creative careers

You love your job dearly, but is it compromising your mental health? In today’s chaotic life, more and more people are finding it hard in adjusting to their careers without compromising their well-being. With more mental health advocacy and research, There is an unseen distinction between mental health and career choices that people were unaware of before.

If you also belong to the same category, keep reading as we have summed up a few points that can help you in this regard. Researchers have put forth theories that suggest creativity as an essential basis of human life. 

PERFORMING ARTS

Performing arts is a diverse field. Acting, singing, dancing are all synonymous with sound mental health. You might have probably heard the term ‘flow, the state that you attain when you are completely absorbed in something. You lose all distinction of time and self. This is called flow which reduces your stress and anxiety. It makes your mood better and even controls your heartbeat.

Performing arts are about recurring patterns. These recurring patterns induce happiness, due to the release of dopamine, the feel-good hormone. Whether or not you are aware of your increased happiness, your dopamine hit has a long-lasting effect.

WRITING

Writing is by far the most creative of all careers. The way a writer gives vent to his inner creative streak, no other profession can do. In today’s world, there are many genres to writing alone. Writers have mastered fiction and nonfiction alike. For them, their writing is their passion and their career. What better combination can one possibly think of? Having a career that boosts mental health is a match made in heaven.

Writers consistently flex their brain which is why they have reduced chances of acquiring dementia in older age. They are also on the safer side in terms of stress and depression.

FASHION

 Fashion designing is also a career choice for most creative people. While many of us struggle with designing a single petal, fashion designers are capable of creating dresses and designs applauded worldwide.

ART

The most novel way to tackle stress and depression is to navigate through the annals of arts and crafts. Colors, motifs, designs, and the expertise that once achieves while practicing various arts and crafts tricks are phenomenal. The same flow which an artist feels in performing arts is experienced by crafters. Their passion makes them engrossed in whatever they do and what reaches us are phenomenal pieces of art.

You can even link arts and crafts to meditation as it has the same calming effect on nerves and the mind. So you can safely call them an antidepressant. People can tap into their personalities and sharpen their senses. Crafters also have increased focus retention ability as compared to others. People who paint and draw express their traumas through their art. Other people find it difficult to vent their frustrations, but painters and artists can put it well in their words.

Apart from these few, there are numerous other career choices that people can make without compromising their mental health.