Emotional Contagion
Stop “Catching” Stress: A Mirror Neuron Trick that Works
Your Mirror Neuron System doesn’t just mirror actions. It mirrors emotions.
This means that when you spend time around people who are stressed, anxious, angry, or happy or cheerful… your brain tends to copy them.
3 degrees of contagion – how feelings spread
Happiness is contagious. So is depression. Loneliness is too. As is kindness. You can even gain or lose weight because of a change in someone 3 contacts away.
How to deflect negative emotion
Here’s a very simple hack for when you feel you’re soaking up other people’s emotions….
How to deflect negative emotion
Have you ever felt totally drained after spending time with certain people, whether at work…