THE RELIEF THAT COMES AT A COST – Anxiety, Emotions, and the Neuroscience of Procrastination We put things off to feel better. And almost always, we end up feeling worse. We know that the phone call will eventually have to be made, that the unfinished work will become more urgent, […]
The dimensions of STRESS
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Why Anxiety Feels So Real: When the Future Invades the Present Introduction There is a kind of anxiety that arrives without warning. It does not always appear in front of an obvious danger. Sometimes it emerges while nothing seems to be happening. While you are waiting. Preparing to leave home. […]
Are You Loving the Other Person or Your Story? The Neuroscience of Projection and Expectations Introduction Why do some people continue living inside our minds long after they are gone? Why can physical distance sometimes feel emotionally overwhelming? Why is it that a single unanswered message can trigger emotions far […]
What Kind of Relationships Are You Really Living? The Neuroscience of Human Connection and Co-Regulation Introduction What places the greatest strain on the human nervous system? Many people immediately think of conflict. Arguments. Criticism. Disagreements. Yet modern neuroscience suggests something surprising. Often, what places the greatest burden on the brain […]
ARE YOU REALLY OVERREACTING? The Neuroscience of Stress, Trauma and the Nervous System Introduction Have you ever found yourself reacting far more intensely than you expected? Perhaps you became suddenly angry. Maybe a seemingly harmless comment hurt you more deeply than it should have. Or you felt overwhelmed by a […]
Why Chronic Stress Can Lead to Inflammation: The Neuroscience of Persistent Threat Many people sleep through the night, yet wake up feeling as exhausted as when they went to bed. Others take vacations, disconnect from work, or carve out moments of rest, only to discover that their body never truly […]
Stress and the Immune System: What Happens in the Body When You Live in a Constant State of Alert Stress and the immune system are closely connected, even though we often don’t realize it. Have you ever gone through a period of intense stress… and then gotten sick? A cold.A […]
WHERE STRESS COMES FROM: the real reasons behind your discomfort Do you happen to feel stressed out? Maybe even when you’re not doing anything so demanding… You don’t have an immediate deadline… There’s no one pressuring you at that moment… And yet… you feel tension inside… As if something were […]