Therapeutic life lessons I've learned from doing art | Advice from a hopeful artist
In the past few months, I've experienced a lot of losses in a short period of time that I've found myself grappling with my mental health and questioning the core of who I am. The desperation of trying to keep yourself together while your view of the world and people alters is startling. It is the feeling of being absolutely alone while you intently push everyone away that makes you hope you make it out of this without developing a cynical worldview. See? Horrific life experiences can muddle up the core of who you are, but they can never break you. For me, when everything is blurry, I start from the foundation. When life seems to be kicking me from all direction, and I don't know where to go? I pick up my metaphoric paint brush and start from there. When you are doing art, it allows you to spend time thinking by yourself without the distraction of the internet and all the other external factors. Lately, I've found myself painting and designing a lot and...
