17 Psychology Facts That Are Guaranteed To Blow Your Mind

If there’s something that’s the most remarkable about the human nature, it’s definitely our brain. As an extremely sensitive organ of the human body who controls every action and reaction by telling our bodies how to respond to the outside world, the human brain is the most complex and elaborate part of our body.

However, despite this brief explanation of what exactly our mind does, I’m sure there are some things that you often wondered about. For example, why do you feel a certain way, or why do you do the things you usually do? What’s the true meaning behind it?

The ways our minds function have a lot to do with the things we do and the way we are. So if you feel curiously thrilled to find out even more about our human nature than you’ve experienced yourself, read on. These are 11 psychology facts that you might not know of and are guaranteed to will blow your mind!

Here we go:

#1 – If you announce your future dreams and goals to others, you’re less likely to make them happen, because you lose motivation to work in order to achieve them.

#2 – Your favorite song is most probably your favorite because you associate it with an actual emotional event in your life.

#3 – Studies concluded that spending money on others produces more happiness more than spending money on yourself.

#4 – The relationships in your life that are meant to last a lifetime are usually formed in the period between 16 and 28 years old.

#5 – Shy people are very selective about what they share, and they talk very little about themselves. The difference lays in the fact that they share only the right things to create the feeling that others know them very well.

#6 – Listening to high-frequency music works to help you feel calm, relaxed and content.

#7 – Sloppy and ugly handwriting can be a sign of intelligence, caused by thinking a lot faster than you are able to write.

#8 – Intelligent people tend to have a small circle of closest people. They are considered to have fewer friends than an average person because of their selectiveness of who is worth their time.

#9 – If you’re having sleeping problems or insomnia take the time to write down your thoughts. That way you can clear up your mind and loosen up.

#10 – The average woman can only keep a secret for 47 hours and 15 minutes.

#11 – Women are considered to have twice as many pain receptors in their brain, which means they actually feel pain more than the male gender. However, the practice clearly tells us that they show it less, because of their higher tolerance to pain.

#12 – The average high school kid today has the same level of anxiety as the average psychiatric patient in the early 1950’s.

#13 – Women are highly attracted to men with deeper, husky voices as they are perceived as being more confident and less aggressive.

#14 – Your posture and body language not only communicate to others, it also impacts how you think.

#15 – The fear of having a phobia is a real thing, it has even been named – Phobophobia.

#16 – The happier we are the less sleep we require.

#17 –  Pessimism is inherited genetically. People who think negatively often have a mutated ADRA2b gene.

So, did you know about these extraordinary facts about us humans? Most importantly, what else would you add to this list? Share with us in the comment section!