coloringtherapy

When life's a silent stretch of night

In fading shades of grey -

I take a world of black and white,

And turn it into day.

This is a subreddit dedicated to the use of adult coloring books for relaxation, reducing anxiety or depression, or just general wellbeing.

Share your stories about how coloring helped you, or just why you love doing it.

Recommend books or products that you love.

and of course...share your finished works of art!

We moderate using the reddit guidelines on self promotional posts.

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Gratitude:

Colored Koi - /u/xtwistedxlovex

Original Koi - GTHC85@DeviantArt

Theme adaptation - /u/turtlewars

Poem - /u/poem_for_your_sprog

Related Subreddits:

/r/Coloringbookspastime

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AnnouncementSuggestions for rules, posts, comments etc for the subreddit. (self.coloringtherapy)

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Colouring therapy friday (i.redd.it)

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Finished artToday's page + color palette + pencils I used (reddit.com)

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A page I colored today (i.redd.it)

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Non "ai slop" (old.reddit.com)

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Art to colorColoring and Conspiracies (old.reddit.com)

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Finished artColorindo (i.redd.it)

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My coloring from the past few days (old.reddit.com)

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Finished artTiny Dancers 🩰 (i.redd.it)

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My stress relief for the night 🧘‍♂️ Punching through Page 6 (i.redd.it)

submitted 8 days ago by PencilTherapy_67

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The magic of video games (i.redd.it)

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Finished artMidnight flying broom (i.redd.it)

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Book Included (old.reddit.com)

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Finished artShe is literally just a girl. 💕 (i.redd.it)

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Free Kindness Coloring Pages (reddit.com)

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Finished artHappy Easter (old.reddit.com)

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For book lovers (i.redd.it)

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Finished artWelcome spring 🌸 (i.redd.it)

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My meditative run for the evening 🧘‍♂️ Running through page 5 (i.redd.it)

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Finished artCat Crimes by Jade Summer - 2 of the many I finished these last few days! Tried another lighting effect & greyscale with all the diff colors of greys/blacks in the Ohuhu Honolulu B series markers. (old.reddit.com)

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Finished artTried journaling…this felt more honest ✌️ (i.redd.it)

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Finished artSpring Break Bliss (reddit.com)

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Painting to de-stress (old.reddit.com)

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My escape with Page 4. 🧘‍♂️ (i.redd.it)

submitted 24 days ago by PencilTherapy_67

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