Editing Doodle (section)

== As a therapeutic device ==
Doodling can be used as a stress relieving technique. This is similar to other motor activities such as [[fidgeting]] or pacing that are also used to alleviate mental stress. According to a review of over 9,000 submitted doodles, nearly 2/3 of respondents recalled doodling when in a "tense or restless state" as a means to reduce those feelings.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Maclay|first1=W. S.|last2=Guttmann|first2=E.|last3=Mayer-Gross|first3=W.|date=April 12, 1938|title=Spontaneous Drawings as an Approach to some Problems of Psychopathology: (Section of Psychiatry)|journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine|volume=31|issue=11|pages=1337–1350|issn=0035-9157|pmc=2076785|pmid=19991673|doi=10.1177/003591573803101113}}</ref> Scientists believe that doodling's stress relieving properties arise from the way that the act of doodling engages with the brain's [[default mode network]].<ref name=":0" /> According to [[Graphology|graphologist]] and behavior specialist Ingrid Seger-Woznicki, "we [doodle] because we're problem solving on an unconscious level" and seeking to "create our life without stressing about it".<ref name="Huffpost-Reasons for doodling">{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2015/10/15/what-do-my-doodles-mean_n_8309036.html|title=What Your Doodling Says About You|publisher=huffingtonpost.com |date=16 October 2015|access-date=9 July 2021}}</ref> Doodling is often incorporated into [[art therapy]], allowing its users to slow down, focus and de-stress.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/arts-and-health/201401/doodling-your-way-more-mindful-life|title=Doodling Your Way to a More Mindful Life|website=Psychology Today|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref>