Can Smiling Trick Your Brain to Destress and Be happy?

Carmellita
ILLUMINATION
Published in
4 min readMar 3

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Researchers have discovered smiling can change your mood, alleviate stress, and transform your state of frustration into a state of happiness.

“Smile Your Way Through It” Image by Carmellita in Canva

“You have an infectious smile,” The guy looked over and smiled at my sister. I couldn’t tell if he was flirting or smiling because she was smiling. And suddenly, I had a big stupid grin on my face too.

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Carmellita
ILLUMINATION

Writer, Poet, Storyteller, & Scholar. Co-founder of http://bluelotusliving.com. Former ghostwriter who recovered her creative voice & came back to life.