Be kind, unwind: How helping others can help keep stress in check

A story on NPR about how helping others can help keep stress in check quotes Michael Poulin, associate professor of psychology, about his study that explains exactly how helping others works to buffer stress and improve emotional well-being. “When you are thinking about helping other people you’re simply not thinking as much about yourself and your problems,” he said. “In essence it’s a kind of distraction, but a more satisfying distraction than surfing the Web or binge-watching ‘House of Cards.’”

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http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/12/17/460030338/be-kind-unwind-how-helping-others-can-help-keep-stress-in-check