LOCKDOWN DOODLES 2020

One of the now-accepted methods of reducing stress,

anxiety and other mental disorders is to doodle. This art

therapy method requires no training or special skill. Everyone can

do it; indeed, we all doodled as youngsters. It requires little more

than drawing a bundle of lines on a piece of paper with a pencil

and then developing it by making changes that start to give it an

appearance that looks more artistic. One can start with a subject

on the mind before trying to commit to paper. One becomes

immersed in the process as it develops thereby taking the mind

off a worrying mode. Many become very absorbed in this activity,

and that’s when it really becomes strong therapy. The author has

strong bipolar disorder; doodling has greatly helped in relieving

the downs, and this is especially true when in 2020 the Covid-19

pandemic made the depressed state even worse. The production

of doodles during the lockdown yearning was surprisingly high

with an average of a new one every second or third day. The

author hopes readers will like the doodles and attempt to draw

some themselves when feeling down.