Crafting can improve mental health in several ways:

Stress Reduction: Engaging in creative activities can divert your mind from stressors, helping to reduce cortisol levels and promoting relaxation.

Mindfulness: Crafting encourages focusing on the present moment, which can be meditative and enhance mindfulness, reducing rumination and anxiety.

Sense of Accomplishment: Completing a craft project provides a sense of achievement, boosting self-esteem and self-worth.

Dopamine Release: Accomplishing tasks in crafting triggers the release of dopamine, a neurotransmitter associated with pleasure and reward.

Expression of Emotions: Crafting offers a safe outlet to express emotions, helping you process and cope with difficult feelings.

Social Connection: Joining crafting groups or classes can foster social interaction, combating feelings of isolation and loneliness.

Cognitive Stimulation: Crafting requires problem-solving, planning, and coordination, which can stimulate cognitive functions and enhance brain health.

Creative Outlet: Engaging in creative activities allows you to explore your imagination and foster a sense of personal identity.

Relaxation: The repetitive motions involved in some crafts, like knitting or colouring, can induce a state of relaxation akin to meditation.

Distraction: Crafting provides a healthy distraction from negative thoughts or chronic pain, helping you redirect your focus.

Remember, the goal isn't perfection but the process itself. Engage in crafts that you enjoy and find relaxing. Experiment with different activities to see what resonates best with you and your mental health needs.

If you are looking for the best craft group to join that guarantees all the above, SKILLED HANDS ORGANISATION CIC is the place to go.

Over a period of 5 years 8 months, we have empowered nearly 300 women in Nottingham alone through our craft workshops and social events and close to 800 women worldwide.

We offer free craft sessions if you meet out criteria. If you don’t, you can join our paid craft sessions.

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