I think we could safely say that all of us have been touched by some type of mental issue. Some of us have experienced it directly and others indirectly but in either case, it can cause severe problems. Those problems can be felt mentally but also physically and they often last much longer than any of us expect. In some cases, they might not even be recognized openly, which is the case with ‘non-suicidal self-injury’.
A problem with non-suicidal self-injury is the self-inflicted and deliberate destruction of body tissue. Surprisingly, it affects one out of every 5 people worldwide. ‘Cutters’, as they are often called, are not trying to kill themselves, they do it in order to make themselves feel alive. Typically, they tend to feel numb and when they cut themselves, it releases endorphins. It is a dangerous issue that could end up putting a person in the hospital but it seems there may be something that can help, coping through art.
Someone who were harming themselves went on the internet to show how the habit was overcome by making a habit of art.
When another person saw the post, they mentioned that the Zentangle drawing method might be helpful.
“Zentangle art is non-representational and unplanned so you can focus on each stroke and not worry about the result. There is no up or down to Zentangle art. If fact, you can most easily create Zentangle art by rotating your tile as you tangle – always keeping your hand in a relaxed position. You don’t need to know what a tangle is going to look like to draw it. You just need to know the steps. The result is a delightful surprise,” writes their website.
People who dealt with self-harm were happy with someone sharing this method.
Source: Bored Panda
