Enjoying art!

Hello all, I'm thankful to say I'm out of bad mania and dark depression. I also got a new home next to my Bundy mum!! Lately I got a new friendship 6 months now to young girl with mental health issues and we hit it off. I was able to draw her mum a birthday present and give her quotes I've illustrated. Also got to show love when she was acting unloveable. I've been creative too in writing poetry as well as drawing., I got two pictures that loved ones asked for. But still need to get right paper and paint for one. Thus one is heart wrenching it's in memory of my friend and her son who hanged himself last year. She saw kingfisher birds morning after he passed and knew it was him in a way. So I want the picture to be just as she wants. The other is my aunties 70 th present still wondering what to draw. I've left the recovery and mental illness centre here which is a positive step. It had nothing more I could gain there. And if I stayed I would be not growing anymore. I applied for uni part time next year to do a bridging course to get me into physch science degree. 4 years all up. I want to then further into art and music therapy. I'm not sleeping much but in not manic which is good. Just content. This new home and environment has made a big difference on my MH. Do any of you guys out there use art to express and heal? I've been an artist my whole life but not until my early 20s did I start using it to heal. Lots of people with bipolar are arty I found or musical. I'm both, but in my bad moment I sold my guitar which in missing now. Oh well the joys of bring unwell and getting rid of stuff cos your planning a quick exit. Glad in far from that headspace now. I've just recently stopped a night med, hence I'm awake, but over time my brain will get use to not having it and I will sleep better. My next door neighbour the one I share the other duplex unit with is a dear old Scotsman. Who gave me a fan and fancy mop and bucket and took me shopping today for nothing in return. The other side is my Bundy mum whose taken me to get my new fridge and tow it back here. So both neighbours are a true blessing. Wish I could do art now but it's to late and I'll be seedy if I draw all night. I'm thinking if sewing up some sensory cushions. I gainned a lot by doing a sensory profile. I find using the 5 senses especially with my ptsd helped a lot. And they charge the roof for sensory items. My dad was going to buy me a weighted blanket but it cost $800 and that was too much for just a blanket that has weights inside. I got refferal to a new physchiatrist who bulk bills. My next physchologist is in late November so everything in place without the need for government mental health service here. Which was no help when I was unwell and having mania and depression at same time. Workers from NGO took me in but they let me go. And the act worker that saw me just said rudely, "your always like this aren't you" when I definately wasn't always manic and depressed. So glad that's over with. Lost slot of money and belongings being unwell, but I still alive and better so I'll leave they memory in the past. But QLD health is a bit of a joke. Few good workers but negligent very much so. Well hope you don't mind my rambling, I'm off to find more good quotes. Cheers