Hugging therapy is definitely a powerful way of healing. Research shows that hugging and also laughter is extremely effective at healing disease, loneliness, depression, anxiety and stress.
Because this phenomenon has been studied over time by many scientists, I write below some of this benefits.
- It looks like a hug that lasts more than 20 seconds improves the immune system.
- Slowing Down the Aging Process . By reducing the stress level, the hugs make the natural mechanism of aging slower.
- Give you energy. Often, hugs improve our mood and charge our batteries for a day's work.
- Make us happier. After a hug you can feel the warmth and love of your partner or from a family member.
- Fight against depression. Besides reducing stress, they increase the level of serotonin secretion that is associated with good mood and feeling of happiness.
- They have a calming effect on the body. Hugs have an effect on the heart and the nervous system. When we embraced the nerves relax and eliminate stress and accumulated tensions.
- Helps us to express ourselves without the help of words, it is a universal way to convey the sympathy to someone regardless of the spoken language.
- The hugs can release oxytocin, a hormone that is also called the hormone of love. Through the release of this, the brain knows that everything is safe and that there is no need to worry. Oxytocin may have both biological and emotional effect .