RAMROD 87,043 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Sniffing other people's body odour might be useful in therapy for social anxiety, say Swedish researchers who have started tests with volunteers. The scientists have been using armpit sweat in their experiments. Their hunch is the smell activates brain pathways linked to emotions, offering a calming effect - but it is far too soon to say if they are right. They are presenting some of their early findings at a medical conference in Paris this week. The Swedish researchers suggest that human body odour might communicate our emotional state - happy or anxious, for instance - and even elicit similar responses in others who smell it. They asked volunteers to donate armpit sweat from when they were watching either a scary movie or a happy one. Next, 48 women with social anxiety agreed to sniff some of these samples, alongside receiving a more conventional therapy called mindfulness, where people are encouraged to focus on the here and now rather than replaying negative thoughts. Some of the women were given genuine body odour to sniff, while others - the control group - were given clean air instead. Those who were exposed to the sweat appeared to do better with the therapy. Lead researcher Ms Elisa Vigna, of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, said: "Sweat produced while someone was happy had the same effect as someone who had been scared by a movie clip. So there may be something about human chemo-signals in sweat generally which affects the response to treatment. "It may be that simply being exposed to the presence of someone else has this effect, but we need to confirm this. In fact, that is what we are testing now in a follow-up study with a similar design, but where we are also including sweat from individuals watching emotionally neutral documentaries."   https://www.bbc.com/news/health-65049739  Me and @Kimmo knew we're onto something with our hobby. That's why we're always stress free and our skin is clear #sniffingpits #downsouthscented #sniffit  (ďžâăŽâ)ďžâ§*:ď˝Ľďž ĺŞĺ ćŞćĽ, A BEAUTIFUL STđ¤ĐŻ (*´č¸ď˝*) âĄâĄâĄ 9 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites
SonOfAphrodite 1,793 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Pit lovers unite! 1 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Kimmo 70,481 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 4 minutes ago, RAMROD said: Me and @Kimmo knew we're onto something with our hobby. That's why we're always stress free and our skin is clear #sniffingpits #downsouthscented #sniffit  I can absolutely say this is 100% true.  The fact that I always have a stress free day when my honey lets me sniff his pits in the mornings before heading to workâŚÂ  Otherwise Iâll turn into A Bitch Hottie Detector 1 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites
BLACKOUTbritney 22,008 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 I actually find sniffing my boyfriends... lets call it "turtleneck"... relieves my anxiety 1 10 3 Link to post Share on other sites
ProfessionalClown 8,994 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 55 minutes ago, RAMROD said: Sniffing other people's body odour might be useful in therapy for social anxiety, say Swedish researchers who have started tests with volunteers. The scientists have been using armpit sweat in their experiments. Their hunch is the smell activates brain pathways linked to emotions, offering a calming effect - but it is far too soon to say if they are right. They are presenting some of their early findings at a medical conference in Paris this week. The Swedish researchers suggest that human body odour might communicate our emotional state - happy or anxious, for instance - and even elicit similar responses in others who smell it. They asked volunteers to donate armpit sweat from when they were watching either a scary movie or a happy one. Next, 48 women with social anxiety agreed to sniff some of these samples, alongside receiving a more conventional therapy called mindfulness, where people are encouraged to focus on the here and now rather than replaying negative thoughts. Some of the women were given genuine body odour to sniff, while others - the control group - were given clean air instead. Those who were exposed to the sweat appeared to do better with the therapy. Lead researcher Ms Elisa Vigna, of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, said: "Sweat produced while someone was happy had the same effect as someone who had been scared by a movie clip. So there may be something about human chemo-signals in sweat generally which affects the response to treatment. "It may be that simply being exposed to the presence of someone else has this effect, but we need to confirm this. In fact, that is what we are testing now in a follow-up study with a similar design, but where we are also including sweat from individuals watching emotionally neutral documentaries."   https://www.bbc.com/news/health-65049739  Me and @Kimmo knew we're onto something with our hobby. That's why we're always stress free and our skin is clear #sniffingpits #downsouthscented #sniffit  I knew I loved pits for a reason 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Charliie 1,057 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Charlie Puth can be my cure 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Agunimon 16,881 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 I often enjoy smelling my own mansmells. 1 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Roronoa 5,072 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 I find this to have a calming effect as well. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Oriane 17,749 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Smelling the odor of someone you love >>>>> Smelling anyone else's odor You popped my heart seams, all my bubble dreams 1 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites
NATAH 24,154 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 6 hours ago, BLACKOUTbritney said: I actually find sniffing my boyfriends... lets call it "turtleneck"... relieves my anxiety i am... disgusted mother, what must i do? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
BLACKOUTbritney 22,008 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 4 minutes ago, NATAH said: i am... disgusted Why? Heâs hot, clean and itâs like a masculine candle 4 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
 Flippy 7,895 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 TMBT 3.22.11 // TBTWB 1.17.13 // ArtRAVE 6.3.14 // C2CT 5.28.15 // TJWT 8.13.17 // Chromatica World Tour 9.8.22 Link to post Share on other sites
Concertaholic 4,575 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Why am I nauseous all of a sudden Link to post Share on other sites
ARTPOPe 9,738 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 @Illuminati gonna ask my shrink to prescribe me a hairy boyfriend instead of meds from now on Stream The Love Invention 2 Link to post Share on other sites
InTheCloset 10,599 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 I need Shawn Mendes Im in love with Nate Jacobs and i have never ever been happier. Link to post Share on other sites
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