I've
heard people advise about giving stress stimuli a small waiting period
before reacting to them. But new science says that this is a kind of
cognitive reappraisal. It is a big part of resilience.
It helps one to engage in reinterpreting the meaning of negative stimuli. Putting things into perspective, they say. It results in reduction in emotional responses. Less magnitude of stress response, less cellular damage we do unto ourselves.
Resilient individuals might be better at reappraisal or might use reappraisal more frequently. You can get better at it every time. Neuro-biological mechanisms that underlie some of these processes include memory suppression, memory consolidation and cognitive control of emotion.
As far as MENTAL ILLNESS, new types of molecules are now found to have close relations to the regulation of mental concentration. This may bring forward better treatments for mental and movement disorders, including schizophrenia, epilepsy and myotonic dystrophy. Am I being too technical? I hope not. How do I explain a cow without stating that it is a cow? Huh. That's the way it is.
There are now already improvements on treatment post-traumatic stress disorder. Adolescent depression and schizophrenia are now more thoroughly understood.
We know that stress does a lot of harms to our body and its many complex systems. It is now observed that prolonged stress actually makes one vulnerable to serious illness and infertility. Stress affects your health, your future and the future generation.
So, next time you feel the need to react with a storm of stress, PRESS PAUSE and buy some time to relax.
Isn't it true that most things that happen around us are rarely urgent or even important?
It helps one to engage in reinterpreting the meaning of negative stimuli. Putting things into perspective, they say. It results in reduction in emotional responses. Less magnitude of stress response, less cellular damage we do unto ourselves.
Resilient individuals might be better at reappraisal or might use reappraisal more frequently. You can get better at it every time. Neuro-biological mechanisms that underlie some of these processes include memory suppression, memory consolidation and cognitive control of emotion.
As far as MENTAL ILLNESS, new types of molecules are now found to have close relations to the regulation of mental concentration. This may bring forward better treatments for mental and movement disorders, including schizophrenia, epilepsy and myotonic dystrophy. Am I being too technical? I hope not. How do I explain a cow without stating that it is a cow? Huh. That's the way it is.
There are now already improvements on treatment post-traumatic stress disorder. Adolescent depression and schizophrenia are now more thoroughly understood.
We know that stress does a lot of harms to our body and its many complex systems. It is now observed that prolonged stress actually makes one vulnerable to serious illness and infertility. Stress affects your health, your future and the future generation.
So, next time you feel the need to react with a storm of stress, PRESS PAUSE and buy some time to relax.
Isn't it true that most things that happen around us are rarely urgent or even important?
That's where waiting is good. definitely.
ReplyDeletei am in a wheelchair. My mum has looked after me from the day i was born, she has to change my bandages every other day which can sometimes take 3-4 hours. Not only is she like my nurse, she is also the best Mum i could ever wish for. As i've grown older i have become more confident and independent however i get really upset when my mum goes on holiday or for a break. It is not because i think she should not have a break because i know she needs a break from caring for me 24/7, but i get really upset. I am 18 and should not be feeling like this. I think the reason i do get upset is because my Mum has cared for me since day one of my illness and i know i could not have coped without her! I have just turned 18 and i really want to stop getting upset so easily, but for some reason i don't think i ever will.
ReplyDelete(sighed) We all have to learn, all the time. Hope you will learn how to be independent for real.Everything takes practice. Best.
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