1. Talking to animals and plants. Time and time again, Houzzers owned up to calling on their furry friends for a chat. “I talk to my dogs all day long when I’m alone. They don’t respond, but they’re really great listeners,” jwbarone from the U.S. says. And she’s not the only one who seeks out unusual partners for conversation. Many Houzzers, such as Laura Beaupeurt from Australia, admit to talking to themselves, when not talking to their pet, and some people even owned up to seeking advice from their plants.
Why do we talk to pets when we know they won’t respond? “Many animals are social beings, just like us humans,” says Sandra Schmidt, a psychologist from Berlin. “When we tell our beloved four-legged friends about our problems and they cuddle up close to us, we feel understood and accepted.”
But there’s another reason too: It feels good. Schmidt says it encourages us to think out loud. “We can process our thoughts more easily in this way — as if they were somebody else’s thoughts,” she says. So talking to ourselves, pets and plants is a way to gain new insights. Well, there’s our answer — and permission to continue that chat with the goldfish.
from Houzz http://ift.tt/1SKaOza
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