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Thinking that hugs are just a way for you to show affection or express emotions, the benefits of hugs are more valuable than you think. So how many hugs do each of us need each day?
1. Benefits of hugs
Many people often overlook hugging or kissing the other person, because they think that these are unnecessary, even redundant things in life. However, there have been many studies that show that hugging will bring you many benefits such as:
1.1 Oxytocin stimulation When you are hugged by someone, the body releases the hormone oxytocin, which has an effect. It promotes feelings of contentment, reduces anxiety and stress, anger and loneliness, and creates a feeling of safety and love between people.
Not only that, many studies conducted at the University of California (USA) show that hugging makes people live emotionally, easily create relationships and promote sexual desire. So hugging has a lot of emotional benefits as well as helping to soothe the soul.
1.2 Prevent disease Because it has a great effect in reducing stress, hugging is also effective in helping you prevent the risk of diseases such as depression, stress disorders very effectively.
1.3 Sympathetic Balance Gentle, emotional hugs can help balance the nervous system. Skin-to-skin contact helps people feel closer, motivated, and creates a stronger emotional and spiritual connection.
1.4 Hugs mean more than words In the human world 70% of communication is nonverbal. So not only verbal expressions, hugs are also a way for us to understand each other better.
1.5 Hugging is also a way to help reduce stress. Just a hug can help lower the levels of circulating cortisol, the stress hormone in the blood. So both the person being hugged and the person hugging can reduce stress when they hug each other.
The results of this study were done testing 20 couples. When research shows that the area of the brain associated with stress tends to decrease in activity when the other person's body is hugged by someone.
2. How many hugs do each of us need a day?
Talking about hugs, psychologist Virginia Satir said: "We need 4 hugs a day to survive, 8 hugs a day to sustain and 12 hugs a day to thrive". And scientists also say that each hug should be lasted for about 10 seconds to bring more effects to the opponent.
Most especially, these hugs are not necessarily done between people, but whenever you feel tired, empty or need someone to comfort you, you can hug whatever you want. Wants such as: hugging a pet, hugging a bear, a pillow... all have the same effect.
And not only adults, children also need to be hugged by their parents every day, the elderly also need to be hugged by their partner or children to show love
Not only Virginia Satir, sociologist Gabrielle Morrissey also advises you to kiss your partner or lover more often. This way not only brings benefits like a hug, but even kissing can help us improve our relationship with the other person extremely well. An ideal kiss should last about 7 seconds.
Once you understand the benefits of a hug, you will surely show your love to your partner more often. Because hugging benefits not only one person, but both or even many people involved, such as family members.
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