1 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Hey, and welcome to the podcast. I'm Josh and there's 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 1: Chuck and this is short stuff featuring Jerry. There you go, Chuck, 3 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 1: how many times did you yawn reading this? I think 4 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 1: like six or seven? Oh really, yeah, that's it in 5 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: a minute. Well, I mean it took me a few 6 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:27,640 Speaker 1: minutes to read it. Yeah, I mean like a bunch 7 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: of yawned quite a bit more than six or seven. Yeah, definitely. Yeah. 8 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 1: So um, and the reason why is because everyone knows 9 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:37,159 Speaker 1: yawning is contagious. And if you want to know more 10 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:40,840 Speaker 1: about yawns, um, you can go listen to our episode 11 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:42,879 Speaker 1: on that. I don't remember when we released it, but 12 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:46,200 Speaker 1: we definitely have a yawning episode. Yeah, and not only contagious, 13 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: but uh suggestive or suggestible mm hmm. Right. But the 14 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 1: thing is yawning. It's such a non thing for most 15 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: people that you just kind of take it for granted 16 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: until Chuck, until you have the horrible experience of not 17 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: being able to complete a yawn. I feel like this 18 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 1: has happened to me here and there, but not so 19 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:12,320 Speaker 1: much that has been a problem, but it's happened where 20 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 1: you do notice it and you go, oh, that's not 21 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: satisfying at all, right. And as a matter of fact, 22 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 1: they have a name for that um. Yawning researchers use 23 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:27,199 Speaker 1: and hadonia, which is a larger neurological term for basically 24 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:30,759 Speaker 1: an inability to feel happiness or pleasure UM. And they 25 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: say that the an hardonia is the frustration because of 26 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 1: an incomplete or inharmonious development of a yawn, possibly due 27 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 1: to unconscious inhibition of the letting go that underlies a 28 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: complete yawn. And that's where yawn becomes incomplete. It's the 29 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 1: very last hitch, that very last part, which is also 30 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: the part that's super duper satisfying. And because it's just 31 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 1: such a there's such a process, that's that you just 32 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 1: know everybody knows that's a full yawn. If you won't 33 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 1: complete a yawn, it's really hard to just be like, oh, well, 34 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: didn't complete that yawn. What else is there to do today? Yeah. 35 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:09,080 Speaker 1: It almost has the same effect of the sneeze that 36 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 1: never happens, is you sort of feel like, all right, 37 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: you owe me one, right, who are cosmos? Right? But 38 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: you don't set it to the side and like say 39 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: I'll get you later, Like at least for me, I 40 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 1: can't do anything but just spend however long it takes 41 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: to to complete the yawn. Oh see, I think I've 42 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: usually just let it go. Um. It can become a 43 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 1: problem though, and it's not like a lot of times. 44 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:37,920 Speaker 1: It isn't just a one off like when it happens 45 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 1: to me, and that it can happen, you know, every 46 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: few minutes, Like I guess whether you're trying to or not, 47 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: and we'll get to have ways you maybe can try 48 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 1: town on purpose to satisfy that completion. But uh, you know, 49 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: there's a lot of things that could be going on. 50 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: The most sort of innocent of all could just be 51 00:02:56,880 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: that you're stressed out or you know, you're a little 52 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 1: more anxious than usual. Because in order to yawn, you 53 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 1: have to you know, you you have to be able 54 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 1: to relax to complete that second part. Those muscles in 55 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 1: your face need to be able to have that uptick 56 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 1: where they stretch out and then sort of that relaxation 57 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 1: point where you finished the yawn. Yeah, because if you 58 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 1: stop and think about that last bit of the yawn 59 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,640 Speaker 1: really does pull on a bunch of different muscles, and 60 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:25,960 Speaker 1: if they're not loose because of anxiety or stress or whatever, 61 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:29,239 Speaker 1: it can it can really dampen your ability to yawn. Um. 62 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: More troubling LYE Chuck, is it could indicate a sign 63 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: of dysfunction in your nervous system. I know, and that's 64 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: not great. Um, it could be. And here's the thing is, 65 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 1: they don't like as much as they know about yawns, 66 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: they don't fully understand how every single part of it 67 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: works within like biologically speaking, in your body. Because we 68 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 1: know that cortisol has something to do with it, um, 69 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: but they just don't know exactly how it affects it. 70 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 1: But they do show that like when you on you 71 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: have a temporary elevation of cortisol levels. So it could 72 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: be the central nervous system. It could be linked to uh, 73 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 1: cortisol not doing what is supposed to be doing, or 74 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: maybe a lack of it. Yeah. I think some people 75 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 1: are saying, like, cortisol is a stress hormone that innervates 76 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: the central nervous system. So maybe, yeah, maybe it's just 77 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 1: not quite doing it quite enough so that your muscles 78 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 1: can be activated to stretch the way they need to. 79 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: Should we take a break, Yeah, let's take a break, 80 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 1: all right. We'll be right back beyond. Very quietly once, 81 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:36,479 Speaker 1: by the way in the first part and we'll be 82 00:04:36,600 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 1: right back. So Chuck, if you find yourself in this 83 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:08,039 Speaker 1: desperate effort along the very edge of sanity, UM, there 84 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 1: are some things you can do to help complete that yawn, 85 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 1: because again, the universe owes you, um, and you need 86 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 1: to get with yours right, that's right. I never really 87 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:24,679 Speaker 1: thought of putting that way, but I love it. Uh. 88 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 1: You need to get what's coming your way. And one 89 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 1: of the ways that you can do it is, um, well, 90 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:34,720 Speaker 1: one is to just open your mouth really wide. Sometimes 91 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 1: that can help trigger yawn. Yeah, just the very the 92 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 1: very act of doing that like almost primes your mind 93 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:45,159 Speaker 1: to do a yawn. Your your mind's like, okay, fine, 94 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:48,480 Speaker 1: we'll just go ahead and yawn and UM. This actually 95 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 1: there's it's a multi step process. Like you if you don't, 96 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 1: um start yawning, basically right after you open your mouth, 97 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 1: you're supposed to just hold your mouth open until you do, 98 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: and that will start the yawn and that yawn will 99 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 1: get started. And it doesn't mean it's going to get complete, 100 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: but you don't give up, you um, you just kind 101 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:11,720 Speaker 1: of keep holding on even mid yawn, like mouth wide open. 102 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:15,039 Speaker 1: You've already drawn in, you know, a pretty significant breath, 103 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: but you haven't reached the end until finally your your 104 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 1: central nervous system is like, alright, find we'll we'll give 105 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:24,719 Speaker 1: it that last little kick and then you can completely yawn. 106 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: So it takes patience and it also takes concentration to 107 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 1: not concentrate and help it along just to let it happen. 108 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: You're just making your body let it happen. Yeah, I 109 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:39,479 Speaker 1: mean it sounds. Uh, it's ways you're said than done 110 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 1: than say like try and relax, but you should try 111 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:45,479 Speaker 1: and relax. Um. One thing that you can also do, 112 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,039 Speaker 1: because we said they're contagious and it's not. You don't 113 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:49,840 Speaker 1: have to be in the room with someone. You can 114 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:52,600 Speaker 1: maybe listen to this episode and here's say the word 115 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 1: yawn a bunch. You can go on. I'm sure there 116 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 1: are YouTube videos of people just yawning one after the other, 117 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 1: uh and different ways. And if you watch that stuff 118 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:04,719 Speaker 1: and listen to that kind of thing, or read the 119 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:09,040 Speaker 1: word yawn over and over, that can work. Yeah. Even 120 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 1: if you're like listening to this music of yawn Hommer, 121 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: it might get you going. It's that contagious. Wait who 122 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 1: he did acts a left from Bevere top so and 123 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 1: I think he also did some Miami vice work too. 124 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 1: So there's one thing that a lot of people will 125 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: tell you to do that is actually counterproductive. You should 126 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 1: not do it because deep yawning is you know, part 127 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 1: of it is taking a very deep breath. Some people say, 128 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 1: take a bunch of deep breaths, like basically like you're 129 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: pulling on a lawnmower engine cord, but doing it through breathing, 130 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 1: And that actually is probably not going to work, especially 131 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 1: if the reason why you can't yawns you're stressed out 132 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: or anxious, because you're probably going to hyperventilate yourself by 133 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: taking those deep breaths, And what that tells your body 134 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 1: is that, yes, and need I'm anxious because hyperventilating is 135 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 1: a part of anxiety. And now you're saying I'm super 136 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 1: duper anxious, and it will probably have the opposite effect. 137 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 1: It will make it even harder for you to complete 138 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: a yawn. Yeah, not good, don't wanna don't a deep breath? Um, 139 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: you know, we'll finish up. I guess with a couple 140 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: of other uh. And I think we probably talked about 141 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: this and yawning, but it's worth talking about again. A 142 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:24,720 Speaker 1: couple of other maladies with yawning, and am I to 143 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: understand that disappearance of yawning means that you just don't 144 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 1: yawn anymore at all. The way that I took it 145 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:34,679 Speaker 1: is that you do yawn, but you you you no 146 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 1: longer pay attention to it. It's not rewarding, it's not satisfying. 147 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:41,320 Speaker 1: You don't even realize you're doing it. Um, And that 148 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 1: it indicates like, uh, you're missing like that hit of 149 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 1: dopamine that makes yawning pleasant. And it's actually an indicator 150 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:54,080 Speaker 1: of Parkinson's in some some cases. Interesting, Okay, I thought 151 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 1: that maybe it went away altogether. Yeah, you'd think so 152 00:08:57,559 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: with the name, but they just kind of came up 153 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 1: a clunky name. Uh. The other is excessive yawning, which 154 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:05,560 Speaker 1: I know we talked about because there have been some 155 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:08,439 Speaker 1: really sort of you know, it might sound kind of 156 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 1: funny that you can't stop yawning, but it's not funny 157 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:13,960 Speaker 1: at all. Um, if you stop laughing, everybody, Yeah, you 158 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 1: have something that is overtaken your body. Uh. It can 159 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:20,960 Speaker 1: be very disruptive, even if it's something as simple as 160 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:23,440 Speaker 1: a yawn, And there have been all kinds of stories 161 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:26,680 Speaker 1: about people that yawned for, you know, days and days 162 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:28,800 Speaker 1: and weeks at a time. I can't remember what the 163 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 1: record was with that one lady, but it's uh, you know, 164 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 1: it's not a good thing. No, no doing anything too often. 165 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 1: It's not a good thing. They say moderation is the 166 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 1: key to life. Right, So yeah, I could think of 167 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:45,880 Speaker 1: a couple of things. Well, since Chuck just said something hilarious, 168 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:49,440 Speaker 1: I think that this one's over, don't you. Okay, Short 169 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:55,320 Speaker 1: stuff is out, everybody. Stuff you Should Know is a 170 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:58,679 Speaker 1: production of I Heart Radio. 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