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Re: Is Anyone Happy? » alexandra_k

Posted by happyflower123 on August 16, 2013, at 1:14:54

In reply to Re: Is Anyone Happy?, posted by alexandra_k on August 15, 2013, at 22:40:07

Thanks Alex,

It all happened by "accident." I was taking a creative writing class where we studied contemporary art and actually did this type of art in order to get our minds working creatively. We were required to do work in a sketch book of various collages. My poetry prof. told me after class he never knew I was an artist. I told him I wasn't. haha! He told me I should take a few art classes. I found out he had a BFA in art tool. Well the summer before these art classes, I ran into that unethical T AGAIN at another gym. It upset me so much that I just painted. That started the ball rolling. One thing led to another. Now I am doing art shows in galleries and last week got a commission to do for a fundraiser. All in three short years. During this time I have found that many "artists" have a past history of trauma. The arts are a safe way to express those emotions, safer than most people. I still have struggles, and sometimes something will trigger me. But I have learned to recognize that, and try to re-channel it into my art, writing, or to make an appointment with my T instead of lashing out or reacting in a negative way. I think for once in my life I can say I am happy,but it took a lot of work to get there. My T talks about riding the waves of emotion, eventually the emotion will lessen, no matter how bad it feels at the moment. I now trust and know that any strong emotion (even good ones) will subside. So when I say I am happy most days, it is true. I haven't had a chance to read through the posts, I was very surprised to see a lot of the same names here. Eventually I will get caught up. It seems like lately a lot of older members have been stopping by. Thanks Alex for the welcome! Hope things are going better for you.


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