Drawing Off Stress, A New Way To Relax

You can turn off the brain, disconnect it and relax while drawing. Coloring helps us escape this world, to stimulate our creativity, to connect with ourselves and our imagination. There is therefore a new alternative: to draw from the stress.

Research has shown that when we concentrate on drawing, we focus on the coordination between the eye and the hand, which means that we activate certain zones in the brain that counteract its emotional system so that we are released from anxiety.

The power of coloring books for adults to reduce stress and relax

But how does this activity work in the brain and why is it so good for relaxing? We explain:

The brain is disconnected

Of course, this does not happen literally, but by coloring we combine our logical part with our creative so that we counteract anxiety and can focus our feelings and thoughts.

We unleash creativity

To completely lose yourself in an activity that you enjoy will unleash your creativity as you try to draw as nicely as possible.

You also start to think about different motifs to draw. Try to get lost in this world that you love so much.

You perform an activity that is for pleasure only

Many of us spend far too little time on purely entertainment activities. One should keep in mind that one should enjoy life.

You will quickly and easily find a place where you find yourself… and others

Now we have a good excuse to sit down and color, and also to be able to discover new friendships. Coloring makes us connect to both our inner and our outer world.

There are sites and groups online where adults can share experiences of coloring. We recommend that you take a look at these.

Bestsellers that help you draw stress

Nowadays, there are a large number of books that make it easy to get rid of stress in order to relax, and some of them have become real bestsellers.

We have, for example, “The Secret Garden” by Johanna Basford, which has become a worldwide success and has been translated into over 14 languages. The drawings are handmade and you can fill in animals, forests and flowers. Another book by this author is “The Fantastic Forest”.

In the photographs above you can see examples of drawings with such small details that they are almost magical. The idea is that adults learn to relax and to be patient.

We should liven ourselves up to counteract stress and strengthen our creativity so that we reduce anxiety and can relax as well as possible.

Another well-known author is Richard Merritt who has several great options such as the “Art Therapy Coloring Book”. His books are absolutely amazing.

As a final alternative, we have “Mindfulness for coloring” by Emma Farrarons. Her fantastic drawings allow us to meditate while we color and calm our soul and have peace.

Buy one of these books and try this amazing habit to get in touch with your inner world. You now have a good excuse to color whenever you want!