The relaxed state of “focus” helps reduce stress Some people find that they can indeed reduce some stress after coloring. So, how do these stress-reducing effects arise? Song Chongsheng introduced, first of all, focus. When coloring, people’s attention is more focused, the color between the different patterns adjacent to each other can not overlap or cover up, need to fill a stroke. Therefore, attention will be involuntarily concentrated, and does not require external pressure. If the concentration is forced by external pressure, it tends to create a feeling of tension and fatigue, such as exams, defenses, and other stressful situations. Concentration while coloring will allow a person to focus in a relaxed state. This state is very similar to the relaxed state of meditation, meditation, meditation, etc. It is also very close to the focused state of practicing Taijiquan, Five Animal Play, Eight Duan Jin and other fitness qigong. In this state, the brain electrical activity of the human brain slows down. In a very engaged situation, the EEG may also show alpha waves, which is a sign that the brain is relaxed. Thus, by coloring in this way, the brain enters a relaxed mode, which naturally reduces, relieves and counteracts some of the stress. ”When coloring, the gaze is relatively focused and the whole body has only the slightest movement of the hands. If being in silence and meditation is a state of meditation, then Five Animal Play, Eight Duan Jin and Taijiquan can be called ‘moving meditation’. And coloring can be described as a kind of meditation in micro-movement.” Song Chongsheng said. Colorful color intervention psychology “In addition to focus, the role of coloring to reduce stress is also related to color.” Song Chongsheng said that, as in the lyrics of the song “Listen to the sea”, “gray is not want to say, blue is melancholy”, different colors will express different moods. Coloring can be a way to let out the undesirable emotions that are hard to distinguish deep inside through color. There is a group psychotherapy activity in which people are asked to draw randomly and then arrange their works in a row, so that they can follow their feelings and choose a painting automatically. The painting that is chosen is often painted in heavy tones or with grotesque color combinations. Of course, it is also possible to adjust the mood through color. For example, the painting is pleasing to the eye and colorful, and the person’s mood will become better. This is a kind of unconscious self-therapy, self-reward. Coloring sense of autonomy buffer stress” In addition, the role of coloring to reduce stress is also related to the sense of autonomy. When coloring, in addition to being free to play wildly and uninhibitedly, you can also follow a pre-planned, creative pattern. Whichever state you are in, it’s ‘I’m in charge’.” Song Chongsheng says that this kind of free, competent and control-rich activity increases one’s sense of autonomy. And one of the sources of human stress is the loss of a sense of autonomy. When the pressure is close to or beyond what one can control, one’s feelings of stress will multiply. The reason for this is the loss of autonomy. Coloring can compensate for such a lack, and thus has a certain buffering effect on stress.