The chemistry and psychology of kindness
ABCDuring childhood, many of us are taught about the importance of kindness. It's not uncommon to experience a "feel-good rush" after you've been kind to another person, says Dr James Kirby, a lecturer in clinical psychology at The University of Queensland. "Sometimes people refer to it as the warm glow, and that's some of the endorphins that are being kicked back into the system, the internal reward system," he says. It discovered that people benefit from acts of kindness regardless of whether they are strategically motivated, or altruistic — but the "warm glow" effect was at its peak with altruistic acts of kindness. "If I am being kind towards myself, the same regions light up if I'm receiving kindness from another person or giving kindness to another person," Dr Kirby says.
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