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I had my first art class at IOP today, and had to draw my addiction…
WOW. I never really understood how Art would play into IOP, I just thought it was a filler class to keep us busy in between the Group Therapy Sessions. (Wellness, Steps, Speaker, Etc)
I wasn't thinking much while I was enthralled in creating my art because I'm only slightly artistic but when I got done, I saw, and other members comment that it look like I drew my interpretation of what I think hell would be like. (Evil, Red, a Blackhole) drawing me so tiny compared to the canvas. Me looking so weak and pathetic.
I just wanted to say to anyone, no matter what phase of recovery you are in, not to discount some methods before you try it. There obviously was a lesson to be learned in this assignment. For me, it was to really put an image with my addiction and to truly understand what it was doing to me emotionally, what I was afraid of. It's kind of hard to describe art to anyone if you are the "artist". I'm going to see if I can take a picture and post it if I'm allowed to.
I wasn't thinking much while I was enthralled in creating my art because I'm only slightly artistic but when I got done, I saw, and other members comment that it look like I drew my interpretation of what I think hell would be like. (Evil, Red, a Blackhole) drawing me so tiny compared to the canvas. Me looking so weak and pathetic.
I just wanted to say to anyone, no matter what phase of recovery you are in, not to discount some methods before you try it. There obviously was a lesson to be learned in this assignment. For me, it was to really put an image with my addiction and to truly understand what it was doing to me emotionally, what I was afraid of. It's kind of hard to describe art to anyone if you are the "artist". I'm going to see if I can take a picture and post it if I'm allowed to.
