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Forcing yourself to smile can actually make you miserable
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ScienceDaily reports on a University of Florida study involving more than 1,100 participants that examined the effect of forced smiling on mood. According to the report, researchers found that a single artificial smile can provide a small mood boost, but repeatedly faking smiles can erase that benefit or even reverse it, leaving people feeling worse.
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Forcing yourself to smile can actually make you miserable
Smiling may not always make you happier, and new research suggests that forcing yourself to smile repeatedly could actually make you feel worse. In a University of Florida study involving more than 1,100 participants, researchers discovered that while a single artificial smile can provide a small mood boost, repeatedly faking smiles can erase that benefit or even reverse it.
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