Benefits of Crocheting

Check out www.stitchlinks.com. This is a website doing research on the beneficial effects of knitting and stitching. (sorry I had to use the "K" word, and that the word "stitching" is the one applicable to crochet, but that is how it is). The web site is trying to prove what most of us crocheters already know - especially those of us who are SENIOR. Here is a synopsis of the benefits: ...enable your body to find a healthy balance in the midst of stress, gives pleasure and peace of mind, increases self-esteem, people who feel good about themselves recover faster from illness and injury, helps manage chronic pain and depression, is a preventative approach to health, instead of constant criticism get praise, being able to give something back when you crochet for charity, getting a feeling of belonging when you crochet with and for others, an effective way to break addictive habits (as in crochet instead of eat, smoke or???), distraction reasearch has shown if a most effective analgesic, eye movement therapy or EMDR is already used to treat Post Traumatic Stress and anxiety and think about your eye movement when you crochet, effects of color, touch and the creative process, and of course the end product of which we are very proud--to say the least.
You can join Stitchlinks, and you can also promote their research by telling your "Story" as to how crocheting has helped you. Go to the stitchlinks website and click on My Story. Your story will be kept anonymous, and you will be promoting crochet and that other K word!
It is worthwhile to check out this site even if you don't have a story to tell.