Imagine being born already to be destined for not smiling? A birthday party at the age of 7? No smile. A new puppy? No smile. That toy you always wanted? No smile. People will think you are always unsatisfied with your life, and you have no control over it. You want to act happy – you want to smile – but you can’t. No matter what you did, or try, you won’t be able to show expression. We take it for granted, the smile means a lot if you think about it. A smile means "contagious happiness".
Positive action attracts positive reaction and a smile IS contagious. A mile will always make someone happy even when you do not know the person. However, this isn’t the case if you have Möbius syndrome.
Möbius syndrome is a rare congenital neurological disorder characterized by face paralysis and the inability to move their eyes from side to side. People with Möbius syndrome have normal intelligence, although their lack of facial expression is sometimes incorrectly taken to be due to dullness or unfriendliness. Which could effect your social life or job. I mean the importance of facial expression and smiling in a social environment can perceive you to be rude or uninterested in conversation or any other social interactions. Yes your close friends and family may understand your body language, but what about the work place? People with Möbius syndrome can compensate can compensate for a lack of expression by using body language, posture, and vocal tone to convey emotion.
The causes of Möbius syndrome are poorly understood. Möbius syndrome is thought to result from a vascular disruption (temporary loss of bloodflow) in the brain during prenatal development. There could be many reasons that a vascular disruption leading to Möbius syndrome might occur. Most cases do not appear to be genetic. However, genetic links have been found in a few families.
There is a youtube channel that is just dedicated to Möbius syndrome and is ran by Möbius syndrome Foundation. There is a video up ofa mother's experience with her son with Möbius syndrome. It is just educating about why it happens, and what to expect. Click here to view that certain video!
They say a smile is contagious, is it possible that the same is true for a frown? If how we feel depends on how people around us feel could that explain why people with this syndrome have difficulty making friends. Because people don't like being serious all the time.
ReplyDeleteSmiles are many times the icebreakers. Without smiles it would be impossible to show happiness and maybe even attain happiness, not sure how this works.
ReplyDeleteA smile can relieve stress, changes our moods, definitely contagious, and even boosts our immune system. I can't imagine living without being able to smile. Unable to express a simple emotion or find comfort in a smile must make one sad or frustrated. Does having smile surgery improve their facial expression or just gives them a smile?
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