Your stress will reduce to 0 if you die, so
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simple@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
Petting a cat calms down & relieves stress.
There’s a 50/50 chance that a cat will try to claw your eyes out if you rub their belly, but yes.
FreudianCafe@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
OpenStars@discuss.online 2 weeks ago
Survivorship bias: those who survive the encounter have lowered stress.😁
Aceticon@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The calming down and stress relief all happens once the petting session ends.
OpenStars@discuss.online 2 weeks ago
Knowing that you survived probably gives you a nice hormonal boost:-).