Have you ever wanted to say something but just
didn’t know how to put your feelings into words?
Occasionally our stress and
anxiety can come from simply not being able to express ourselves using the
typical form of expressions, ie. Words/Language. This is why I love art and dance. The arts
give people the ability to express themselves in ways that they may not have
been able to through words. Now before I share this video I must warn you, it is not a positive one. However sometimes as I said in the beginning of the
post, we just need a way to express ourselves in a manner that doesn’t involve
talking.
The video I have shared with you is3. a dance that dives into
the life of an abusive relationship, physical or mental. The video shows two
dancers, a male and a female. The female has what seems to be a ghostly shadow
of herself throughout the entire video, this is meant to be her spirit. As you
watch the video you can see that anytime she tries to leave he pulls her in and
a little bit of her spirit leaves her until there is nothing left.
The end of
the video she disappears completely and the ghostly shadow of her stands
defiantly looking at him, behind her is several of her forms of spirit. After watching
this video, the ending interpretation can be taken different ways, I like to
think that she got out of the relationship and the defiant spirit at the end is
her standing up and walking away, knowing that she has to rebuild herself but
she will be stronger than ever.
Sometimes this form of expression is just what is needed for people to get out of bad situations or even realize the situation they are in. If you're looking for ways to manage your anxiety through expression another way could be art. Below are some sites that allow you to create your own pieces of artwork. Let's see how you express yourself!
1. Jackson Pollock Paintings: make your own Pollock painting. Change the colors by clicking the mouse and paint away!
2. Bomomo: Create something fun and somewhat relaxing with this website. Paint with different brushes that follow your mouse!
3. Lastly this is one of my favorites Scribbler with this site simply scribble a design on the empty space. Click "done drawing" then "start scribble" the site begins to scribble based off of your design. Very satisfying and relaxing to watch.
The sites listed above are just some ways to help you get started on managing your anxiety through forms of expression. What are some of your ideas to help manage anxiety/stress through art forms?
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