About authentic happiness (not just trying to look happy!)... You know those times when you smile, just to try to be nice? Or
when you see someone smiling, but you sense that they are not really happy?
Well, it turns out that those insincere smiles have the same constrictive
affect on our heart as anger.
In a study on behavior and coronary heart disease at Duke
University Medical Center with male coronary patients, doctors tracked the
correlation between heart action and facial expressions of emotion. Both angry
expressions and some smiles restricted blood flow to the heart. As they
looked closer they realized that it was not just any smile. They
identified some smiles included muscles around the eyes, and some did not -
some were not sincerely expressing enjoyment.
If you want to read more, the article is available on line.
Credit to Jim and Jori Manske for bringing this article and topic to our attention!
Credit to http://etiquette-social-situations.knoji.com/how-to-identify-a-fake-smile/ for the image.
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