Colleges turn to coloring books to de-stress students

College Fix ^ | September 21, 2016 | Staff

[C19fan]

In the age of safe spaces and trigger warnings comes another new trend to the college repertoire: coloring books. This fall, campuses nationwide are offering coloring books to students to help them de-stress.

At American University on Monday, its counseling center provided coloring sheets in honor of Healthy Campus Week, noting on its Facebook page that adult coloring books “can help with a number of emotional and mental health issues.” Conditions cited include obsessive-compulsive, eating, anxiety and depressive disorders, as well as anger management and substance abuse issues.

[Cecily]

Those coloring books for adults (and pen and colored pencil sets) are all over Barnes and Noble stores. I would rather take up needlepoint or knitting as a creative outlet. At least then you could end up with something useful.

[Organic Panic]

My God I hope they don’t color outside the lines. And they will need a trauma center if an old “Indian Red” crayon got mixed up in the box.

[Scrambler Bob]

Coloring books, and safe spaces, and petting/comfort dogs.

All the stuff they should have gotten in Kindergarten.

See, Beaver Cleaver had it right.

[Scrambler Bob]

White crayons have been renamed as Light Black.

[Red Badger]

Crayons of Non Color...............

[Red Badger]

Doobie Blunts?
That waycist!..................

[Covenantor]

Ahh....you found my Easter Egg.
;>)

couldn’t resist.

[miss marmelstein]

I would love to do needlepoint. I don’t know where to find a class. Sewing yes, cake decorating, yes, needlework, no.

[ameribbean expat]

Nickel beer night at Rosie’s.

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2004-08-05/news/0408040459_1_rosie-ogrady-church-street-station-orlando-public-library

Getting plowed together covers a lot of problems. I can’t believe what college kids have to put up with these days.