Happy chemicals in brain

Updated: 20 Aug 2022

Happy 

chemicals

 in brain 

What are brain chemicals? 

Brain chemicals are actually neurotransmitters that carry signals from one neuron to another.

These chemicals are compound couriers in the body. Their responsibility is to send signals from nerve cells to target cells. These objective cells might be in muscles, organs, or different nerves 

Meet your happy chemicals:

There are Four main chemicals in the brain that influence our happiness. 

All play a role in how you experience happiness.

 

Dose of Happiness 😊

Dopamine

Oxytocin

Serotonin

Endorphins

Happy chemicals in brain 

Dopamine :

Plays a role in how we feel pleasure. It’s a big part of our unique human ability to think and plan. It helps us strive, focus, and find things interesting.

Oxytocin :

Is a hormone and a neurotransmitter that is involved in childbirth and breast-feeding. It is also associated with empathy, trust, sexual activity, and relationship-building. It is sometimes referred to as the “love hormone,” because levels of oxytocin increase during hugging. It allows us to become social creatures.

 

Serotonin :

If you are in good mood you have got serotonin to thank. If you are in bad mood you have got serotonin to blame. It is a regulator. 80 percent of serotonin exist in the gut. And is governed by state of your hunger. 

Interesting fact about serotonin :

Eating spicy food causes your brain to produce 'happy' hormones, like serotonin, which makes you better equipped to deal with depression, anxiety, anger, and stress.

Endorphins :

primarily help one deal with stress and reduce feelings of pain. The pleasure effect associated with endorphins is in part related to the increased dopamine production that occurs due to endorphin activity..   

Together these chemicals create desirable situation. 

Emotional wellness

What is Emotional wellness? 

Emotions are a necessary part of one’s  life. When you are attentive to both positive and negative emotions or feelings and able to understand how to handle these emotions. It means you are emotionally healthy  . Emotional wellness also includes the ability to learn and grow from experiences.

“Grow through what you go through.” 

How you are feeling from inside right now? 

If you are clam , content and feeling ok right now and feel ok most of the time . Then you are emotionally healthy. 

Emotional wellness quote

When you are emotionally healthy you generally feel good about yourself. Emotionally healthy people have flexibility , they can adjust in every situation. They acknowledged their emotions. They know how to manage and express themselves when they feel upset .

Emotional wellness inspires :

 self improvement, calmness ,help you out to manage your  stress and the development of inner strength. Allow your self to learn from your mistakes , and learning from your own mistakes is actually the best way to improve your self .

Emotional well-being also encourages proper decision making skills. It is an important part of overall wellness.

Emotional wellness is all about management :

Emotional wellness is not about how many problems you have in your life ,everyone has to face them on and off . It's more about how you approach and manage  the problems in life.

We all face difficulties in our life , but how we respond to these difficulties and problems matter more than that difficulty.
Your reaction to a problem is often a bigger problem than the problem.

It is hard to see the bright side during tough times, it is really challenging but whatever you are going through try to find out the ways that can help you to get rid of hard times.  It can only be possible if you are able to manage your emotions. 

Emotionally healthy people still feel sadness ,anger, stress , but they know how to manage their feelings. 

How to manage emotions? 

If you want to improve and maintain emotional health ,it  takes efforts and ongoing evaluation of your thoughts and feelings.

Ask questions from yourself :

• How can I do things better or how can I manage this negative emotion? 
• How can I learn from this to better my future? 

Improving Emotions  doesn’t happen overnight.
It’s important to be patient with yourself.

Remember what ever emotion you are experiencing is because you chose yourself to feel that way .you are the source of all your emotions. 

Your  thoughts  play  vital role in your emotion forming. So focus on good things .

Emotions can teach you value able lessons.  Be confident  that you can handle this emotion . Be confident that you can face any thing , because every thing happens for a reason and may be this reason can help you out to become a stronger individual.

Thanks for reading!

 Stay blessed 

Source :

https://shcs.ucdavis.edu/wellness/emotional

https://blisshealthcoaching.com/7-ways-to-improve-your-emotional-health/

Psychology facts

Psychology facts :

What you are going to read in this post :

Psychology facts and sayings in urdu .

LIFE’S FACTS :

Psychologists says

ماہر نفسیات کہتے ہیں کہ 98  فیصد زندگی کے حقائق انسان کی نظروں سے اوجھل ھوتے ہیں، اور یہ بھی ایک کرم ہے ۔ ۔ 

قاسم علی شاہ~

FATIGUE OF BRAIN AND HEART :

Psychology facts in urdu 

ذہن تھک جائے تو مصروفیت 

کم کردیجیے    

 دل تھک جائے تو مصروفیت بڑھا دیجئے ۔ ۔ ۔

ATTITUDE :

Psychology facts in urdu 

• سب سے خوبصورت اور صاف زبان رویوں کی ہوتی ہے ۔کچھ کہنا سننا بھی نہیں پڑتا .اور ساری بات سمجھ بھی آجاتی ہے۔

• سخت رویے بات تو منوا دیتے ہیں مگر دلوں میں فاصلے بڑھ جاتے ہیں ،جب رہنا ساتھ ہوں تو دونوں طرف رویوں میں لچک ہونی چاہیے۔ کچھ منوا لیا کچھ مان گئے ،  یہ ہی مثبت رویے رشتوں میں تازگی کو برقرار رکھتے ہیں ۔ جہاں انا ہو وہاں صرف پچھتاوا اور تلخیاں ہوتی ہیں ۔ ۔ ۔

WHAT IS LOVE:

محبت الفاظ نہیں رویہ ہوتی ہے ۔

PEOPLE’S PREDICTIONS :

الفاظ جو بھی ہوں جیسے بھی ہوں ، لوگ مطلب ہمیشہ اپنی مرضی کا نکالتے ہیں ۔

AVOID FREE ADVICERS:

لوگ ہر اس  مسئلے کا حل جانتے ہیں جو ان کا نہ ہو۔

WORST ENEMY :

• انسان کا سب سے بڑا دشمن اس کا دماغ ہے۔ پکڑ پکڑ کے لاتا ہے ان لمحوں کو جو اذیت دیتے ہیں ۔

• جتنا زیادہ سوچو گے ، اتنا زیادہ اذیت میں رہو گے،  یا تو اپنے آپ کو مضبوط کرلو، یا مصروف کر لو ۔

SECRET OF HAPPINESS AND IMPROVEMENT :

خوش ہونا ہے تو تعریف سنیے، اور بہترہونا ہے تو تنقید سنیے۔

HOW TO TOUCH HEARTS ?

 دلوں پر لفظ نہیں ۔۔۔۔۔ لہجے اثر کرتے ہیں ۔

HOPE :

Psychology fact about hope

لفظ "امید "کے سرکئی زندگیاں بگاڑنے کا الزام بھی ہے اور کئی سنوارنے کا سہرا بھی ۔ ۔ ۔

BE DEAF TO NEGATIVITY :

زندگی میں آگے بڑھنا ہے تو بہرے ہو جاو ، کیوں کہ بعض لوگوں کی باتیں مایوسی میں اضافہ کر دیتی ہیں ۔ ۔ ۔

LEARN TO LISTEN SOUND OF SILENCE :

Body language reveals unspoken truths.

خاموشی کو سمجھنا سیکھو کیونکہ ، ٹوٹے ہوئے لوگ لفظوں کا استعمال نہیں کرتے۔ ۔ ۔

Thanks for reading !

Body language

Updated : July  5 , 2019

 “A species’ survival depends critically upon its ability to communicate effectively, and the quality of its social life is determined in large measure by how and what it can communicate.”

~Robert M. Krauss 

Listen to a person When they look at you .

Body language or non verbal communication :

Communication is not only what you say or hear . Your eye gaze, hand movements, sitting and standing styles, facial expressions all these things include in communication. And this communication is known as Body language or non verbal communication. 

Non-verbal communication includes :

facial expressions, the tone and pitch of the voice, and gestures displayed through body language.

What body language reveals :

 It can often tell people exactly how you feel, even if you have hardly said a word. Body language is the unspoken element of communication. Body language isn’t always as clear as spoken language , But it reveal  a lot about people .It reveals our true feelings and emotions.  .Understanding  about body language can help to interpret unspoken issues. The things we don’t say still convey volumes of information. 

Body language reveals unspoken truths. 

Communication through body language :

Some estimates suggest that 7 percent we communicate through words and 93 percent nonverbally or through our body language .

But some studies says that body language may account for between 50 percent to 70 percent of all communication. 

Different studies show different results, but whatever they show , it is truth that body language reveal more abut people than verbal language. 

Facial expressions :

Facial expressions are among the most universal forms of body language. The expressions used to convey fear, anger, sadness, and happiness are similar throughout the world.

Learn  to read eyes because lips often lie. 

Postures: 

Posture can convey a wealth of information about how a person is feeling as well as hints about personality characteristics, such as whether a person is confident, open, or submissive.

People tend to have much less conscious control over their nonverbal messages than of what they actually saying .Because nonverbal communication is  much more emotional in nature .

Body language reveal more than words.

Non-verbal communication may also be both conscious and unconscious. Facial expressions are particularly hard to control, because we cannot see ourselves to know what we are doing. We may, therefore complicate communication by trying to convey one message consciously, while in fact conveying quite another unconsciously.

Michael Argyle identifies 

Five main functions of non-verbal communication:

•  To express emotions, 
• Communicate interpersonal relationships
• Support verbal interaction
• Reflect personality 
•  Perform rituals, such as greetings and goodbyes.

How to enhance verbal and non verbal communication :

 Verbal communication is enhanced when a person is an effective listener. Listening doesn’t simply mean hearing; it means  understanding another person’s point of view.

Watching other people’s body language, facial expressions and intonations, and being conscious of your own physicality and feelings can enhance non-verbal communication.

Copy the people you are spending time with and you want to attract them, this strategy is called mirroring .When talking to someone try to copy their facial expressions , gestures and body language.

Maintain eye contact with those who you want to attract. Follow 80/20 rule while talking to someone.  It means ,maintain 80 percent eye contact and 20 percent you can see your surroundings.

Carry a decent smile  . It improves your face value.

Make sure your body language is open ,(No close arms, or cross feet) it indicates that you are relaxed, calm, and confident .

However , the same gesture can indicate a number of different things depending on context.

Our success as an individuals depends upon our ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and non-verbally.

Thanks for reading! 

Source :

1:https://www.livestrong.com/article/150573-what-is-verbal-communication/

2:https://www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/nonverbal-communication.html

3:https://www.verywellmind.com/understand-body-language-and-facial-expressions-4147228

What are emotions?

Updated :24 Jan 2023 

What are emotions? 

Most of the time we don’t have exact words to explain what we are actually  feeling . And it is quite difficult to differentiate emotions and feelings. 

The words “emotions, feelings, and moods” are often used interchangeably. But actually they are not the  same . Emotions are related to, but different from, mood ..

Are emotions and feeling both the same thing?

Emotions are a physiological response to a stimulus, such as happiness, anger, or fear. They are relatively short-lived and specific to a particular event or situation. Feelings, on the other hand, are the conscious experience of emotions and can be more long-lasting and broader in scope. Feelings may also include thoughts, beliefs, and judgments about an emotion.

 Emotions :

  are specific physical reactions to a particular event. Their general purpose is to produce involuntary bodily response to a stimulus. That are usually of fairly short duration. 

No matter how friendly and caring a person you are , or you want to be, your brain keep saying you things that aren’t so kind when your emotions are triggered. 

The brain responds to stimuli long before your conscious brain can choose. Your immediate reactions often produce bad results and then instead of trying to undo what happened, you quickly find reasons to justify your behaviour.

If you want to manage your emotions,  start looking inside instead of outside .

Psychologists identify twenty-seven Categories of emotion: 

Admiration, adoration, aesthetic appreciation, amusement, anger, anxiety, awe, awkwardness, boredom, calmness, confusion, contempt, craving, disappointment, disgust, empathic pain, entrancement, envy, excitement, fear, guilt, horror, interest, joy, nostalgia, pride, relief, romance, sadness, satisfaction, sexual desire, surprise, sympathy and triumph.

Five main purposes of emotions : 

Emotions help us

•  To take action.
•  To survive.
• Strike and avoid danger.
• To make decisions.
•  To understand others. Moreover, they help other people to understand us.

~Kendra Cherry (Psychology Expert)

Feelings : 

are mental associations and reactions to an emotion. They are coloured by our personal experiences and believes. 


When you say, "I feel anxious, angry, happy...", you are interpreting emotion by how it feels in your body.

Types of feelings :
There are only three types of feelings

• pleasant
• Unpleasant
•  Neutral

Feelings vs emotions  

Is Feelings and emotions are the same thing? 

In response to specific stimuli The emotion comes first and it  is universal. What kind of feelings it will then become varies from person to person and from situation to situation because feelings are shaped by individual temperament and experience. 

 Emotions are event-driven, while feelings are learned behaviours .

• Joy is an emotion. 

Happiness is a feeling. 

• Fear is an emotion. 

Worry is a feeling. 

• Enthusiasm is an emotion. 

Contentment is a feeling.

• Anger is an emotion.

Bitterness is a feeling.

• Attraction is an emotion.

Love is a feeling.



Expressing all types of emotions, even negative emotions, is natural and healthy.

Ending words :

An event or  stimulus cause emotions and emotions cause feelings .But same emotions generate different feelings in different people. 

I hope now you can fully understand emotions , and differentiate emotions and feelings well .

Thanks for reading! 

Sources :

https://www.laughteronlineuniversity.com/feelings-and-emotions/

https://inpowercoaching.com/tame-your-emotional-triggers/

https://imotions.com/blog/emotions-matter/

Definition of psychology

What actually psychology is ?

What will be your answer if someone ask you , what is psychology ?

You will probably say :

• Science  of mind and behaviour.
• Study of  human nature and behaviour .
• Scientific study of the behaviour of humans and animals ....

In this article I am  going to explore what actually psychology is ? So let’s begin.

psychology is a  mixture of two Greek words psychi (spirit or soul) + logos ( knowledge, science or study) .

Like other sciences psychology is hard to define because it evolves continuously  that’s why the phenomena it studies can not be covered in one definition. It has been defined in different ways, all these ways  comes from different perspectives.

APA definition of psychology  :

Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior, according to the American Psychological Association. (APA) It is the study of the mind, how it works, and how it affects behaviour.

How psychology evolve into science of behaviour :

In beginning psychology was considered as science of soul , then science of mind , and in modern age it is known as science of behaviour .

What Psychology explore and study :

Psychology is a broad field that explore and study   personality, development ,behaviour, thoughts ,consciousness, motivation, memories, feelings ,fears , creativity, addictions and much more. Due to its  multifaceted discipline it includes many sub fields such as educational psychology, forensic  psychology, developmental psychology  , clinical psychology , industrial psychology,  social psychology,  cognitive psychology and more.

If I say that psychology is science of life it will not be wrong .Because it covers all most all area’s  of life .

Psychology is an art :

“Psychology is an art which presents itself as  science “.

~Eric pettifor

Seriously dealing with nonsense , Failures , heart breaks , negative thoughts is an art . And psychology gives you a chance to master this art .😊

Psychology says 

“The study of human nature may be thought of as an art with many tools at it’s proposal , an art closely related to all the other arts , and relevant to them all , in literature and poetry particularly ,this is especially significant. It’s primary aim must be to broaden our knowledge of human beings , that is to say ,it must enable us all to become better, fuller and finer people.”

~Alfred Adler

 The mind is highly complexed thing no one can fully understand it . The functions  of all human brains are  same, but  we all react differently on same stimuli. Reason is we perceive,  feel and deal with  things differently .

What actually psychology is ?

“Me : everything is ok

Is actually “ lie”

They tell me exaggerated stories of their life's tragedies

Is actually “lie”

It is all about perspective”

~Sadia Arshad

Ending note :

 In the end I must say psychology answer a simple question :

• Why we do?
• What we do ?

Give your feedback regarding what you think what actually psychology is ?

Thanks!

Also read :

Psychology says

       

Updated : 9 December 2021

      

  Psychology says :

It is all about psychology

Some interesting facts and sayings about psychology :

Psychology says

Halo effect :

Psychology says :

Attractive people are perceived as more intelligent and trustworthy .Even if they are not . This is called the halo effect .

Attract others :

In short term you can attract people by your words , but in the long run your work (efforts) speak .

Engage yourself in some sort of activity 

People tend to be Happier when they are kept busy,as this prevent them from thinking 

About the negative things in their life. 

Constructive feelings :

In all feelings anger and love are most constructive and destructive feelings.

Dressing well :

The way you dressed is linked with your mood .So dressing well most often helps you keeping more stably happy.

Cherophobia :

Some people are actually afraid of being too happy , because they think something tragic is going to happen. This is known as cherophobia .

Power of mind :

your body hears  everything your mind says .

"The cells in your body react to every thing your mind says. So negativity brings down

Your immune system and you fall sick. "

Emotional & logical brain :

your emotional brain can not be controlled by your  logical brain .That's why we say love is blind .

Misapprehension 

Non apprehension of reality leads to misapprehension .

Brain activity after death :

when a person dies , they have seven minutes of brain activity left in which they see a dream like sequence of their memories.

You and life :

you and life are two different things or you yourself is life ?

you are life .Don't draw a line between you and life . Life include yourself your surroundings , the people around you , everything, if you are passionate about only yourself no one will like you , but if you are a type of person who can accommodate others in their  life  then people will surly like you.

(Gist of sandeep Mahashwari ‘s lecture )

Peace of mind : 

 Put question marks on your believes , that the problem bothering you , is really a problem or it’s just your imagination? That will bring your mind in peaceful situation.

(Gist of sandeep Mahashwari ‘s lecture )

I can and I will : 

It  is difficult to change your self  in a day But at least give it a try. "Rome was not built in a day”. Whatever the mind expects, it finds. Keep yourself constructively occupied.

Remember , I CAN and I WILL.

Smile :  😊

Smile. And smile some more. It adds to your face value and to your personality as well.

Enemy of truth :

Blind believe in authority is the enemy of truth.

 ( Albert Einstein )

Low self esteem : 

People  with low self esteem are more likely to criticise others .

feeling ignored :

Feeling ignored cause same chemical effect as that of injury.

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