Coloring is Therapy
Coloring Shopkins in a book can help you destress. Okay, not literally. It doesn't have to be Shopkins, though the thought of it is nostalgic to me. It can also be an adult coloring book that includes nature, animals, or random daily-life objects. I hadn't realized it before, but coloring is therapeutic for everyone of all age groups. Personally, I loved coloring books that had Shopkins (duh), Hello-Kitty, and My Little Pony. Nowadays, as a teenager, my typical coloring books are cats, The Pumpkin Spice Cafe (which is a specific coloring book inspired by the romance book by Laurie Gilmore), and flowers. Here are 6 reasons why coloring is therapy: #1 : Coloring relaxes the brain Coloring calms the amygdala, which is the part of our brain that triggers fear and stress response. It also uplifts other parts of the brain that relate to creativity and logic. (Brown, 2018). So when we color, it actually improves both the left and right sides of the brain, as logic lies on the...