10 Craziest Psychological Facts That Will Blow Your Mind

Discover the most fascinating and bizarre truths about the human mind, from the way we make decisions to the things that make us happy.

1. The neurological effect of falling in love with someone has an effect similar to that of getting high on cocaine.

2. 68% of people experience Phantom Vibration Syndrome , the feeling that your phone is vibrating when it's not vibrating.

3. Human memories become distorted over time, so the average person has at least one false memory .

4. Your mind "rewrites" boring people's speech and makes it sound more interesting.

5. According to new research, memories of phobias are passed down through generations in DNA .

6. Your brain feels rejection as a physical pain.

7. The anxiety level of high school kids today is the same as that of psychiatric patients in the early 1950s .

8. If you trick your brain into thinking you've slept well, your brain will believe it even when you've only slept for 2 hours.

9. When you think in another language, you will make more rational decisions .

10. A study suggests that a person who loses their mobile phone will experience a panic similar to a near-death experience.

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