Category: how to be happier
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Rediscovery of trauma
THE BRAIN FROM BOTTOM TO TOP The most important job of the brain is to ensure our survival, even under themost miserable conditions. Everything else is secondary. In order to do that,brains need to: (1) generate internal signals that register what our bodiesneed, such as food, rest, protection, sex, and shelter; (2) create a map…
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IDENTIFYING DANGER : THE COOK AND SMOKE DETECTOR
Danger is a normal part of life, and brain is in charge of detecting it and organising our response. The sensations are thnen passed on in two directionsUper down to the amygdala, two small almond-shaped structures that lie deep in the limbic, unconscious brain, and up to the trontal lobes, where they reach our conscious…
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Running From Your Life:- The Anatomy of survival
Breathing, eating, sleeping, pooping, and peeing are so fundamental that their significance is easily neglected when we’re considering the complexities of mind and behavior. However, if your sleep is disturbed or your bowelsdon’t work, or if you always feel hungry, or if being touched makes you want to scream (as is often the case with…
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Looking Into Brain
Her script took her back to the day, thirteen yearsearlier, when she picked up her five-year-old daughter, Melissa, from day camp. As they drove off, Marsha heard a persistent beeping, indicating that Melissaโs seatbelt was not properly fastened. When Marsha reached over to adjust the belt, she ran a red light. Another car smashed into…
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BRAIN IN TRAUMA
Effective action versus immobilization. Effective action (the result of fight/flight)ends the threat. Immobilization keeps the body in a state of inescapable shock andlearned helplessness. Faced with danger people automatically secrete stress hor-mones to fuel resistance and escape. Brain and body are programmed to run forhome, where safety can be restored and stress hormones can come…
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Part 2 :- THE BRAIN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM
It develops level by level within every child in the womb, just as it did in the course of evolution. The most primitive part, the part that is already online when we are born, is the ancientanimal brain, often called the reptilian brain. It is located in the brain stem, justabove the place where our…
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THE BRAIN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM ๐ง ๐๏ธ๐๐
THE BRAIN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM The most important job of the brain is to ensure our survival, even under themost miserable conditions. Everything else is secondary. In order to do that,brains need to: (1) Generate internal signals that register what our bodiesneed, such as food, rest, protection, and shelter; (2) create a map of…
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ORGANIZED TO SURVIVE PART 2:-
ORGANIZED TO SURVIVE Trauma survivors are prone to “continue the action, or rather the (futile)attempt at action, which began when the thing happened.” Being able tomove and do something to protect oneself is a critical factor in determiningwhether or not a horrible experience will leave long-lasting scars. In this chapter I’m going to go deeper…
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ORGANIZED TO SURVIVE
ORGANIZED TO SURVIVEThis illustration on page 53 shows the whole-body response to threat.When the brain’s alarm system is turned on, it automatically triggers preprogrammed physical escape plans in the oldest parts of the brain. As in other animals, the nerves and chemicals that make up our basic brain structure have a direct connection with our…
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Trauma Therapy:- โบ๏ธ
While not all trauma survivors experience long-term negative consequences, we know that the experience of trauma can profoundly affect someoneโs psychological, social, physical, occupational, and financial functioning.โ KELLY WORKMAN, PSYDThis form of therapy can help you if you are unable to cope with the trauma you experienced, or if itโs affecting your ability to function.…
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