Guest Post: Exploring the Connection Between Art and Mental Health by Kathryn Vercillo
Part of Kathryn Vercillo's virtual book tour for her new book, The Artist's Mind.
Sharing how I came to this stage of my work ... I began to realize that as much as art helps us, sometimes it doesn’t help. Sometimes it’s not enough. Sometimes because of health symptoms, we can’t create, even if we know it might help us. And sometimes, creating art can actually be harmful. This intricate interplay is exemplified when individuals with conditions such as OCD inadvertently channel compulsive tendencies into their art, or when those plagued by performance anxiety find the act of public creation triggering. Trauma, too, casts its shadow, potentially leading to distressing flashbacks or symptoms during the artistic process. -
This is a guest post by Kathryn Vercillo, author of The Artist’s Mind: The Creative Lives and Mental Health of Famous artists, and is part of the month-long virtual tour for that book. Recent stops o…
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