Is venting good for your health?
Venting—the release of negative, pent-up emotions—can feel good. But is it actually good for you? Or does it do more harm than good to dwell on negative thoughts and feelings?
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Venting—the release of negative, pent-up emotions—can feel good. But is it actually good for you? Or does it do more harm than good to dwell on negative thoughts and feelings?
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Repeatedly exposed to negative emotions, relationship professionals such as social workers, psychologists and psychoeducators are at high risk of experiencing "emotional contagion," an unconscious, automatic transmission ...
Jul 27, 2023
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Meditation practices can often positively influence the lives of practitioners, for instance, improving their emotional well-being, reducing stress levels and increasing their focus on daily activities. While some meditators ...
People with a serious mental illness (SMI), like schizophrenia, often experience obesity. And in the UK, such people are almost twice as likely to be obese compared to those without a diagnosis.
Jul 18, 2023
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Warm and supportive parenting may buffer against the effects of stress during childhood and adolescence. That is the key takeaway of our recent study, published in the journal PNAS Nexus.
Jul 15, 2023
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Fatigue, which can be defined as lacking energy and the motivation to do things during the day, is a very common symptom that most humans will experience at least once in their life. While it is sometimes linked to medical ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the mental well-being of individuals worldwide. A recent study published in the journal Emotion examines the relationship between COVID-19-related concerns, anxiety, and ...
Jun 27, 2023
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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a group of nerve cells in the mouse brain that are involved in creating negative emotional states and chronic stress. The neurons, which have been mapped with ...
Jun 22, 2023
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While people the world over enjoy a good laugh, remarkably little is known about this instinctive behaviour.
Jun 15, 2023
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In everyday life, our emotions often change from moment to moment, and people experience these fluctuations to varying degrees. Psychologists at Leipzig University have studied the relationship between the personality trait ...
Jun 7, 2023
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