[Minty]

I had some related stuff- I got to play with sand it was fun, often I find it hard to talk and being distracted did help. Any therapy is obviously difficult and makes you feel very nervous but as someone who becomes very anxious in therapy I must say that art therapy actually helped to calm my nerves a bit as there wasn't so much pressure to talk all the time. Alao sometimes words are hard to say, especially if you can't breathe which was often my problem, its a good way of helping those who find it hard to say things. I find when I said things that made them too real and then I closed up, this didnt happen as much when playing with sand. I know I am odd, I must say I don't know what other art things are done, I get muscle pain if needing to hold anything for too long so thats why I mainly used the sand but I am sure drawing and painting takes place too.

She said it was art therapy there was a tray with different rocks and a rake and stuff, I think it was suppose to be more sophisticated but I just played because thats what I am like, they had clay and paints and chalk but no puppets and dolls.