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| 6 Psychology Facts That Blow Your Mind! |
Psychology can uncover some insane things that can shock even the specialists. In the last few years, a ton of insane psychological studies have been done by equally crazy researchers, but the craziest thing of all is that they've actually struck gold. These studies have revealed some of the most surprising facts in the world of psychology and some of this new information is even disproving previously held beliefs. And the best part of all is that these facts are about some of the things that everybody's talking about right now. Things like love, sex, Facebook, the most up to date iPhone, and obviously, Donald Trump.
1. Loneliness Hurts
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| Loneliness Hurts |
It literally does hurt, an amazing study has recently discovered that the emotion of loneliness does incredible harm on both our mind and body. The study, which was done in 2015 by Nancy j Donovan, to the National Health Institute, sampled 8300 adults over the age of 65. Every two years they were surveyed, in the beginning, 17% of them admitted they suffered from loneliness. Over the next 12 years, the researchers realized that the people who said they were suffering from loneliness, were suffering from a 20% faster decrease in cognitive ability and brain function, a separate study showed that those who were suffering from loneliness had an almost 15% higher chance of dying prematurely
2. Sexual Fantasies
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| Don't Need To Be Shy About Your Fantasies |
Having sexual fantasies means you're healthy, not sick minded people with weird sexual fantasies have long been considered mentally unstable, or weird, but a new study that came out in 2013 suggests that those with sexual fantasies are actually mentally healthier than those who don't. A study, which was released in the Journal of Sexual Medicine has a lot of people rethinking sexual fantasies and cakes. 902 people who practice BDSM for compared with 434 people who just had normal sex. The results were surprising, those who practice BDSM are less neurotic, more open with their partners, and more sensitive and open to rejection. And not only that, but they seem to be more secure in their relationships, and were generally happier.
3. Facebook Will Make You Depressed
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| Facebook Causes Stress |
Everyone who is addicted to Facebook needs to listen up right now. A new study released in 2015 by Palo Alto University and the University of Houston has discovered that increased Facebook usage is linked to depression. That's right. The technology that is supposed to connect us with our friends is actually making us more lonely and depressed. Why is this? According to the study, which was published in the Journal of social and political psychology, this is because people are comparing themselves to other people. In other words, Facebook turns our social life into a competition of who has the most friends and who is having the most fun.
4. iPhone
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| iPhone |
iPhone users really do think they're better than everyone else. In 2016, a psychological study was done by the University of Lincoln in cooperation with two other schools. What they were studying was something that's become huge in recent years, the iPhone, the choice of whether a user chose Apple or Android revealed a lot about their personality. Dr. David Ellis of Lancaster University said in this study, we showed out of the blue that a person's decision of cell phone working framework can give helpful insights with regards to foreseeing their identity and other individual qualities. In other words, the smartphone has become an extension of ourselves, including our personality. A study found that iPhone users think that their phone represents their social and economic status and are more self-conscious and extroverted. In addition, they also try to look different. On the positive side, they also tend to be more open and sensitive.
5. Liberals Are More Stressed
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| If You Are A Liberal You Are More Stressed |
Liberals are breaking records stress levels because of Trump. A new survey has shown that Americans are more stressed out than they've ever been before. And that's no coincidence. It turns out that the most stressed out people in the US right now are liberals. Furthermore, it doesn't take a virtuoso to make sense of why. Every year the American Psychological Association post this annual stress survey of America in 2017 edition broke all existing records for stress levels. They found out that liberals were the most stressed out people in America right now, and that more than half of over 1000 people surveyed said that the current political atmosphere was a very or fairly critical wellspring of stress. In addition, a full two-thirds of respondents to the survey said that they are stressed out about the nation's future.
6. Please Go For A Walk
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| Going To Walk Have Many Benefits |
Going for a walk could be the ultimate way to cure everything. Who could have thought that merely going for a walk could be so helpful to your mental health? A recent study released in 2016 by Iowa State University found that just 12 minutes of walking can increase one's mood massively. Another study released by Stanford University in 2014 suggests that walking can increase creativity by up to 60%. Yet another study released in 2010, by the University of Illinois suggests that walking can create more sparks and connection between neurons. A further study released in 2009 and the European Journal of developmental psychology suggests that walking can actually improve memory.
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