Story Telling- A therapy

 

Most of the diseases worldwide are curable. Modern medicines are building in such a way day by day that we can rebuild limbs and regrow skin, rewire our brain circuitry, replace organs, restore hearing and sight, and cure once-fatal diseases with a few doses of medicine. But what about the ones which cannot be cured, rebuild, or healed with expensive medical treatments?  

Our body consists of a lot of parts and there is a different kind of a pain in every part. Every pain needs different treatment. Emotional and mental health issues can be cured by storytelling. As it allows you to express your emotions through art without directly talking about them. 

Narrative therapy is a form of therapy that aims to separate the individual from the problem, allowing the individual to externalize their issues rather than internalize them.

Folklore scholar SunWolf explains that therapists have claimed the phrase “Once upon a time” can have a hypnotic effect on people. Listening to oral stories can bring a significant change in your life.

Storytelling may not be biologically effective the way any surgery is but it helps patients to heal in a better way than medicines. Storytelling has been proven one of the best ways to cope up with depression, anxiety, and other anger issues. Therapists often ask a question that when was the last time you shared a story? The reason behind this is that they test when was the last time you shared your feelings and thoughts with the world as stories are directly connected to your emotions and feelings.  

You may be living a dark low life but with this historic art of storytelling, you can surely find a way for your life.