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March 31, 2004
Come Tell A Stranger
The Age examines why we are inclined to divulge private issues with personal care professionals. Is it because it's easier to unload our burdens an unbiased stranger? Or is it because many of these services put us in intimate proximity with each other and helps us relax and feel more natural in these situations?
"People with problems either want to tell everyone about it, or no one they know," says Stephanie Christopherson of Stephanie's Skin Fitness in South Yarra.
Relationships are the number one topic of discussion, followed by work, health and the biggies that take more time to disclose - personal revelations.
Professor Kerstin Uvnas Moberg of the Karolinska Institut in Stockholm has studied the physiological effects of massage. She claims it increases the flow of the cuddle chemical, oxytocin, which releases peace and calm and increases our desire for contact and our ability to relate to others.
Posted by linda at March 31, 2004 12:58 PM
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