memory quite a bit which is why I do this).

You should make a little book filled with drawings of the hallutinations you had, make a bit of money out of something bad you know, I think itll be interesting ✨

Hearing about the many health issues... it just made me think, have they tested your thyroid levels? I assume they have since it's a simple test to take, but sometimes it gets overlooked. It can cause things like tremors, muscle weakness, difficulty of healing injuries, increased heart rate.. the list goes on. I only say this because I had this condition and it caused all of these symptoms for me and I had to go through and entire army of doctors to find out what was wrong with me. Edit to add: Thyroid stuff is generally not very scary in the grand scheme of things, so nothing to be spooked about in that regard.

wow thanks for the description i thought i might of had essential tremors last year (yes really dumb name!) i had to have a few test and it was so stressful turned out to be something else causing it . but thanks for sharing i can understand a little and totally sympathise with you but you are doing great with sharing keep it up lots of love

The video with all the random animals 😂 these are my people hahaha. Though I have to disagree with one thing. ET is awesome 😂

I knew a person who had this "antenna" thing in their brain for Parkinsons and idk I guess it helped them a bit at least with that kind of tremmor, but obviously they had other stuff other than just the tremmor going on because the parkinsons. Later on they could sometimes walk by themself but nlt realiably, so had to use walking help and ppl to help walk short distances.

Thank you so much for sharing and posting this video! I have "ET", haha oh no the alien is I can see now!! My tremor has halted a lot of what I share online, I know it shouldn't but every video id get comments about it and thats ok I just get really self conscious when people notice my tremor, which in turn makes it worse. Especially in real life too. Nervousness certainly plays a huge part with mine, and like Steph - I'm nervous nearly all the time! Especially when it comes to videos and people etc... But again big thanks for sharing this video - I really appreciate it as I'm sure others do!!

Thanks for sharing! Im in nursing school and im trying to be as educated as I can be :) Also my mom has a different rare brain condition. Her’s causes an uncontrolled twitching movement. In the past when it wasn’t controlled well, a lot of people would give her bad looks and assumed she was on drugs. But it’s a lot better managed now ❤

It is very interesting to be informed ❤ and the surgery does sound scary 😅

Thank you for sharing

So pleased to see this video. My ET started manifesting when I was a toddler, and it has gotten bad enough that I let it put me off making art for a long time. I'm only now trying to create the things I've always wanted to. It is reassuring to see someone else with ET doing this.

1:05 that's an Harlequin (Harmonia axyridis) also known as Asian ladybug, which is different genus to the ladybug species that are common in Europe (Coccinella). It has been artificially introduced to Europe and its population is growing like crazy. Unfortunatelly they are a threat to our native ladybug species and their biodiversity, as they compete for the same food sources. You can tell harlequins them apart by the size of those white spots on their anterior abdomen (on our common European 5-, 7- or 11-spot ladybugs the diameter of the white spots is about the half of the anterior abdomen's height and covers the lower part of it, but on harlequins those are huge and cover most of the anterior abdmen) and the shape of their black spots on their elytra (spots on harlequins are far more irregular in shape). Harlequins are also more... globular, I'd say - coccinellas have a more pronounced "waistline" indentation between their anterior and posterior abdomen.

It’s kinda funny how you were talking about thinking of ET and a possible fix is to have an antenna stuck into your head while awake, like an alien brain probe lol. It all points to aliens! But seriously, it’s brave of you to share all that’s happening and it must be helpful to other people going through similar things. I personally think your art looks amazing with or without your tremor, your style is so distinct, I love it! Also anytime I see someone with a tremor I just assume it’s a medical issue related. Unless their face looks scared or they’re shaking, I’m ignoring it.

Im that way with Raynaud's Syndrome people are always like wow your hands are white and different colours I'm suppose to wear gloves too but it gets frustrating having to explain to people why I'm wearing gloves in the summer. I even get cold when its like 70 or below :( but only 10 percent of the population has it so it doesn't get studied a lot of my current hand problems are from a car crash when I was little it was from a Broken Left arm I'll have to keep a eye out for that later on probably

Thank you for opening up Steph❤ also I will refuse to call it anything other than Steph-shakies hahah😂❤

Thanks for sharing! And I'm glad you're able to share =) The scary brain procedure sounds like lasik surgery on steroids--you have to be awake for that, too!

Love your videos. You are so inspiring ❤❤

Love you doodle date

The surgery option is always scary! Much like Steph I had a condition where I was the youngest person on the ward by a solid 50 years. Disabilities and illnesses can hit you pretty much any time! I had surgery while I was awake, implanting a pacemaker. Most of the procedure was bearable but it's definitely not as easy as being under is.

My partner has a wonky wrist like yours from multiple bad breaks as a kid. He got it xrayed again recently and they said it had healed fine but that he has arthritis. I suspect it’s related to Ehler’s Danlos Syndrome because his sister is diagnosed, and he dislocates his knees all the time, but he won’t go to the doctor about it.

Steph should do the sequel to “Dogs with Jobs” but instead it should be called “Cats with Careers” 😂

Charles Schulz the creator of Peanuts and Snoopy had a tremor. The quality of his shaky line art in the later decades of his work was a direct result of his tremor. I used to think the line was intentional until I learned that.

Ok Dogs with Jobs is cool, for the sequel how about Cats doing Crafts?

It’s called ESSENTIAL because it’s part of the essential (intrinsic) part of your physical makeup, the part of your body that’s “you”.

I occasionally get hand tremors, I didn’t think it was that bad but it gets worse if I’m hungry or have done a lot of exercise and customers would ask me if I’m okay 😂 so I guess it is noticeable haha. I’m only 28 but I’ve had it for at least 13 years (more I think) that I can remember. And I was talking with my dad and he was like SAME! And our right hand is worse for both of us. Ironically I wouldn’t say my dad is the most constantly upbeat person but he seemed quite happy like a good bonding moment 😂 we both have a history of depression and anxiety so I do wonder if that’s at least part of the cause. But neither of us have got it checked. I mean he’s had his for like 40 or more years so I’m sure it’s fineee 😂

I’m 25 and I have the same kind of tremor but have never gotten it checked out, it started when I was like 16, watching your videos has helped me a lot over the years as I stopped doing art because of it. I felt like I couldn’t get any better at art with shaky hands but you have made me realize I should keep going! Thank you for being so open with us, it really means a lot and helps so many of us ❤️

HI, since you've been opening up a bit regarding your illnes, (thank you), could you explain what a "carer" is? Adam said he is yours now. Is that a government issued job? I'm from the U.S. and we don't have that. If you don't feel comfortable explaining, I understand. Thank you again