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YOUR
ANXIETY BOOK

DATE
04.2024 
(3 weeks)


TEAM PROJECT  

/ Liki, Hsu
/ Kaye, Yang
PROJECT  TYPE
/ Behavioral Documentation
/ Smoking Habits Study





/ Data Visualization
/ Speculative Design
Your Anxiety Book is a documentation project that explores the emotional and physical patterns behind cigarette use. Participants were asked to record each cigarette they smoked—tracking not only the quantity, but also the context, emotional state, reasons for smoking, perceived happiness, and physical burden. 

By measuring the remaining cigarettes and compiling these personal reflections, the project forms a data-driven, introspective book that visualizes consumption habits and speculates on potential futures—both personal and societal—surrounding smoking and anxiety.



{ Process }





The project began with a review of existing literature and statistical data on the association between cigarette smoking, depression, and anxiety. Building on this foundation, we conducted a five-day study with seven participants, during which every smoked cigarette butt was collected, measured, and documented alongside self-reported emotional context, reasons for smoking, and physical and emotional responses. 

Based on the collected data, reflections, and observed patterns, we developed a speculative narrative that explores the potential futures of cigarette use as a coping mechanism for anxiety.









{ Cigarette Butts:
Behavioral Indicators }
    




Different patterns found in the cigarette butts act as quiet indicators of behavioral cycles and emotional states, serving as external traces of internal experience.
  Messy, sticky butts reflect compulsive or distracted behavior. They are often smoked quickly, during periods of heightened emotional tension or mental unrest.
Butts cracked into two parts indicate that excessive force was applied while extinguishing. This may reflect impatience, agitation, or a need for release in the moment.
  Two cigarettes at once signal escalation. It points to an intensified need to self-soothe or disconnect in moments of acute stress or emotional overload.







Cigarette butts and used data were documented into a book, forming the basis for a speculative reflection on future patterns of use.




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