As you might have noticed, I like to promote creativity for a few reasons, and now “groundbreaking research” commissioned by BBC Arts suggests that “even the briefest time spent on a creative pastime such as painting, pottery or playing the piano, has an impact on our wellbeing and emotions”.
The research shows there are three main ways we use creativity as coping mechanisms to control our emotions:
1. a distraction tool – using creativity to avoid stress
2. a contemplation tool – using creativity to give us the mind space to reassess problems in our lives and make plans
3. a means of self-development to face challenges by building up self-esteem and confidence
And of course you might be able to use creativity to make a living: being able to pay the bills also helps to avoid stress, I’ve found.
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