Why sit around a fire could be the therapy session that I didn’t know you needed

Illuminate a fire and observe as the flames grow and flash can feel therapeutic, for a good reason.

Between the sound of light, heat and crunch, sitting around a fire can be a relaxing experience, and experts agree that they can even benefit their mental health.

The research published in Evolutionary Psychology magazine has noticed “significant reductions” in blood pressure associated with exposure to a crepiting fire.

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The researchers pointed out that fires or damage can also improve social interactions.

M. David Rudd, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and director of the RUDD Institute for the Prevention of Veteran and Military Suicides at Memphis University, agreed that the natural environment of fires is “probably effective” to calm the mind and participate with others.

People who sit around a fire are “digitally disconnected” and are isolated from technological distractions and demands of daily life, the expert said.

“The context is a dramator and socially committed by its very nature, generating implicit expectations of commitment and interaction,” Rudd told News Digital in an interview.

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“We all have memories of being close to a fire and listen to stories, or at least we have heard stories about what it means to be close to a bonfire.”

These expectations foster a “support and non -threatening environment where people do not feel judged or pressured to participate,” Rudd said.

The fires can encourage those who are “hesitant, anxious or not willing to get involved in another place” to connect with others and share personal experiences, he added.

Jessica Cail, Ph. D., Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Pepperdine in California, said the Association of Fire with Relaxation, comparing fires with a “social center where people join for warmth, light, food and protection.”

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Many Christmas celebrations tend to involve fire, and some houses have chimneys aimed at gathering and connecting, Cail said in a separate interview with News Digital.

“Being in nature implies a softer approach … giving our brains the opportunity to rest and restore.”

“Given these positive associations, it should not be a surprise that these feelings of relaxation and security can help facilitate social communication and counteract negative feelings, whether explicitly shared or not,” he added.

The fire is also associated with the ritual and the transition, such as the use of advent candles or the therapeutic practice of writing unfortunate or traumatic thoughts in the paper, throwing them into a fire and seeing them burn, said Cail.

Nature is restorative, helping to counteract the numerous demands of modern life and the need to stay hyperfocate in specific tasks, added the expert.

“This is fatigue for our brains,” said Cail.

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“Being in nature implies a softer approach (the view of the trees, the smell of grass, the sound of birds), giving our brains the opportunity to rest and restore.”

“This rupture of the ruminate about stress may be the reason why so many researchers have found that the ‘doses of nature’ are effective in reducing both depression and anxiety.”

According to Cail, camp fires are often associated with leisure in nature, which is an important component of mental health, especially for those with mental illnesses.

The expert emphasized that changing their environment can also “change your mind.”

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“Unless your trauma took place in nature or around a fire, a change in the environment as camping can leave that associative head space, giving it a new perspective,” he added.