Art & Mental Health
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***This post is geared towards art and mental health for individuals experiencing day to day stress and anxiety. If you are experiencing more serious forms of mental health and illness, please seek the help of a licensed professional. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.***
Art and mental health have gone hand in hand for quite while. The stigma of mental health and illness is gradually receding and mental health awareness has been on the rise for some time now. Treatment is becoming more mainstream and accepted. There are dozens of commercials currently on TV for prescriptions, apps, and services for mental health and illness.
Once upon a time, nobody spoke of even the mildest forms of stress, depression, or anxiety. And conditions like bi-polar disorder, psychosis, and schizophrenia were hidden away as something shameful for the family, not just the patient.
It wasn’t until the 1940’s that mental health professionals starting using art as a means of treating their patients. Today, you need a master’s degree to become a licensed art therapist. That should tell you that art and mental health legitimately work well together.
