I Get High Watching Paint Dry

A ARTIST'S CIVIL WAR RETROSPECT AT DEFEATING ADDICTION MEMEOIR This is a memoir written by Gregory Newson, a writer and artist. Although our genes shape our children and grandchildren, recent studies show that trauma or violent experiences can also have an impact on us and them. In 2017, I underwent hypnosis along with multiple Civil War reenactors for a study conducted by a Professional Psychology psychiatrist named Joseph Mancini Jr. He went on to publish a book titled "Healing narrative from past life regression from the American Civil War." As an illustration the conditions in the Union Confederate prisoner of war camps were at their worst in 1864, as the American Civil War was coming to an end. Rates of prisoner death increased. In addition, thousands of African Americans lost their lives as a result of the Emancipation Proclamation. The Native Americans also experienced trauma from the Trail of Tears, which my research has linked to the widespread drug and alcohol epidemic. Many of these early Americans who made it through the ordeal were left with poor health, few career opportunities, shortened life expectancies, and a legacy of illness that would affect their children. However, I feel that a hidden hand that I am unaware of has led me, and I see it as prayer for every hour I spend painting and every brushstroke I make; a healing has brought me back to my original desire. I was awarded a scholarship by Norman Rockwell when I was fifteen years old, and through painting, I have learned defeat my prejudice and drug abuse. I was able to address my psychological issues and go back in time by taking part in Civil War reenactments for ten years. My ancestors, the Thompson family of Jacksonville, Florida, were former slaves, and I was able to connect the tragic path of my DNA life to this day. which is depicted in my recently published book, I Get High Watching Paint Dry, which aims to debunk and remove the appeal of substance abuse with art therapy as a treatment for regressed trauma.