weird: very strange or unusual and difficult to explain
keep your/an eye out for someone/something: to watch carefully for someone or something to appear
imminent: (especially of something unpleasant) likely to happen very soon
linger: to continue to exist for longer than expected
pervasive: present or noticeable in every part of a thing or place
apprehension: worry or fear that something unpleasant may happen
It is important to learn to identify stress and anxiety so that we can respond accordingly and support ourselves more effectively.
A blanket statement is a broad, sweeping claim that applies a single rule, idea, or observation to an entire group or situation without noting any exceptions, differences, or details.
sweeping: (disapproving) too general and failing to think about or understand particular examples
reprimand: to tell somebody officially that you do not approve of them or their actions
dread: a feeling of great fear about something that might or will happen in the future; a thing that causes this feeling
ingrained (in somebody/something) (of a habit, an attitude, etc.) that has existed for a long time and is therefore difficult to change
alleviate something: to make something less severe
mitigate something: to make something less harmful, serious, etc.
Anxiety often becomes ingrained in a habit loop, a neurological pattern involving cue, routine and reward.
Optokinetic nystagmus (OKN) is a normal, involuntary reflex that allows your eyes to track a continuously moving visual scene and maintain stable vision without blurring. Unlike abnormal forms of nystagmus, OKN is a sign of a healthy, functioning neurological and visual system.
Imagine sitting on a train and looking out the window. As trees and poles pass by, your eyes smoothly follow one object, then quickly snap back to catch the next. That rhythmic "follow–reset–follow–reset" pattern is optokinetic nystagmus.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a structured psychotherapy approach originally developed to help people process traumatic memories. It’s widely used for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but has also been applied to anxiety, depression, and phobias.
A person with PTSD from a car accident might recall the event while following the therapist’s fingers moving side to side. Over repeated sets, the memory becomes less vivid and less distressing, and the person may shift from “I’m unsafe” to “I survived and I’m safe now.”
primal: connected with the earliest origins of life; very basic
Research shows that the amygdala is more active in people who live in cities compared to those who live in rural areas. When you are feeling stressed and anxious, one of the best tools is go outside for a walk so that you can process your thoughts and emotions without the fear processing. This is where the phrase "going for a walk to clear my head" comes from.
研究顯示,與鄉村居民相比,居住在城市的人杏仁核活動較高,杏仁核負責處理恐懼與壓力反應。當你感到緊張或焦慮時,外出散步能暫時遠離引發恐懼的刺激,讓大腦有空間整理想法與情緒,這就是「散步清理思緒」這句話的由來。
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研究與權威定義指出,自我催眠是個人主動進入一種放鬆且專注的心理狀態,在此狀態下可用意象、暗示或呼吸等方法改變感受、想法或行為。自我催眠通常包含三個步驟:放鬆(誘導進入平靜狀態)、聚焦與暗示(對自己說正向或具體的建議)、以及結束回復(溫和回到清醒狀態)。它常被用來減輕壓力、改善睡眠、控制疼痛或改變習慣,且在受過訓練的人士指導下較為安全有效。
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