Working it out . . . knitting!

I recently read an article where the writer talked about her mental health issues and how knitting has been a crucial part of her theapeutic regimine.  Now she doesn't advocate going off ones meds in exchange for the knitting experience, but she did say that she keeps knitting projects in the works all around her and when she has a mental break, the rhythemic motions of knitting (or sometimes just ripping apart a project in progress) brings her back from wherever it is that she goes during one her "episodes."  I have thought about this over the last couple of days (while I'm knitting, of course) and I'd have to agree that there is definitely something to be said for working it out - whatever it is - while knitting.  I've done projects in the past where I know I worked my worries out of my head and into my project - at least it felt that way anyway.  I wouldn't even say by looking at the completed project one could ever tell if it was knit with worry or frustration or whatever. It just came out looking like a wonderfully knitted project.  Maybe knitting won't solve all the problems and issue in my life, but it sure helps. :)