Praktik Menyulam sebagai Media Terapeutik dalam Mendukung Pemulihan Psikososial Penyandang Skizofrenia

Abstract

Embroidery as a craft-based therapeutic medium for individuals with schizophrenia within an urban community context. Embroidery is understood not merely as an aesthetic activity but also as an embodied experience involving the interconnectedness of the body, materiality, working rhythm, and creative processes. Through repetitive movements and engagement with textile materials, embroidery practice has the potential to generate aesthetic experiences that support attention, emotional regulation, and social engagement among participants. The purpose of this study is to analyze embroidery as an aesthetic and embodied practice and to identify its contribution to social engagement and the psychosocial recovery process of individuals with schizophrenia. The research employs a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach focusing on visual experience. The study was conducted through embroidery workshops at the Phalamartha Community in Sukabumi involving participants with schizophrenia who predominantly experience negative symptoms. Data were collected through participant observation, documentation of the creative process, and visual analysis of embroidered works. The findings indicate that embroidery practice fosters reflective aesthetic experiences through repetitive stitching rhythms and bodily engagement in the creative process. Embroidery activities encourage increased attention, confidence in self-expression, social participation, and a stronger sense of connectedness among participants. This study concludes that embroidery has the potential to function as a therapeutic medium that supports aesthetic experience and the psychosocial recovery of individuals with schizophrenia through community-based creative practice.