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Art for self care/Junk Journaling beginning

Posted by 9yearspast @9yearspast, 2 days ago

Hello,
Spoke with my PCP a bit ago. She and I were thinking how I could calm my medical PTSD. One thing we thought of was the concept of Junk journaling.
I asked her the idea she wanted. She told me just to keep things open. I have projects I describe on my iPad with a program people don’t seem to use. It is called free form.
I write about paintings are art projects or crafts.
I have been saving packages for a bit. Old magazines I got given some they were going to toss. I have had a travel journal.
If I were to go to Mayo it would be a dream come true. I would possibly journal about the trip save airline tickets and other items. They say to even put a coffee cup thing holder or a tea bag.
I wish I could do art therapy the chances I have had were wonderful. I found one at one time and I am not sure the prompt that made me do it, but it was at a peer run place.
I am not an artist but after I stopped working I did some volunteer art classes where I made up ideas of projects for people and brought supplies. This was for homeless women and a group for all. I also did one for seniors. Would love to do this again in a pre covid world without the lung disease I have.
Anyone do any sort of art or crafts for fun and self soothing?

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Ginger, Volunteer Mentor | @gingerw | 2 days ago

@9yearspast That sounds like a very rewarding project to have done those volunteer art classes! A win-win for everyone involved, right!?

For fun and self-soothing, I do crochet work, playing with beads of different sorts making long strings of them, using colored pencils to color in books or journals, making quilts. This year I have challenged myself to participate in an art journaling challenge, and it really is difficult for me to step up to the plate. But it is good for me. Something about the different sensations and the tactile feel of everything seems to soothe me, heal me.

You already stated some great ideas to get yourself started on a new art journal! I will be interested to see what you do. Will you share with us?
Ginger

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9yearspast | @9yearspast | 2 days ago
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@9yearspast That sounds like a very rewarding project to have done those volunteer art classes! A win-win for everyone involved, right!?

For fun and self-soothing, I do crochet work, playing with beads of different sorts making long strings of them, using colored pencils to color in books or journals, making quilts. This year I have challenged myself to participate in an art journaling challenge, and it really is difficult for me to step up to the plate. But it is good for me. Something about the different sensations and the tactile feel of everything seems to soothe me, heal me.

You already stated some great ideas to get yourself started on a new art journal! I will be interested to see what you do. Will you share with us?
Ginger

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Hi Ginger. Yes I will. For now I am thinking of starting of saving some more items. I am about to order a mixed media notebook. I was thinking of doing that because I have not seen paper trash bags for a while. I have been watching YouTube videos today about it. I have saved anything with a dog.

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9yearspast | @9yearspast | 2 days ago
In reply to @gingerw "@9yearspast That sounds like a very rewarding project to have done those volunteer art classes! A..." + (show)
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@9yearspast That sounds like a very rewarding project to have done those volunteer art classes! A win-win for everyone involved, right!?

For fun and self-soothing, I do crochet work, playing with beads of different sorts making long strings of them, using colored pencils to color in books or journals, making quilts. This year I have challenged myself to participate in an art journaling challenge, and it really is difficult for me to step up to the plate. But it is good for me. Something about the different sensations and the tactile feel of everything seems to soothe me, heal me.

You already stated some great ideas to get yourself started on a new art journal! I will be interested to see what you do. Will you share with us?
Ginger

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I like hearing about what you are doing. I did a great deal of crafts as a kid. Art was seen as a luxury in later years, but when I was injured physically I started doing it. I had formerly been involved in various physical activities which was what I did for balance in school and work. So glad they now talk about work life balance as I did not have that. Now I am disabled and not able to work. I tell people to not be like me and make sure to have life.

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9yearspast | @9yearspast | 2 days ago
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@9yearspast That sounds like a very rewarding project to have done those volunteer art classes! A win-win for everyone involved, right!?

For fun and self-soothing, I do crochet work, playing with beads of different sorts making long strings of them, using colored pencils to color in books or journals, making quilts. This year I have challenged myself to participate in an art journaling challenge, and it really is difficult for me to step up to the plate. But it is good for me. Something about the different sensations and the tactile feel of everything seems to soothe me, heal me.

You already stated some great ideas to get yourself started on a new art journal! I will be interested to see what you do. Will you share with us?
Ginger

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I so love the tactile stuff too. I think inna world of touch screens it really helps.

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