miercuri, 23 martie 2016

How Art Therapy Can Contribute To The Healing Process

By Deborah Murphy


There are so many different types of programs that therapists offer, and each one of these is unique to the individual. It can help one based on what they are suffering from or their particular personality. A lot of people will benefit hugely from the creative process. Neuroscience has proven that art therapy has been helping both adults and children improve in a big way.

Both adults and children are encouraged to have a look at this type of creativity and how it can work on healing and improving their situation. This especially helps those who have problems on a day to day basis who are having trouble with depression and anxiety or panic attacks. Some people find it difficult to talk to a therapist.

Getting into a routine with this is important. Once the patient knows what to do, they will start to improve by slotting into a set time everyday, such as waking up in the morning to do a little painting or drawing. One only has to participate in an activity like this for 30 minutes. For someone who is anxious, for example, this will set their mind at ease.

A suicide patient may be able to convey what they are feeling in a painting a lot better than what they are able to tell the therapist. These paintings usually have symbols of hope that has vanished from their lives. There is a sense of heartache in the drawings, and this gives more for the therapist to work with.

Children will also need to get something off their chest. Teachers and parents will be able to see their own kids busy with art work for long periods of time. They don't do well keeping focus talking to a psychologist. Many of them simply can't express themselves in a verbal manner, so this is often much better for them.

A psychologist may refer their patient to a therapist should they feel that they are not progressing in therapy during the talk progress method. For some patients, talking about their problems is useful, but not everyone is able to do this. Research show that the brain benefits from the creative process and this is especially true where memories have been forgotten about. The two sides of the brain start to reconnect.

Therapists have been trained to look for certain things and will sometimes talk to the folk about what they were painting or drawing and how they were feeling at the time. Sometimes it is feelings of rage, and other times it was hopelessness which were revealed in their work. This can relate to someone with suicidal thoughts.

Children also struggle to talk about certain issues and find that this can be helpful in schools. A psychologist may refer them to someone who can help them with this type of therapy. It is not only drawing and painting that they will be involved in. Often there is more of a variety and this is something to look forward to. Working with different textures can also help the brain and the mind in this process.




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