2023-10-28 08:05:00
Scientists agree that it is possible to improve our daily lives just by making small changes to our routine. Increasing self-esteem and achieving greater happiness is just a matter of giving more hugs.
Those responsible for happiness
Science tells us that 90% of our thinking is occupied in the search for happiness. New data from recent research concludes that feelings of satisfaction and a sense of well-being depend on factors internal and external to us, and that one of the internal factors is chemistry of our brainaffected by certain neurotransmitters.
These neurotransmitters are known as “happiness hormones”, since they are released in the nervous system when we are feeling pleasure or joy: they are the serotonin, dopamine, endorphin and oxytocin. Among all the hormones that are released when we hug, oxytocin, also called ‘love’, stands out, as it promotes bonds between human beings and animals, and plays an essential role in sensuality, affection and sexuality.
How to be happier
What scientists are asking us now is to introduce small changes in our habits that allow us to increase the level of happiness hormones in our body. He physical contact is essential to feed attachment, has benefits both physically and mentally. Therefore, through caresses, hugs and massages we can improve our daily lives.
We all know the benefit of skin-to-skin contact with newborns. Increasing this type of physical contact during childhood, whether with kisses or hugs, helps with the child’s mental health, self-esteem and autonomy.
Several studies recommend that let’s include hugs in our daily lives as a measure to make us feel happier, since it improves our mood, reduces stress, strengthens the immune system and can even lengthen life. In addition to hugs, massages and pampering have the same effect.
Another study of the Universities of London and Bristol published in the magazine Acta Phychologica He also added that the hugs that give greater well-being are those that are carried out crossing arms around each otherexerting medium pressure and with a Approximate duration of between 10 and 15 seconds.
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