Coloring books for adults

My brother is in a nursing home, he also has cognitive decline. I color a little then hand the book off to him. He colors for a while then he goes off on a creative tangent for an hour or so then pushes the book back to me. I'm very grateful for adult coloring books.

Really useful for people with mental health conditions. It's very calming to sit and colour in the pictures. Or at least it is for some people. I get frustrated and want to draw the pictures myself. But loads of people find they work.

What's the harm?

It can be quite relaxing. I'm not very artistic and absolutely can't draw for shit so sometimes if I'm listening to a podcast or something I'll color instead of like, staring at my phone.

Because everyone is now on the autism spectrum, that they have to do something retarded to qualify for welfare.

[quote]'m not very artistic and absolutely can't draw for shit so sometimes if I'm listening to a podcast or something I'll color instead of like, staring at my phone.

Heaven forbid you should spend the last few years you have left doing something productive and good for yourself and society.

R5 I know :(((

Not that long ago, they used coloring book therapy in a Hollyoaks storyline when they had two very unlikely characters (Trevor and Sienna), who were each suffering from a different psych issue, begin to bond over it and fall in love.

Colouring along with things like knitting and crochet have a hypnotic, calming affect. Something to do with the repetitive movements. Not sure why it is an issue. It is a completely harmless activity. Not one I have tried but wouldn’t rule it out if I am stressed at some point.

Being a cunt on Datalounge like R5 is obviously a better use of his time.

Juvenalia is so cherished now!

I imagine "Highlights for Adults" magazine will soon be available in dentist's offices!

Ha! I have the one in the OP! I have all my life enjoyed coloring books. No, it isn't true artistry, but so what? The activity is inexpensive and fun, and the results are often beautiful.

Might as well question any hobby that isn't for profit, OP.

R5, Some people (not you, apparently) can do more than one thing in life.

R10, "Juvenalia" such as insults?

Still has a good point, R12.

I imagine you think we should all live up to your expectations.

I'm guessing because you've disappointed a lot of people but you have to believe they disappointed you instead.

Let's bring back finger painting!

I wouldn't mind having this Buffy colouring book.

But like.. why not just do something like meditation or yoga or chi gong to destress? Why must you buy things and regress to your youth to do so? And what will you do with the colored drawings afterwards?

There's a fun youtube channel where an artist colors and makes adjustments to the picture.

It's a fun bit of fluff to see how someone who can actually draw would do it.

r17, Are you for real? "Why don't you...

~~read a history book instead of reading DL?"

~~visit a museum instead of reading DL?"

~~mind your own bees-wax instead of nit-picking what others do for relaxation?"

[Quote] But like.. why not just do something like meditation or yoga or chi gong to destress?

Why does it have to be one or the other?? Why can't you do colouring in and yoga??

R19 you sound very triggered. Are you okay?

R21, Turning....

What I SHOULD have replied to r17 was....

What you say may be true. Time will undoubtedly tell. In the meantime you left out one detail. The coloring books are paid for. The pencils and gel pens are paid for. And the watercolor markers are paid for.

I got a few as a gift and it's a bit of fun. Nothing wrong with childhood pursuits. I don't pull them out much, but occasionally if I'm not in the mood for tv or computer, I'll pull my book and pens out and drink some tea.

What do people use to color with--still crayons, or colored pencils or ???

“If it gets her through the day, so what?”

When told that Carroll Baker clung to her stuffed animal in her dressing room, that was Elizabeth Taylor’s response.

R24 to have the full immersive "youth" experience, one must use Crayola Crayons. Or, if you are only doing it because your therapist said it might be helpful to calm your rage at your husbear's idiocy rather than drinking, and you don't really care about the full experience, Faber-Castell Polychromo colored pencils will add that certain something to the endeavor.

Gel pens.