Category: Recovery
Inner Child Work
Behavioral health vs. mental health
Common mental health illnesses: Depression Generalized anxiety disorder Bipolar disorder Schizophrenia Common behavioral disorders: Substance abuse Gambling addiction Self-injury Eating disorders
Make time to unwind
Take care of your body
CPTSD vs PTSD
VAGUS NERVE HELPS YOU MAKE MEMORIES
A University of Virginia study in rats showed that stimulating their vagus nerves strengthened their memory. The action released the neurotransmitter norepinephrine into the amygdala, which consolidated memories.
Nervous System
The speed at which your nervous system processes all of this environmental information is lightning quick. This is why you so often feel like your mental and emotional state is out of your control. This is what leads to an overactive sympathetic nervous system.
Chronic Stress
When you’re chronically stressed or overwhelmed you tend to keep reacting in the same emotional way over and over. This conditions your nervous system to potentially (mis)read your environment based on past experiences, and the associations and perceptions you’ve formed around those experiences. It also trains your mind to automatically think more negative thoughts and… Read More Chronic Stress
Nervous System
Everything you perceive through your senses – everything you can see, hear, taste, smell, intuit, and touch is processed through the nervous system. Like a good gatekeeper, it helps you maneuver through life by keeping track of every single little sensory detail of your experience so you don’t consciously have to.
