Art therapy - the word is now on the hearing, but even those who actively use them, can not always explain that this is actually. Some believe that it is a laying of plasticine in a mental hospital. Others believe that this is some non-traditional treatment method.
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What is art therapy?
This is
Method of treatment through artistic creativity. And more precisely
will say that this is not so much treatment as development
Creativity and personalities. Developing and harmonizing themselves, you give yourself in
hands weapons to solve any life problems.
Art therapy as a treatment method was involved in
fortieth years of the last century. However, I instinctively use it with
Deep antiquity. Splashing your emotions on paper, canvas, creating
music and sculptures, humanity did not always create masterpieces. However B
Creative processYour mental mental has always been filmed
tension came soothery and concentration. You can say,
that art therapy – This is a natural and gentle healing of the soul with
creativity.
What is the mechanism of action of this type of treatment?
Folding origami, drawing or writing a melody, you are on
actually describe your problem or mood. Thus, you
get a coded message from ourselves from their depths
Subconscious. Appointment of an art therapy specialist – help you decipher this message and effectively use tips,
which are contained in it to harmonize their lives and health.
For example, there is such an exercise: with
the twine you are hardened yourself «living space». Already on this
stage appears food for reflection: how much «air» You yourself
Take out? Do you closely close? And maybe, on the contrary: they
so wide that you are already uncomfortable in them?
But this is not all: you begin to go to visit you
neighbors. As long as you lead a pleasant conversation with them, everything is fine. But yours
Neighbors, apparently, feeling at home, in your inner world,
Invite their acquaintances. In your «Life space» becomes
closely.
What will you do? Plune on everything and leaving your
«a place under the sun» unborn guests will go to look for a new refuge?
Do you have a low self-esteem? Do not you stand in position
Victims in interpersonal relationships? And maybe you will begin to defend
their couple square meters with aggression that will surprise you yourself?
Or perhaps you will try to negotiate, set some
regulations? Agree, there is something to think about and what to think about.
This is just one of the exercises of one of
directions of art therapy – GameTherapy. Directions of these weight they
correspond to the arts of art, but a variety of technician practically
not limited. Here is not a complete list of ours «Heel soul»:
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Visual art types (drawing, modeling and t.D.);
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Music therapy;
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Fairy-therapy;
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dramotherapy;
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phototherapy;
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Dancetherapy…
The list is almost infinite, but almost almost
Every day new and new appear. There are even such
Exotic techniques like sand therapy and kinder surprise therapy.
Actually, it does not matter, with which technology you can establish contact with your soul. It does not matter whether
You reach some vertices in the selected form of creativity. The main thing –
This is an opportunity to express yourself, learn yourself, to gain mental strength after experienced life stresses and crises. No wonder art therapists work in the departments of cardiology, oncology and gerontology.
This kind of psychotherapy is soft, gentle, humane and practically no contraindications.