15 Shocking Statistics On Mental Health
How can you boost your mental health?
Here’s a tool for you
→ Art Journaling
Yep! You got it right!
It’s a mix of journaling and art.
You can use it when you feel a little down.
Here’s how you can give it a go.
1. Take your journal
2. Choose the art form you prefer.
You’re gonna mix it with journaling.
For example you can choose between:
→ Graffiti
→ Collage
→ Painting
→ Drawing
→ Sculpture
→ Sketching
→ Digital Art
Just choose your favorite art form.
3. Start journaling.
For example you can write down:
→ Your feelings
→ Your thoughts
→ Your emotions
→ Your problems
→ Your decisions
→ Your current situation
Just write down what you’re experiencing.
4. Take the art form you’ve chosen and turn your writing into art.
For example, imagine you’ve written about a problem you have with a friend.
And imagine you’ve also written your emotions associated with that.
.Well, do this:
→ Take your art form (a drawing pencil, for example)
→ Turn that writing into a sketch.
5. When you’ve finished your art, ask yourself:
→ “How do I feel now?”
95% of the time, you’ll feel much better
5% of the time, you’ll feel a little bit better
This is how you can boost your mental health through Art Journaling.
If you think about it, it’s not very different from what I’m doing now:
→ Journaling (this text you’re reading)
→ Art (the visual here below)