As I have mentioned before I’ve recently started going to therapy. I’ve only had a few sessions, but I honestly feel that it is helping me. During my last session, my therapist and I did a treatment plan to help guide our future sessions. We talked about my strengths and weaknesses. I chose the weaknesses I want to work on during our sessions, and she is using those weaknesses to structure our future sessions. The weaknesses I chose to work on in my sessions with my therapist are ways to reduce my extreme emotions (anxiety, anger, irritability and stress.) My self-esteem, healthy ways to express myself, and ways to be more positive. Her first exercise she did with me was mindful paint therapy. She had me paint a picture, but here was the catch, she told me not to paint a picture of something specific, she told me to just paint without thinking. First, she had me close my eyes and clear my mind, then she told me to pick the color that called me, then she told me to just paint. She gave me about 5 minutes to paint something, and then we talked about it. She asked how it felt to paint without thinking, and I told her it was strange to not think while painting. She said my response was normal because we are programmed to think while we are doing things. She then asked how I felt to turn off my brain for 5 minutes. I told her it felt good to turn off my brain and forget about my daily stressors for 5 minutes. I know, it sounds cliché but painting that picture without thinking helped me relax a little bit. For the first few minutes it was strange, and I kept thinking about other things, but I set my focus back to the painting and it got a lot easier. In college, I learned of different mindfulness exercises but never really tried anything other than meditation. I’m excited to learn and experience more of these exercises in future sessions.
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