1. Hugging impacts your health, physically and emotionally
People hug each other in many
occasions. They hug in sad time, they hug in happy time to bring more joy. But,
do you ever wonder why hug feels good? It’s because hugging releases oxytocin,
a hormone that capable of reducing pain and stress, makes human feel connected
to each other, and even lowers blood pressure.
Although the magic of hug doesn’t work for everyone,
because:
2. In some culture, you
can’t just hug anyone
Sometime handshake is preferable.
In western culture, hugging is
common, it is the part of social norms. In eastern culture, you only can hug
people who are close to you. Like parents or siblings or same-sex close
friends. Easterners are quite sensitive about hugging. If you hug opposite
gender who is not relatively close to you, your act may be taken as romantic
expression.
Instead of give them sense of
comfort, some people may get irritated. To them, random hug might feels like their
private space is being invaded.
4. A hug normally
lasts 9.5 seconds
But there are also hugs that last for eternity.
5. Hugs divided to
various styles
There are romantic and
also formal hugs. Know the difference.
It is important to give
appropriate hugs according to the event and also whom you hug. Wrong style of
hugs may lead to misunderstanding.
6. Do you know that Ahmadinejad
criticized for hugging?
Hugging is not always means simple, kind act. The real example is Ahmadinejad, Iran’s president. He was accused of betraying Islam because expressing condolences in improper way, after photo of him giving a hug to Elena Frias de Chavez emerged.
7. Habbit hugging pillow or stuffed animal while sleeping might tells something about you
Even dog likes to hug stuffed animal.
Some study revealed it might be the sign of missing
a certain someone. This habit also indicate the desire to be close to another
human being.
8. Hug a tree is
actually helpful and healthy, too
Hugging a tree should
be a mandatory habit.
Hug-a-Tree and Survive is program designed to teach
children basic survival skills if they get lost in the woods. The message
Hug-a-Tree trying to tell is “if you are lost, stay put-hug a tree-until help
arrives” which means, if you are lost, don’t go any farther, stay safe there
and hug your tree (tree is not always a tree, it could be a big rock or bench).
This program is known as being helpful to prevent further damage that could be happened
during lost.
Hug a tree, literally, has proven to
benefit human’s health, especially on mental illness, concentration levels, and
the ability to alleviates headache. Interested to try?
9. Hug kills
Disgusting fact : If you hug someone tightly for a long time, it’s possible for this person to die. It’s an inefficient method of killing, though. Okay, let’s skip this part and move to the last part.
10. Hug is not forever
Let’s cherish this short life. Hug
your parents, your friends, siblings, or your spouse. Spread the oxytocin.
Spread the love!
*sending virtual hugs*
