The Antidote to Rising Misery: Creativity🎨

I read a recent study (ScienceAlert, August 2025) that revealed something shocking: misery is no longer peaking in mid-life. Instead, it’s spiking in young adults (ages 18 to 25.)

Anxiety. Loneliness. Hopelessness.

It’s rising faster in this age group than in any other.

And it makes sense. Social media comparison. Economic stress. The uncertainty of AI taking over industries. Constant noise and pressure.

Geez, no f***ing wonder so many feel lost, disconnected, and powerless.

But here’s the truth I’ve come to know as a lifelong artist:

👉 Creativity is medicine.

When you pick up a pencil and make a line, you’re not just drawing. You’re reconnecting with yourself. You’re stepping into presence. You’re making something that didn’t exist before. That’s power. That’s healing.

Even more:

Creativity is a safe outlet for emotions that can’t always be put into words.
Creativity pulls us back into the here and now when our minds are stuck in the past or future.
Creativity gives us agency in a chaotic world… proof that we can create beauty, meaning, and story from nothing.
And in community, creativity replaces isolation with belonging.

That’s what Infinite Artist is here for.

Not just to teach drawing skills — but to help us remember that art is survival, expression, healing, and connection.

The world doesn’t just need more “content.”

The world needs more human creativity — yours, mine, ours.

💬 What about you?