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Learn How to Read Your Body Signals to Avoid Anxiety and Be Happier
LEARN HOW TO READ BODY SIGNAL TO AVOID ANXIETY
Take a deep breath. …
Get active. …
Sleep well. …
Challenge an anxious thought. …
Say an encouraging statement. …
Stay connected to others. …
Avoid caffeine. …
Avoid mind-altering substances.
The ability to perceive the signals of your body is known as interoceptive accuracy (IAc). There are, different psychosomatic cues that you pick up within yourself during states of anxiety. But above all, a beating heart is the hardest one to ignore.
It’s for this reason that heartbeat perception, as brain scientists call it, is a direct proxy for measuring people’s IAc and reported anxiety and stress levels.
IAc and a beating heart
Having the ability to accurately detect your own heartbeat is critical for reappraising your anxiety on a moment to moment basis. We know that anxiety is as much in the body as it is in the mind, and that a (mis)perception of a fast heart rate can easily contribute to the catastrophization of a panicked state.
It’s why some of the most effective anxiety-related therapies, like progressive muscle relaxation and deep breathing, tend to focus on muting a physiological response followed by a cognitive reappraisal technique.
What this says is that your ability to detect and therefore modulate your bodily responses during an anxious state is not fixed. These signals are amenable to change. You can learn to more accurately perceive your beating heart in a high-stress environment. You can apply reappraisal techniques in mitigating your anxiety.
The findings of this study have the potential to inform research on stress and anxiety management. For example, having a general idea of how much your IAc is dependent on biological predisposition could provide leeway to pharmaceutical interventions to help combat debilitating responses to stressful situations.
For now there’s therapeutic power in knowing you can improve your IAc and work towards minimizing your anxiety.
“If you believe in yourself, everything is possible. Live the life of your dreams. Let it be!”—dramacn
Depression and 7 Inspirational Quotes to Help You Fight it and Win Today!
DEPRESSION … YOU CAN FIGHT IT!
Depression: Sadness, feeling down, having a loss of interest or pleasure in daily activities – these are symptoms familiar to all of us. But, if they persist and affect our life substantially, it may be depression.
Although it may seem trivial to some, some others have found great comfort in dark times in some of the following inspirational quotes about depression.
«Do just once what others say you can’t do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.» James R. Cook
«Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.» Richard L. Evans
«It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly.» Isaac Asimov
«Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.» St. Francis of Assisi
Understanding How Stress Works in Your Life: When it is Good, Until it is Not!
Stress in your life:
It is important to note that not all stress is bad. Everyone experiences a certain amount of stress on an almost daily basis, and it cannot be completely eliminated.
Stress becomes a problem when too much is experienced, and it has a negative impact on behaviors, relationships, and health.
The term “eustress” refers to positive stress that is associated with improved performance and productivity. “Distress” is negative stress that is associated with performance decrement and negative health consequences.
The individual’s perception of the stressor and coping resources determine whether a situation is eustress or distress.
Some physical signs of stress can often be mistaken to be symptoms of some other issue. So listen closely to what your body is trying to tell you.
Dra. Martha Andrea Castro Noriega, MD 