Posted on Jan 16, 2023
Feeling depressed? Performing acts of kindness may help
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People suffering from symptoms of depression or anxiety may help heal themselves by doing good deeds for others, new research shows. The study found that performing acts of kindness led to improvements not seen in two other therapeutic techniques used to treat depression or anxiety. Most importantly, the acts of kindness technique was the only intervention tested that helped people feel more connected to others, said study co-author David Cregg, who led the work as part of his PhD dissertation in psychology at The Ohio State University.
“Social connection is one of the ingredients of life most strongly associated with well-being. Performing acts of kindness seems to be one of the best ways to promote those connections,” Cregg said.
“Social connection is one of the ingredients of life most strongly associated with well-being. Performing acts of kindness seems to be one of the best ways to promote those connections,” Cregg said.
Feeling depressed? Performing acts of kindness may help
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This is 100% correct. I spent most of my life in the public safety field(police, fire, EMS). The rewards were much more than monetary. The thought of having something good happen during the shift is what made me stay on the line. That hand shake, hug, or thank you would always offset the bad days by far. Now that I'm retired I find myself offering to help people load their purchases when I am shopping at Lowes or stopping to help someone broken down on the side of the road. I think that is why so many of us have rescue horses and rescue dogs. Caring for them helps me through the bad days because I just know they appreciate me for saving them from a certain death at a kill pen or animal shelter. Thank you for sharing with us Colonel.
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I concur, but in politics it is pretty difficult, because those that see what's happening on the left will put down those on the right doing a good deed so-to-speak...thus leading to more depression... Be careful out there folks!
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I heartily agree.
Few things get my mind off my own problems (real or imagined) liking helping other people with theirs.
Few things get my mind off my own problems (real or imagined) liking helping other people with theirs.
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