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WHY DO ADULT COLORING BOOKS BECOME MORE AND MORE POPULAR?
Maybe because we are burning ourselves with anxiety and this is one of the simplest ways to slow us down.
Many Americans adults turn to coloring books in search for calm and tranquility. You take a pencil, you open a book, and suddenly your mind gets quiet, you stop being attached to things that trouble you. You recognize patterns, you become engaged in things that have no impact on your wealth or career. You become yourself. Like many many years ago.
And being a child heals a lot of things.
Why Coloring Could Be The New Alternative To Meditation
Currently, six of the top 20 selling books on Amazon are adult coloring books. The unlikely pastime for those of us who have successfully graduated from kindergarten has been gaining popularity of late, as an easy means to express oneself and de-stress along the way.
The activity not only provides a low-stress, low-stakes way to unlock your creative potential, it also unlocks memories of simpler, childhood times, when the biggest cause of anxiety was how to avoid your next nap. “I recommend it as a relaxation technique,” psychologist Antoni Martínez explained to the Huffington Post. “We can use it to enter into a more creative, freer state. I recommend it in a quiet environment, even with chill music. Let the color and the lines flow.”
According to clinical psychologist Ben Michaelis: “There is a long history of people coloring for mental health reasons. Carl Jung used to try to get his patients to color in mandalas at the turn of the last century, as a way of getting people to focus and to allow the subconscious to let go. Now we know it has a lot of other stress-busting qualities as well.”Basically, if you are looking for a way to find your inner zen while also exploring your artistic side, look no further. Coloring books are here to help. Your 5-year-old self would be so proud.
Source: Huffington Post
