Psychology
Exploring "Why" questions about Psychology
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Why is it when I love someone a lot, that sometimes I have to hug them tightly and it feels like I can’t be close enough.
No answer, but that is fucking adorable. I hope you two have a long happy life of being this in love together.
why air feels cooler when it’s moving.
You're constantly producing heat - this forms a bubble of warmth around you - moving air blows that bubble of warm air away and lets your body get rid of more heat.
Why does mental illness seem more common today?
Because gradually people are becoming more open and accepting of discussing mental illness, so it seems more common when the general population assess their own mental state in a more open minded mann
Why does masturbation feel better if not done for a long time?
ELI5.. well, imagine it's like a bottle of soda. Your bottle of soda is magic and it fills back up the longer you keep it closed.
Why is it wrong to discriminate against people for their political beliefs but there is public outcry when someone is anti-gay marriage etc.
This post is not asking for a layman-friendly explanation to something complicated or technical, so it doesn't belong here and it's been removed. Entirely subjective questions generally belong in /r/a
Why group mentality is so powerful
Human nature to belong and conform to social groups, empathy, and natural fear of exclusion. It's kind of instinctual, that's why the weak minded are susceptible to group mentality. Case in point: Red
Why do dogs love catching things like balls and frisbees?
When we first domesticated dogs we bred them to keep traits we liked and lose ones we didn't. Dogs that could fetch something (usually a bird or other animal killed by a hunter) where useful and thus
Why can children watch any movie dozens of times and not get bored?
Putting aside the fact that children are easily amused... Children don't have experience. As a result, what looks simple to you or me is quite complicated to a child.
Why do we not feel food go down our bodies?
You don't have touch receptors in your gastrointestinal tract. You can sense pressure and things gurgling around because of that, but not actual touch.
Why sometimes when I wake up from a nights rest I feel refreshed while others times it feels like I just woke up from a coma?
Sleep cycles. When you wake up at the end of a cycle, it's a nice smooth, natural wake up. When you wake up in the middle of one (the deepest sleep), it's coma time