Kinai - Art Therapy for Dealing with Depression

Dr. MiriamKinai *** Published by DrMiriam Kinai at Smashwords http://thebestsellingebooks.blogspot.com/ Discover other titles by Dr Miriam Kinaiat Smashwords.com *** Copyright (c)2012 by Dr Miriam Kinai Smashwords Edition License Notes This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. Thisebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If youwould like to share this book with another person, please purchasean additional copy for each recipient. If youre reading this bookand did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only,then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.Thank you for respecting the hard work of thisauthor . Art Therapyfor Dealing with Depression uses color pictures and clearexplanations to teach you the different types of art therapy thatare useful for managing depression.

It also includes more than 50art therapy projects, with examples, to help persons who aredealing with depression.

Art therapy isa useful depression treatment because it enables persons dealingwith depression express their repressed feelings on paper or clayor whatever other medium of expression they choose to use. It alsogives those who are not very good at expressing themselves verballya safe avenue to vent especially when they allow themselves toproduce unedited abstract art. The forms ofart therapy that are beneficial for dealing with depressioninclude: a. Drawingsketches b. Drawingpictures c.

Drawingcartoons d. Drawing andcoloring regular or abstract pictures with pens and crayons e. Drawing andpainting regular or abstract pictures with water colors or acrylicpaints f. Fingerpainting g. Creatingcrayon mosaics h. Creatingcollages from pictures cut out from magazines i.

Moldingimages from play dough or clay j.Papier-mch k. Creatingart out of recycled objects l. Creatingnatural art out of natural things like flowers, grass, leaves,sticks, dirt, etc m. Drawingonline at sites such as http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/ and http://www.sketchplanet.com/

For arttherapy to be effective for dealing with depression, it isgenerally recommended that one should dedicate at least an houreach week to engage in this healing art. The followingare some of the art therapy projects that can help with coping withdepression: My currentlife situation Express howyou feel about your current life situation by creating an originalwork of art using the above forms of artistic expression. *** What stressesme Create a workof art that depicts all the things that are stressing you. *** Create inyellow Create anoriginal work of expressive art by using different shades of thecheering color yellow. *** What depressesme Create a workof art that depicts all the things that are depressing you. *** Justcreate Just begincreating whatever comes to your mind without having a predeterminedtopic. *** My currentmind Assume aspecial x-ray machine is able to take pictures of the insides ofpeoples minds and create an original work of art by using theabove forms of artistic expression to reveal the contents of yourmind. *** Soothingcollage Create acollage that soothes you by combining several of the above forms ofartistic expression. *** Shut eyescribbling Close youreyes and scribble on a piece of paper until you are satisfied. *** Shut eyescribbling Close youreyes and scribble on a piece of paper until you are satisfied.

Openyour eyes and see if you can make something out of it by shading orcoloring different parts of the scribble. Does the scribble speakto you? *** My mainsolution Create a workof art that describes how you would like to resolve the mainproblem that is contributing to your depression. *** My goodpoints Express whatyou feel are your positive attributes by creating an original workof expressive art by using the above forms of artisticexpression. *** My mainproblem Using theabove forms of artistic expression, create a work of art thatdescribes the main problem that is contributing to yourdepression. *** My badpoints Sketch, drawor paint a work of art that depicts what you feel are your badpoints. *** Mystrengths Sketch, drawor paint a chain with each strong link depicting one of your strongpoint and each weak link representing one of your weak points.Write down what you can do to strengthen the weak points so thatthe chain does not break. *** How I wish Isaw myself Express howyou wish you saw yourself by creating an original work ofexpressive art. *** My gifts Create anoriginal work of art by using the above forms of artisticexpression that showcases your gifts and talents. *** How I seemyself Express howyou see yourself by creating an original work of expressive art byusing the above forms of artistic expression. *** My wishfulfeelings Express howyou wish you felt about yourself and your life situation bycreating an original work of expressive art by using the aboveforms of artistic expression. *** My motto Write out yourfavorite motto in very large letters and color it. *** My dreamheart Assume aspecial x-ray machine was designed that was able to take picturesof the insides of peoples hearts and create an original work ofexpressive art by using one or several of the above forms ofartistic expression that reveals what you would like to have insideyour heart. *** My journey tothe mountain top Draw amountain with the sun on its peak on one side of the page and drawa deep, dark pit on the other side. *** My journey tothe mountain top Draw amountain with the sun on its peak on one side of the page and drawa deep, dark pit on the other side.

Join the two with a line andplace yourself where you think you are on the journey out of thepit of depression. Then write or draw icons representing how youwill finish your journey to the mountain top. *** My dreammind Assume aspecial x-ray machine was designed that was able to take picturesof the insides of peoples minds and create an original work ofexpressive art by using one or several of the above forms ofartistic expression that reveals what you would like to have insideyour mind. *** Draw yourmovie Watch yourfavourite movie and create an original work of art by using theabove forms of artistic expression that represents the message ofthe movie gives you. *** Draw yourmusic Listen to yourfavourite piece of music and create an original work of art byusing the above forms of artistic expression that represents thefeelings the songs give you. *** Draw yourscent Take a whiffof your favorite scent regardless of whether it is a perfume orflower or essential oil and create an original work of art by usingthe above forms of artistic expression that represents the feelingsthe scent gives you. *** My role in theworld Express whatyou feel is your role in the world or your lifes purpose or thereason that you came into this world by using the above forms ofartistic expression.