It Is as Healthy to Give as to Receive

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Is it better to give than to receive? Yes, but only to a point, writes NancyFreeborne

-like response. The brain is mildly pliable and can be affected by positive and negative stimuli.

Therefore, generous givers may be more healthy than non-givers. Shouldn’t we all thus strive to be giving and helpful so as to assist others and to influence our own physiology and brain chemistry in a positive manner? Yes, to an extent, giving can help the giver as much as the receiver. However, we all know of caregivers who have burnt out and are at risk for stress and health problems. Equilibrium is disrupted if a giver is doing 95 percent of the giving and not having a chance to receive any assistance. The trick is finding the middle ground: Helping others can stimulate positivein the giver, but when the giver feels exhausted, over-burdened, and hopeless. This can occur when there is no reciprocity, they need to bring in others to relieve them.

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