Mara Williams

http://www.maramcwilliams.com/articles/2005-07_art_therapy.php



Mara McWilliams is a bipolar woman who struggled with this disorder her whole entire life. She goes into euphoric manias where she hallucinates and becomes extremely depressed to the point where she is harming herself and possibly suicidal. Throughout the years, being bipolar was unidentifiable- people rarely were diagnosed bipolar so Mara went on trying to manage her rollercoaster-like emotions. Throughout this time, she found that when she went into these euphoric manias, she was at her most creative peak. All of her art work around the time was very expressive and detailed. Art therapy helped her release all of her negative energy onto paper or a canvas instead of throwing tantrums. It is understandable why people turn to art to relax and find themselves.