{"id":417,"date":"2022-07-02T14:29:13","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T14:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/blue\/?p=417"},"modified":"2022-07-25T13:09:20","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T13:09:20","slug":"bluespaceaffect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/blue\/2022\/07\/02\/bluespaceaffect\/","title":{"rendered":"How being in a blue space affects me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>People in our study described the immediate impact on them of being in a blue space. This seemed to be partly a result of the qualities of that space, as well as their relationship with it over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some of the ways in which being in blue space affected them in the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"424\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/07\/Picture8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/07\/Picture8.png 424w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/07\/Picture8-300x111.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Many people described how being in a blue space can lead them to see their thoughts or their situation in a different way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cwhen I go to places like this, it just makes us think that you know just put all that to one side and just be like that&#8217;s just irrelevant for this time that I\u2019m here because there&#8217;s something bigger than this, this will be here in a million years\u2019 time, and all these problems will you know\u2026 what do they actually mean in the grand scale of things?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"425\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/07\/Picture9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/07\/Picture9.png 425w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/07\/Picture9-300x124.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>People talked about a sense of blue spaces \u201cwashing out\u201d stress or resetting racing or anxious thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI suppose it kind of injects life with almost like a reset and a refresh. I guess it&#8217;s, I don\u2019t know, if you think about something like&#8230; like a detox, or a car wash or something\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"418\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/07\/Picture10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/07\/Picture10.png 418w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/07\/Picture10-300x136.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Our participants told us that sometimes they used blue spaces in response to feeling a certain way, and other times visits were part of a larger routine or plan for staying well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cit&#8217;s more that I know that I like it, I know that it does me good. So I try and make sure that I do it regularly. \u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"418\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/07\/Picture11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/07\/Picture11.png 418w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/07\/Picture11-300x137.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Blue spaces were often described as having an energising effect or instead, or as well, a calming one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cthere&#8217;s always that kind of this calming and invigorating aspect to large bodies of water, particularly that I find stimulating, obviously, and then you know, conversely, incredibly calming too\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"418\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/07\/Picture12.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/07\/Picture12.png 418w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/07\/Picture12-300x136.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Many people commented on blue spaces taking up&nbsp; their attention or helping them to get into a meditative-type state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026. before I used to hear voices in my head, sometimes you just need a lot of noise to drown them out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cyou just focus on the water. 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