Creative resources
There are many creative resources available online which reflect a variety of tastes. Creative resources can help you find an outlet for your feelings and give you space to process what has happened to you. Creative resources can be helpful when you can’t find the words to express the emotions you are feeling. It may be that you can find this expression through the words of a song or a poem, or by looking at a piece of artwork. Creative resources are very individual, what might help you will depend very much on your own personal preferences. It is up to you to find the creative resources that help you.
Project Soothe
In research and psychological therapy, we know that the ability to soothe ourselves at times of distress helps us stay well. However, little is known about how people soothe themselves in everyday life.
The goal of Project Soothe is to learn more about what individuals do to soothe themselves at times of distress. They hope to achieve this by inviting people to send in photos intended to feel soothing. They then post these images on their website gallery and collect feedback from viewers about whether these images have a soothing effect. These images are then combined into a large bank of photos for use in future research and psychological therapies. All of the images are provided to Project Soothe by members of the public such as yourself, around the world.
They have over 600 images in our research database that have been submitted by people around the world since March 2015.
Project Soothe (opens in a new tab)
Video
PTSD Sound Therapy with Binaural Beats and Isochronic Music: This track on YouTube is for those who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and was created for the 9/11 anniversary and for those who have been greatly affected from wars such as in the Middle East. You can watch a video about this below.
Some things to think about
- The examples above are intended to convey the varied range of creative resources available.
- It is worth seeking out what works for you, it may be a piece of poetry, that you write for yourself, a popular song, again there is no right or wrong.