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Anxiety, anxiety, you do not worry.

what if I am late,what if I do not take my vitamins,what if My partner is cheating on me,what if I attract the virus,what if The candidate wins I hate. The words and thoughts at random matter, and a constant barrage ofAnd if is a safe path of paralyzing stress, anxiety, irritability, fatigue and depression.

In reality,Studies show That Chronicles Worriers live less because of health problems such as higher blood pressure, stomach ulcers, cardiovascular diseases, and unhealthy adaptation mechanisms. Some of us were born Worriers (sneaky genes "Worry"), some of us grow up in families who form their children to worry (but with the best intentions), and some of us are triggered by Tablet tabloid and social media warning messages about disasters around each turn (with selfish business interests). So, what is a modern man to do?Read on and ensure your health and health of others, do not miss these Without signs that you have already had coronavirus.

When you are in a concern, your brain indicates the rest of your body around a potential threat, it preposes for a struggle or leakage reaction. It is a primitive signaling system that has not evolved much in the past of millennia. When stumbling, the brain sends the cortisol (a stress hormone) flowing in your veins: you breathe faster, your thoughts accelerate, your hands can sweat and they tremble, and your chest can tighten. Your brain and body do not know if the threat is a none-hamburger or potentially cataclysmic.

If a mini-worry grows without control or joins a band of worries sharing the same ideas, it can activate a large-scale alarm in your body and you are in a crazy race. It is the same basic signaling system that in the extreme version triggers crises of anxiety and panic.

Once triggered, the signaling system threatens in your brain triggers a cascade of biological reactions that push your body from a balanced rest state in a state of alert and preparation. It's like it's the fourth in the last quarter of a football match with only a few seconds on the clock and the only way you can win is if you spend 50 yards for a down key. But, instead of the end of the suspense after a few seconds, this state of mind I greet you Mary hard for days, weeks and months. And to pour fuel on worry, it's not a game, your life depends on it!

Allow me to be frank and lapalissade: a hypervigilant state of vigilance without solid timers over time will break your system. Research and clinical experience have shown that problems such as sleep disturbance, headache, concentration problems, memory, difficult decisions, nausea and digestive problems, muscle tension, Fatigue, irritability, skin and hair damage, fertility problems, low libido, and heart problems can often go back to high levels of stress hormone that has just worked chronic. So, do not ignore it, do something!

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The first line of defense for a concern (or your tendency to worry) wins an awareness of what is happening to your body and mind; Then, apply a strategy to defuse activation by channeling the energy behind another location. As when you feel a sneeze building when you are on a date. If you feel a pulse coming in the opposite direction to sneeze, you can react by putting your nose in your elbow not to spray the game all the person you try to impress.

However, the adoption of effective strategies to deal with worry and lead your brain to deal with it requires thought and practice. Tablet tabloid and social media conspiracies are a classic source of concern. Yes, they draw your attention, sting your curiosity, and you worry.

Once you are aware of the danger of these sources of concern, you can choose to avoid them, reduce your consumption of them, or just learn to take them to their nominal value and prevent you from becoming emotionally activated by the contents. In general, ask yourself the following question about a potential concern: does the thought of this value add a my life? If the answer is no, then send it to the trash in your brain with other non-value thoughts. Do not use this hole down rabbit if it's just something that will reduce your quality of life and in the long run even shorten your life.

So you tried the first line of defense, but it turns out that worry is always plastered with your mind, making you more and more uncomfortable. You determine that the worry is relevant to you, it is in your control to do something, but your level of anxiety is always smasher. Well, there are a variety of short-term strategies for the relief of inevitable concern.

The fastest is a focus on your breathing. Start taking deep breaths through your count nose at least four or five and feeling your stomach and filling the chest deep with air; Then slowly expire mouth by counting a little over six or seven, and feeling your stomach and completely empty air. Try to pay attention to any aware of your sensory modalities (odors, sounds, tactile sensations). As you inspire through the nose, see if you can identify the perfumes you could save to get your thoughts on something concrete, such as the scent or water of Cologne carried by the person sitting next to you on the bus.

You can also do some muscle relaxation exercises where you tighten and relax muscle groups starting with your toes, then moving your body to your ears and the forehead. Feel the rise of the tension in each muscle group that you tense, then feel the relief you relax. You can also take a short stay at your favorite place on the ground by closing your eyes, and you imagine, for example, warmed by a campfire, rocked by the view of the orange flame, listening to the crackling of the wood, and The outlet in the smell of Birchwood combustion. And if you are at home or with friends in the office, you can ask for a hug (maybe wait with it only after the green light of the pandemic). Any act engaging your thoughts, feelings and physical sensations should do the trick.

In my clinical experience, people who have good daily routines are more robust and better equipped for the habits of worry to self-regulate than those who are out of balance in their everyday life. Eating a balanced diet (avoiding rich fat, sugar-rich foods, refined carbohydrates such as cookies and chips) on a daily basis will provide a better physical rampart against the dangers to worry chronic.

In addition, remember to put aside time-specific time slots in your weekly schedule for exercise, leisure activities, fresh and fun air. Think about your daily schedule and make changes if it does not facilitate your mind and body is in a state of equilibrium. If you make the changes and keep for them, then they become automatic and will not just become another source of concern.

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Névrotics are people who are in a constant state of concern. They have a unique ability to find danger and threats in every corner and corners of their lives. These people are often enormously educational and professionally, but it can be a challenge to be together with a person with this type of personality line because they are always hyper-alert to the slightest threat.

Their constant state of increased concern can lead them to be in a bad mood and suffer from a feeling of fear, anger, frustration, envy, jealousy, guilt, depressed mood, and loneliness. And even if they can keep these thoughts and feelings inside for long periods of time, words and behaviors are probably the leek from time to time and causing ravings to their environment. At the extreme, this condition is considered a mental disorder and can be treated with professional care.

Due to the current pandemic, the next holidays are a source of concern for many. Parents care about family traditions, they will not be able to practice, children have trouble coping with the fear that the world is no longer a safe place for them, couples fear that their relationship is under pressure Due to isolation, and students and unique people are worried about an unpredictable future with a personal contact restricted to VR or LED screens.So, take the holiday check and start planning today.

The worst strategy is to wait until the day arrives, then realize that you have nothing to fill this holiday time traditionally. Book specific days for shopping, cooking and connecting with friends and other remote activities appropriately and wearing a mask. Plan your menus and specify that will do the meals and will clean after. It's also your chance to be "a little crazy" and imagine new traditions, such as the organization of a night of digital game or dance night, a treasure hunt (interior or outdoor or take a walk to midnight walking (challenge your son or daughter to aWORLD OF WARCRAFT session and be as good as possible). Plan healthy snacks and drinks for this new future and constitute a healthy change in your life that is good for you and the environment. Think about how to put aside differences, grievances and seeds of pets and make a contest. Make silly drawings or cut pictures past by and do something that people can hang in the refrigerator to remember the loved ones by this Christmas (ditch the expensive gifts).

But be realistic. Have plans A, B and C for all eventualities. In this way, you will not be devastated if new restrictions on movement and visitors are mandated, or people fall ill and must be in quarantine. No need to cultivate stress or worry, it's time to bubble positivity. With good planning and flexible attitude, you can help you make a good holiday experience for you and everyone around you. And to cross this pandemic with your healthiest, do not miss these35 places you are most likely to catch Covid.

About the Author:Kjell Tore Hovik, Psyd, Ph.D., is a specialist in clinical neuropsychology and co-author ofWhen the crisis strikes: 5 steps to heal your brain,Body and life of chronic stress. Citadel Press.