Your starter guide to navigating emotional contagion.
Other People's Emotions Are Contagious: How To Keep Them From Making You Sick Sharing germs is inevitable when living in close quarters with loved ones. If you catch a cold, they’ll likely catch a cold, and vice-versa. But illnesses aren’t the only thing that’s contagious in a close-knit household. According to research, feelings can be just as infectious. This phenomenon is called “emotional contagion” and affects anyone in a serious relationship.
How emotional contagions affect our health Like feelings themselves, emotional contagions can be positive or negative and, if we allow them to, can affect our mental and physical health accordingly.Mentally, emotional contagions make it difficult for us to identify and separate our emotions from the emotions of those around us. On one hand, if these emotions are positive, you might experience an uplift in mood, reduced stress, and a boost in self-esteem.
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