7 Ways colouring improves your mental health

A study suggests that colouring art may help with problem-solving, because we use both sides of the brain while we colour a sketch, which can help us to think outside the box. Coloring is considered a form of therapy. The benefits of practicing art and coloring can be huge, allowing you time to switch off the world and focus on your creativity. We have created a list of all the benefits of coloring and how this hobby can improve your well-being...


1. Coloring can help you reduce your stress and anxiety levels.
Coloring geometric patterns or designs can help you to reduce your stress levels and lower your anxiety, according to study. This may be because when we focus on simple tasks, our brains relax and our anxiety and stress levels can fall.
So next time when you feel anxious, or stressed, try getting your colored pencils out.


2. Coloring may help you improve your brain function.
Coloring can give your brain a workout because it requires the use of both sides of your brain, the creative and the logical hemispheres. When choosing the colors and thinking creatively you are using the creative side, and you use the logical side when you’re focusing, organizing, and creating ideas.





3. Coloring can help you improve your focus.
Sitting down and concentrating on the pattern in front of you without any distractions of mobile phones and social media, increases our focus. We would automatically resist ourselves from picking up our phones and other distractions when coloring.


4. Coloring can have similar effects to meditation.
Coloring can bring you into the present and help to slow down your mind, like meditation. There are many benefits of meditating in our daily lives, from better sleep to memory improvement. This is just one reason why getting yourself a coloring book today may be really good for your life.


5. Coloring can help you practice mindfulness.
Mindfulness means staying in the present and not allowing your worrisome thoughts about the future or past to take over. Because coloring means that we have to focus on the task at hand, we may be removed from our thoughts and brought to the present moment of the activity of drawing.
A study tells us that being in present can lower our anxiety levels, and coloring is often used to help fight that anxiety. This can be a good way to change our mindset...


6. Coloring can be used to help remove negative thoughts.
Practicing Art is a valuable treatment for those suffering from trauma and mental health issues. When it comes to coloring, the focus we need for filling in the shapes and our concentration on color choices may mean that our negative thoughts can be replaced by the activity of drawing.
Rather than letting a negative inner dialogue take over your day, try putting it to rest by practicing art and giving coloring a try.


7. Coloring and art may boost your confidence.
Coloring is no longer considered an activity that is only for children. Now a days, coloring is becoming more and more popular among adults. This may be because doing art can actually increase your confidence.


So, Art can have many positive effects on us and coloring can be a great way to start feeling the benefits in your daily life.

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