I took art in the eighth grade and continued doing it at home. Art relaxes me. It makes me feel proud and in control. The workshop has helped me lower my stress. It felt good to socialize with others. Showing
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My name is Matthew. I have a diagnosis of Mild ID (intellectual disability), but I don’t feel like I have a disability because it does not affect the things I want to do. I live in a small town in
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I did art in the 11th grade. Art helps me relax and focus. It feels good to complete my work. The workshop helps me be with others doing art, socializing and completing something I enjoy. Bipolar is my illness, and
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I was taught art in the ninth and 10th grades. It helps me relieve stress, anxiety, and depression. I am overcoming schizophrenia by overcoming symptoms of my illness. Art helps me stamp out stigma and personal problems. It allows me
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My family is my life. My pastor would not let anyone do anything wrong to me. Art helps me feel in control and makes me smile. It helps me feel appreciated and accomplished. The church is the place that makes
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I am working on overcoming my insomnia. My illness is paranoid schizophrenia. I have had many obstacles in my life. I divorced and had my children taken away from me due to my illness. My belief in God has helped
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I am learning to cope with schizophrenia. I am learning to overcome my stress. The stress causes you to relapse. My illness causes me to worry. My recovery has been helped by having friends. Art helps me relax. The workshop
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I started doing art as a little child. Art makes me feel good and helps me express myself to others. I did not have formal art training. Art gives me a feeling of accomplishing my goals and has helped me
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Art relieves my mind stress and relaxes my mind. It helps me recall I can do things. It gives me a sense of self-reliance and accomplishment. It has helped me with my ministry and has shown me I’m in control.
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My journey of life that led to mental health started in 2018 when I started hearing voices and seeing things that weren’t there. God gave me a second chance to get it right. He allowed me to come to East
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