I have not been able to find any creative part of myself recently, so far this year actually.
This is like losing part of my soul. I haven't really noticed, until I managed to draw today.
I needed to find a way to express something that I could not put into words.
My abilities to write or draw come and go and they have mostly gone at the moment. Recently I have been unable to find any motivation or artistic ability. I have gotten my paint and inks out a few times, and lost focus really quickly / felt that there is no point / not been able to draw freely. I have been particularly afraid / resistant to attempt to draw or write anything of any real substance or meaning. It only feels safe to try and draw pretty linear pattens.
It is so frustrating when I can’t find the words I need. And I can't make sense of what I'm feeling. Art is good for helping that and I'm grateful that I could use my fidgety hands this evening to focus on one line at a time.
Creativity for wellness does not have to be about making something nice and pretty to try and muster up a feeling of calm. If we're not allowed to draw difficult incomprehensible things that express something we have no other way to say, then what is the point of art anyway?
This was my EMDR session today.
This is like losing part of my soul. I haven't really noticed, until I managed to draw today.
I needed to find a way to express something that I could not put into words.
My abilities to write or draw come and go and they have mostly gone at the moment. Recently I have been unable to find any motivation or artistic ability. I have gotten my paint and inks out a few times, and lost focus really quickly / felt that there is no point / not been able to draw freely. I have been particularly afraid / resistant to attempt to draw or write anything of any real substance or meaning. It only feels safe to try and draw pretty linear pattens.
It is so frustrating when I can’t find the words I need. And I can't make sense of what I'm feeling. Art is good for helping that and I'm grateful that I could use my fidgety hands this evening to focus on one line at a time.
Creativity for wellness does not have to be about making something nice and pretty to try and muster up a feeling of calm. If we're not allowed to draw difficult incomprehensible things that express something we have no other way to say, then what is the point of art anyway?
My therapist kept saying ‘notice that’ and there was nothing there to notice !