Does anyone else get that warm fuzzy when you help someone with something?

I find it odd how much my mood can change when I help someone solve their issue/s and they come back all happy and grateful. It really makes me feel good, which is good, though odd.

I guess I am trying to understand why it does that? What is it about helping someone that causes an endorphin rush?

I see a lot of helpful people here and wonder if they/you get the same good feeling knowing you helped someone get over a stumbling block? I know I sure appreciate it when people here help me, and I think they should feel good about it as far as I am concerned!

I guess some of it for me is that we see so much ugliness out there a little kindness seems to go a long way. I get teary eyed when I see good things happen to people who deserve/need it. I'll use a local example with http://molly-campbell.com/w1/node/1 who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at 28 days old. Well, http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Capital+region+rallies+help+baby+with+leukemia/4083579/story.html, people around the world in fact took notice and donations have been poring in to help this family of 7 while the parents spend time at their sick daughters bedside rather than working. Boston Pizza employees (1 local outlet here in Victoria.) donated a days wages and $5 from every large pizza sold went to the help Molly's family. It truly warms my heart to see people care and want to help. Dang, getting teary eyed again just thinking about it. (I'm such a wimp with these things. )

Simply amazing!


Share your thoughts.

I agree with that. I like to help people out as much as I can to the best of my abilities. It's just how I am. :shrug: Of course you have to be careful though. There quite a handful of people ready to take advantage of the "nice guys" of the world so to speak.

yeah, I guess I feel good when helping someone out. maybe it's just that we feel like were doing the world some good in a time where there's so much bad.

I wish I was a better writer/speaker...

agreed.

True that. I remember articles about a woman who faked having cancer so that everyone would give her money and free trips and stuff. Makes me sick.
There probably is a scientific explanation as to why it feels good (like OP said with endorphins and such), but I like to think it just feels nice to be nice

The first and the second parts of that sentence say the same thing...

When I did work with the Boy Scouts and helped people out it felt pretty good. I think most people feel something if they've helped anyone somehow. Well, at least I don't see how you couldn't

I'm still trying to wash tread marks off my back from years ago, I completely agree. I used to think peoples word meant something, sadly not all people agree and their word is worth squat.

Lol yeah, but the first part would suggest someone much more clever than myself explaining it and enlightening us, whereas I'm just a "feels good, end of" person

At its most basic level. Drugs that make us feel good, but natural ones. We need to as a society get along, and we have survived in part due to our great community building skills (while not perfect) they can be quite complex and successful. Hence the need for a reaction to reinforce these skills. It just translates into yea it feels good to be nice though. Personally I'm not satisfied with this as it reinforces our perceptions of the world for what is good. What if culture a thinks eating is good and someone gives out a parcel of human flesh to someone in need. He did a "good" thing and got the emotional high. Likewise you can get it for say donating to charity. Simply going by emotions would be leave us mired in too much trouble. I'm more of a thinker (though not a particularly good thinker), but won't derail a happy topic any further with my ramblings.

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Here have a cute explosion. http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/556312

It′s our natural tendency and desire to be integrated as a group, aswell as the need to be relevant among society taht gives us that sense of accomplishment

I help people and feel good about it for about 10 mins then hate myself after that. Probably because I help people and then get nothing in return (barely a thank you) and I rarely get help from anyone else.

I'm the same. I have a need to please people, but only if I feel that they deserve my respect. If I'm dealing with horrible people, I have no problem being a complete and utter bastard to them...

This.

Yesterday when I was crossing the road an old woman slipped on the ice and fell behind me. I ran back to help her up and cross the road. I felt awesome the rest of the day :disguise:

Personally I expect remuneration for any such acts.

I look at it this way, there's instances where I cannot solve my issue, but I have the ability to help someone else. So that's what I do.
When life has you down about circumstances you can't change, helping others with their problems gives you an alternate view on life. You see how others view the world.
You can apply what you learn to solving, and or, dealing with your own issues. Everyone has down times.
You realize that there are solutions, sometimes it takes time. But while we are solving problems, we are also learning things about our fellow beings.

I don't feel good after helping someone. Not anymore, at least. :shrug:

This only is the case when:

1. I choose to help someone out because I want to help them out.

2. I feel something worthwhile was accomplished afterwards

3. After helping someone, they don't become a jerk at any point

In cases where a classmate constantly asks me for help when I have my own work to do or when I am busy with a project and I am bugged over and over again to fix a problem by a family member is just aggravating. Same with after starting to help someone they just don't just go "Ok, I got it now, bye" shoving you away once they got what they want or go "Uhg, this is taking too long, go away now" or anything along those lines.

I get endorphin rushes from being a complete jerk to people. Unless it's something major, I just think "well, probably didn't do much to help them". Being a jerk though, you know you've effected them.

Meh, helping people leaves less money for actual drugs.

I like helping people, as long as they're not ungrateful, annoying, or just plain using me.

I don't get that feeling. I get that feeling when I do one of two things, however;;

1) Help a homeless man, whether it be with some food from work, or a coffee on a chilly day;;

and

2)Helping a girl I like figure something out or help her with her problems.

Otherwise, i'm none to partial to helping people.

Nope---I seldom help anyone anymore, nothing good ever comes from it :confused: .

I agree. I don't ask help from people, or accept it lol. And in return I give none. Very few occassions do I help people, and usually my own motives are coming into play as well.