Kindness and 🧠-health:

🫡 performing acts of kindness may help reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety.

🫡 lessen[s] distress and improve[s] life satisfaction * show[s] greater benefits for social connection.

🫡 increase[s] happiness and self-esteem, while decreasing stress and emotional reactivity.

🫡 supported by research… it can be contagious. people who received acts of kindness were more likely to be more generous themselves.

Taken directly from: The Mental Health Benefits of Simple Acts of Kindness, 2023

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