We have instinctive reactions to these colors and respond individually to their effects. When a particular color soothes our senses for example, it helps us become calm. Of course, it may be difficult to label the specific effects of different colors on us, but though this should not be counted as a hindrance in using colors as part of the relaxation and stress reduction therapy.
Although it can also cause people to start dreading things, gray colors can be used in stress reduction therapy to induce a sense of positive anticipation in the mind of the patient. Even the colors in the surroundings in which a person lives in can elicit different reactions. A person living in Africa would feel more happy when surrounded with bright shades while a person living in England would be averse to the gray colors because this always signifies impending bad weather for them.
