Discovering the Surprising Benefits of Coloring for Adults
It is not uncommon for some adults to think that some activities are too childish for them to do. However, there are different between being an adult and acting like adult. Being adult means you know how to keep responsibilities without depraving yourself from what makes you happy. Meanwhile, acting like adult means you try to appear like adult to be recognized by others as one. And refusing certain ‘kid activity’ because you will look less like a adult is not what adults do.
Coloring and its benefits for adults
Coloring is often seen as kid activity. While it holds some truths to it, that doesn’t mean you cannot enjoy doing it anymore once you reach adulthood. In fact, coloring has various benefits you can gain as an adult, such as:
Calm your mind down
When you feel like your mind is too hectic, try coloring since this activity involves basic, repetitive motions that engage parts of cerebral cortex while relaxing amygdala. Amygdala itself is a brain’s fear center which can be influenced by colors. For example, cool colors like blue and green can evoke calmness, while hot colors like red or orange can be energizing. When your focus is on what colors to choose, what combination that suits best, it will help your mind to concentrate and relax at the same time.
Lower pain and anxiety
There had been researches showed how coloring help patients at the hospital who were under art therapy to feel less pain and anxiety. It helped improve their moods significantly and distracted them for bad thoughts and feeling while being hospitalized. Hence, you may try coloring just to lessen the level of stress caused by any physical or mental pain. Do it for around forty to fifty minutes and see if your mood is improved.
Help you fall asleep easily
Spending too much time glaring on your gadget puts a strain to your eyes. It also makes it difficult for you to fall asleep. The blue light of gadgets is damaging to your health and having too much exposure to it can cause insomnia. Lack of sleep will only lead to various health problems. Instead of scrolling through your timeline, grab a coloring book before bad to help you relax.
Make you feel happier
Coloring can make you feel like a kid again when you didn’t have too much to think and live happily. This kind of feeling is liberating and you can get by coloring. Try not to follow any rules when coloring such as roses should be red or sunset should be orange. Be as free as you want and enjoy every moment of your coloring session.
Spark ideas
Coloring can also spark some ideas when you feel stuck. Make your mind free to roam around when coloring and don’t limit your mind into one specific thing. Let it wander and you may find some inspiration along the way. You can incorporate coloring into your daily, weekly, or monthly routine to keep gaining the benefits you wish.
