If you are one of those who likes to search series to marathon, but you feel guilty for not using that time on something else more profitable, you should know this: this hobby is, in addition to a good form of entertainment, quite productive for our mental health.
This is what the magazine stated Vogue in an article, after consulting with two psychologists the benefits emotions that have to do series.
But also, some studies show that watching some type of fiction can make you further productive and help you with your welfare mental.
It is the case of a study scientific study done by professors at the Loyola Andalusia University, which revealed that the followers of series television are happier people than those who are not so serialophiles.
Many benefits
Do you want to know everything that a good series can do for you? We tell you.
1. Releases dopamine. As with other pleasurable activities, such as sex, psychologist Andrea Trujillo explained to the fashion magazine that when we see a series that we like the brain responds by releasing dopaminewhich generates welfare and pleasure.
Since this neurotransmitter is responsible for pleasurable sensations, as well as regulating mood, sleep, memory and the conductthe changes will help us feel better.
2. A good way to socialize. Many enjoy marathoning alone, but more people prefer to do it in the company of friends, family or romantic partners.
Mariló Pérez García, also an expert in human behavior, maintains that seeing series accompanied can be considered as a social activity ideal to strengthen the bonds with whoever we decide to share that moment.
3. Connect with emotions. With the series We laugh, we cry, we get excited and even frustrated. This, according to Trujillo, is because we get involved in history and we empathize with the characters, which allows us to connect with our own feelings.
“By seeing the situations that the characters live, we become infected with their emotional states or connect with our emotions. emotionsand we even express them through crying, for example,” the expert tells Vogue.
4. Helps address problems better. The empathy that is created also leads us to take the characters as a model of behavior. That is, when it is their turn to solve any type of conflict, we can learn from it to put it into practice in our lives.
Of course, the experts agree that, in addition to the learning through observation, it is always good to ask ‘real’ people for help in case of issues.
5. Reduces the depressive state. It is evident that seeing series it makes us happier; It is a good way to forget about everything that stresses us for a long time. From a psychological point of view, this practice improves our mood, in addition to protecting us against depression.
6. Helps you be more organized. When a production hooks us, but we are aware that we cannot neglect our duties just to see it, the obligation arises to organize our time. This planning allows us to have leisure time without having to neglect other functions and helps us generate routines balanced.
7. Helps memory. A study from University College London assures that those who see series and movies experience a better concentration mental and improved cognition and memory.
