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Study finds helping others reduces focus on your own symptoms Psychology and Psychiatry News

Study finds helping others reduces focus on your own symptoms Psychology and Psychiatry News

People with symptoms of depression or anxiety can help heal themselves by doing good deeds for others, according to new research. The study found that performing acts of kindness led to unobserved improvements in two other therapeutic techniques used to treat depression or anxiety. More importantly, the Acts of Kindness Technique was the only tested …

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Psychology: Why looking for patterns in everyday experiences can be dangerous - BBC News BBC Homepage

Psychology: Why looking for patterns in everyday experiences can be dangerous – BBC News BBC Homepage

July 3, 2022 Photo credit, Getty Images image caption, How many guests can be invited to the same birthday party on the same day? Imagine you are at a party and there are two dozen guests, what do you think is the probability that two of them will have the same birthday? The answer is: …

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