Sniffing other people’s body odour may help treat social anxiety.
According to new research, armpit sweat was taken from volunteers who watched either happy or scary film clips – including Mr Bean’s Holiday, Sister Act and The Grudge.
The samples were then used alongside more traditional mindfulness therapy to treat social anxiety.
The study revealed mindfulness was more effective when combined with sniffing the body odour.
The study involved 48 women who suffered from social anxiety, some of whom were exposed to clean air and others to body odour.
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