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body temperature, cold air, cold shoulder, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, excluded, feeling cold, hurt feelings, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, isolation, rejection, social rejection
Well, according to the University of Toronto, when people were excluded from a group, not only did they feel hurt – their temperature dropped and their skin got cold! And when people were ostracized, they also were more likely to reach for hot foods – rather than something room temperature or cold. The researchers say – what we feel emotionally and what we feel physically are tied together. So social rejection or isolation can hit us like a blast of cold air!
