Someone who has the anxious personality is constantly on edge People with anxious personalities feel they must always be on guard to prevent or control any threat to their body and psychological well-being A person with the anxious personality experiences an overreaction to threatening stimuli in his or her environment, resulting in the body having a greater stress response than another person might have to the same event. The anxious person is less able to tolerate the normal uncertainties about the future and the "dangers" that may arise. This may be about external events – such as terrorist attacks or planes crashing - or relationship or health issues: "What if he doesn't really … [Read more...]
Managing Conflict
Managing conflict in your relationship can bring up intense feelings In a healthy relationship, communication is key. When you communicate effectively, you understand your partner better and make your relationship stronger. Conflict occurs when you feel hurt (negative emotion) and you want to resolve the pain. It is no different to having a physical pain (cramp, headache, stubbing your toe) and wanting the pain to go away. Managing conflict is to ease the pain. Emotional pain is often attributed to someone else. For example: "You made me feel this way". Whilst this is actually incorrect, each of us is responsible for our own feelings, it is the most common interpretation. It is instinctive … [Read more...]
The Physical Effects of Stress
The physical effects of stress can impact on your immune system, ANS, serotonin levels and self-esteem Stress that continues without relief can lead to a condition we call emotional constipation, a negative stress reaction. This can lead to physical problems including headaches, upset stomach, elevated blood pressure, chest pain and trouble sleeping Defining the physical effects of stress helps us to understand where stress comes from and how to manage it.Everyone experiences stress from time to time. As the Adrenalin in our body rises – as we start to accumulate stress – from our physical and mental reactions to life experiences, our body experiences … [Read more...]
Living A Life That Matters
Living a life that matters addresses our need to know that our lives and choices mean something Life is not about what you do and how much money you make, it's about choosing what kind of person you want to be Living a life that matters is a choice. Ready or not, some day life will come to an end. There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days. All things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else. Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance. It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed. Your grudges, resentments, frustrations and jealousies will finally disappear. So too, your hopes, ambitions, plans and to do lists … [Read more...]
Positive Aspects of Being Sensitive
Having a heightened awareness and easily interpreting the nonverbal clues of others are positive aspects of being sensitive And HSP's are usually very empathic and compassionate people as they are deeply affected by other people's moods and emotions Highly sensitive people (HSPs) really do exist! In fact they make up about 20 per cent of the population. That question: "Whatever is the matter with you?" can finally be answered. The secret trait you thought of all your life as a flaw, is a flaw no longer. There are many positive aspects of being sensitive. The HSP has a sensitive nervous system, a basically neural trait. For the most part, it is an inherited trait – one or both of your … [Read more...]
Attention To Tension
Why do I feel tense all the time? Do you worry excessively about things that are unlikely to happen, or feel tense and anxious all day long—sometimes with no real reason? Q Why do I feel tense all the time? It’s as though I’m fearful of something. My logical brain tells me nothing is really wrong – not with me, my health, my children or my marriage. But I startle easily, even at a dog barking or the gecko in the kitchen. Whatever is wrong with me!A The fear center of the brain – the amygdala – kicks off a stress response whenever it senses the organism it is responsible for could be in some kind of danger. And that organism is you! So you may just be a Highly Sensitive Person … [Read more...]
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