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Art & Anxiety

9/13/2018

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Trigger Warning: anxiety, panic attacks

I remember the first time I had a panic attack.
Do you remember your first time?
I didn't know what was going on and it really did scare me. Its been years since that first time. I was really quiet about having anxiety. It has been something that affects my relationships and at times it has been this monster that follows me every day.
In fact I dealt with that monster yesterday.  It literally brought me to my knees, had me in tears and looking for my phone to call 911.
Its hard for me to talk about. Its just such a scary thing for me. Instead of going into full blown examples. Lets talk about what I'm doing on this journey.
One winter my anxiety was awful. I couldn't sleep. I was not my best. This is when I started painting. My husband was buying me adult coloring books, acrylic paint and so many things.
Art by the permission of Allaah has helped me immensely. Its hard for me to think about stress while doing art.
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  • It help calms my mind.
  • my focus isn't on the whispers
  • I can express myself
  • I get joy from it and sharing it
Art is truly a therapy for me. After making tons of prayer and drinking a turmeric- i work on getting my brain to refocus.  Its hard for me to put a emphasis on things when I am too busy trying to nail a drawing or working on my Quran journaling.
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Now there are times where the anxiety is 100 and I'm over focused on the stress that I don't always draw. Just writing this makes me cry...
How I manage those moments will be for another post.
If you haven't give art a chance.
Try the following;
  • creative journaling
  • Quran journaling
  • Drawing
  • painting
  • sewing
  • junk journaling
  • scrapbooking
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Drawing, scrapbooking and journaling have been my go to activities. Art is one way to cope with anxiety.
What's your way?
1 Comment
nana riz
1/30/2019 07:59:50 am

Assalam from Malaysia.Thank you for sharing your story about anxiety.Im diagnose with anxiety year 2015.The same thing happened to you , i didnt know whats going on.I thought i was having a heart attack. I was rushed to the hospital and on dribs for hours.I make test and all and im diagnose as a person who suffer mild anxiety.

Ive been battling for quit sometimes now.Since its my 4th year.At first i relyed on xanax.But now no more.I do yoga, i used essential oil , pray and fo journaling.

But you know anxiety will come and go.Sometimes it came back at the worse time.Sometime i can handle it sometimes i lost.But i kept on praying that i can do this.Battling anxiety its not easy.Since i have 3 kids 😂😂 but i know this is test from Allah.

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