| 13 Myths Surrounding Mental Illness ust because mental illnesses are invisible on the surface, it doesn't mean that they aren't real. We can't see gravity, either - does that mean that that's made up? Furthermore, through various brain image technology, it's actually now possible to observe differences in the brain between people with certain mental illnesses and people without them. Why Holding Hands Is The Best In 1967 the humanistic psychologist Dr. Sidney Jourard made an informal study of touch. He travelled to several countries observing how many times people touched one another in informal settings... In Puerto Rico he counted 180 touches an hour between two people. In Mexico City it was 185. In Paris it was 115. In Florida it was two and in London it was a big fat zero. | |
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