Hey there! Welcome to Life Noggin! There’s nothing like Valentine’s Day to
let you feel the pain of being alone. *sigh* Why’d you have to go off searching
for that magical microphone? I haven’t heard from you in weeks! Huh? Could it be!? Oh, hey Triangle Bob. You don’t have a date for Valentine’s
Day either? Well, You know what that means! Pity Party at an All You Can Eat sushi restaurant
until we can’t function! Haha! Hooray! Whether it’s the friendly kind, the familial
kind, or the romantic kind, times like these get me thinking of what life would be like
if you never were loved at all. I love being dramatic for science! As it turns out, receiving love seems to have
a significant impact on your life and development. A 2010 study from the Duke University Medical
School found that the love and affection that you get early on in life can positively affect
you later on. Following 500 people from when they were infants
until they were in their 30s, the researchers saw that when babies had very affectionate
and attentive mothers, they were more likely to grow up to be happier, more resilient,
and less anxious. On the reverse side of things, a review in
Scientific American talked about how children who were starved of individual attention and
grew up in deprived environments had higher cortisol levels than those who lived with
their parents. A lot of this was attributed to the lack of
physical contact. You see, physical affection is actually really
important for humans. This doesn't need to be super intimate or
anything. I don’t wanna get demonetized. Even just a good hug can go a long way! In fact, hugging is known to be a very comforting
and communicative type of touch. Triangle Bob, did you make the restaurant's
mop your girlfriend again? You know what, go ahead and hug her! I won’t get in the way of love! According to healthline, it’s been said
that you need at least 4 hugs a day at a bare minimum to get your requirements for physical
affection, with 8 or more hugs being what you should aim for. Basically, the more hugs, the better! You know, unless the person you’re hugging
has a bad case of BO. Ha! Just kidding. I don’t have a nose, so I can’t actually
smell anything. Can’t really feel anything either? Is life just a simulation? Boy, this spicy tuna roll is really hitting
me hard! For my IRL peeps, there are a bunch of benefits
from getting hugs on the regular. As an example, one 2014 study reported that
receiving hugs might help boost your immune system, lowering your susceptibility to infectious
diseases. Another study published in 2018 found that
when people received hugs that they were less affected by interpersonal conflict. What’s cool is that the positive effects
weren’t dependent on the gender of the hugger or if the hug had a familial, platonic, or
romantic context. And while hugging can have a bunch of different
contexts, kissing — which is far more tied to romance — also has been linked to a slew
of benefits. It might help boost your immune system, help
you relieve stress, and may even offer some relief for menstrual cramps. So, putting this all together, it looks like
never receiving love — especially the physical kind — would likely have a detrimental impact
on your life. my question to you is, do you think love is
important to living a happy life, or are you someone who just doesn’t need it. Heck, some people don’t even want it, that’s
just the way they're wired baby! If you're comfortable with sharing, lemme
know in the comment section below! Why do i feel like a special announcement
is about to happen? Hmm? *window shatter* Oh what’s this? Was i finally invited to super anime sword
fighters ultimate? *blocko mumbles* penpals *blocko continues
to mumble* Wow! It’s even better than a copyrighted video
game franchise! It’s a tour! Yes, you heard that right! I'm going on a multi city tour with some of
my other YouTube friends from all over, and we're playing drawing games together live
on stage! Hence the name pen pals! We have Emirichu, Illymation, Gingerpale,
and Coolman Coffeedan! Technically my friend Pat is hosting, but
he sounds just like me, so i'm sure it's gonna be okay. I'll be backstage watching the whole thing
happen! We're hitting these cities right over here! You should get tickets right away before they
sellout! You get to control what we draw because it's
improv! Anything can happen, and no show is going
to be the same! I am so excited to be there with my animator
friends and i hope to see you there! As always, my name is Blocko, this has been
Life Noggin, don't forget to keep on thinking! Circlia i miss you! Come home!
