Post 5 - The Anything Blog

 Hello! Today, I'd like to talk about the facial-feedback effect. I find this concept quite interesting as I relate to this quite well. So as we all know, the facial-feedback effect states that whatever emotion we feel is based on the facial expression that we make. This idea has been studied by scientists from the 1800s and is still being discussed with how this theory applies on different emotions and expressions. However, one expression that most people believe to cause an elevation in mood and happy emotion is smiling. There are two types of smiles; first is the Duchenne smile - the genuine one, then we have the non-Duchenne smile - the fake one or the one that most use when smiling for a photo. During a 2019 study on this matter, it was found that participants who experienced ostracism - feelings of exclusion - still experienced high level of positive emotions due to Duchenne smiling. What to take away from this post is that it's always good to control your expressions and avoid the negative ones to result in a happier life!

More on this topic: https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/general/what-is-the-facial-feedback-hypothesis-does-it-work/

Link to illustration: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/657173770639756168/