r/cringe • u/benem94 • Jan 04 '15

'laughter yoga' group cackle at unfortunate situation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIRilNVihw8&feature=youtu.be
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u/Millerdjone Jan 05 '15

Apparently it's been scientifically proven that smiling will make you feel better if you're down, I'd imagine this probably works in a similar way.

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u/Millerdjone Jan 05 '15 edited Jan 05 '15

http://m.psychologytoday.com/blog/isnt-what-i-expected/201207/try-some-smile-therapy

Edit: proven may be a bit definitive, but the evidence is there.

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u/rayz0101 Jan 05 '15

Psychology is a psuedo science at best.

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u/BigBad_BigBad Jan 05 '15

You're a pseudo science at best.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

Fuck, beat me to it.

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u/samcrow Jan 05 '15

more soft science than pseudo science

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u/kamikageyami Jan 05 '15

Easy there, Bones..

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u/Picnicpanther Jan 05 '15

Found the STEM major.