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What Happens When We Laugh?
...they're happy, but laughter also has the power to make us happy. Laughter releases endorphins, or neurotransmitters that have similar effects as drugs like...happy, but laughter also has the power to make us happy. Laughter releases endorphins, or neurotransmitters that have similar effects as drugs like morphine,...
Health > Mental Health
A Growing Epidemic for Kids: Help Your Child Stop Cutting
...self-injure have not learned to identify, express, or release their emotions. They may have adopted self-injury...addiction, to cope with life’s ups and downs. The release of endorphins during cutting produce a “high”...cope with life’s ups and downs. The release of endorphins during cutting produce a “high” that cutters associate...
Education > Early Intervention
Excerpt from "Life Before Birth"
...punctured and a needle inserted into the liver. The fetuses responded with a 590 percent rise in stress hormone cortisol levels, and 183 percent rise in endorphin levels, the internally manufactured painkiller. It is clear that the fetus can respond to pain and can set in motion all the biochemical factors involved...