Did you know that acts of kindness not only benefit the person you’re serving, but science has shown that it benefits your own mental health as well!
Performing a selfless act can increase your sense of gratitude, as you’d perceive that you’re in a position to give and be generous to another person.
The sense of feeling connected to another person is increased which in turn allow you to see the worth and value in your own life. - Desreen N. Dudley, PsyD, a licensed clinical psychologist at Teladoc.
A 2019 study in The Journal of Social Psychology found that people who performed kindness activities for seven days saw a boost in happiness. The degree to which their happiness increased was directly tied to the number of acts of kindness they performed.
Neurotransmitters in the brain such as serotonin and dopamine are released when we perform random acts of kindness.
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