Psychology
Exploring "Why" questions about Psychology
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Why cant we feel our organs rubbing against each other?
You sure as shit can when you have a kidney infection, such an eerie fucking feeling. Like bouncing water balloons with nerves attached that send shooting pain when you move...never again do I want to
Why do humans seek familiarity like staying in the same house or bed but get bored of performing the same task over and over?
As just stated, Safety is first, so comfort and familiar environment can last a long time until the person feels they can attain that same safety elsewhere. When it comes to tasks however, purpose and
Why is depression so common in Grad school?
Grad student here. Everyone (well almost everyone) in grad school is depressed. You're stressed, over worked, and likely taking out loans while your peers are a couple years into good jobs and make go
Why does Chrome take up so much memory even after I’ve closed a lot of tabs?
Programmer's often feel that a program doesn't need to free memory as long as you have some free. What if you decided that you wanted to re-open one or more of the tabs that you closed? Chrome can do
Why that guy kneeling during the national anthem in a crowd, is getting so much attention on Reddit?
People who don’t understand that the very thing that makes this country great *is* the right to non-violently protest believe that he is disrespecting the flag/country/military by kneeling. They don’t
Why do we get the urge to hurt ourselves when we’re extremely stressed out?
Not everyone has these feelings. Some do, and some even act on them. There are a few reasons.
why do certain types of grapes (commonly green) leave you with a dry feeling in your mouth?
A thing called tannins which is found in many types of organic things. It has a bitter taste and produces the saliva response that you're mentioning.
Why do people get that eerie feeling that something’s under the bed when they’re younger?
Younger? No one else still gets this? Or when walking up the stairs from a dark basement?
Why does urine feel hot after a workout?
Your body heats up while working out, and your pee is inside of you initially. Your skin cools down relatively quickly, but your internal organs stay warm for a while. On top of that, your heat-sensin
why does your stomach feel like it is knotting up when you are under emotional stress
I think when you are stressed, the body is designed to get rid of everything in your stomach, by vomiting. You're being hunted, no time to digest, the weight is just slowing you down! Or, you're poiso