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Scary movies and haunted houses can actually be a coping mechanism that helps you survive.
And what you can do about it.
Stress has been linked to many conditions all across the body – including in the heart, gut, joints and pelvic organs.
We can’t avoid stress altogether. But there are healthy ways to deal with it and move on.
In response to threats, we learn to avoid challenge and comply with external rules (instead of wondering how systems can be improved). We protect our feelings and restrict our thoughts to what’s safe.
Although emotions like fear and anxiety originate in your brain, they ultimately travel through your body and make your heart race and your stomach twist.
You have probably heard of ‘fight or flight’ responses to distressing situations. You may also be familiar with the tendency to ‘freeze’. But there is another response a person can have: ‘fawn’.
While it’s tempting to focus on what people can do to ‘stay safe’ or respond effectively to harassers, this is ultimately the wrong question to ask and puts responsibility victims.
Two very different books explore the lives of those living with complex trauma, arguing for a nuanced understanding.
You’re working out, feeling great – until your stomach starts to churn and you’re sidelined with a bout of nausea. Here’s what’s happening in your body and how to avoid this common effect of exercise.
One medication-free technique uses your emotions to release stress.
Itchy skin? More aches and pains? Unusual rash? Headaches? Pimples? If you’ve been experiencing unusual physical symptoms recently, the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic may be the reason.
‘Post-traumatic growth’ can make us stronger, more resilient and empathetic.
When we get nervous, a number of processes occur in the brain that are passed onto the stomach and affect the digestive process. This is a hangover from our hunter-gatherer days.
Visiting a haunted house or watching a horror movie can be terrifying and enjoyable at the same time. A sociologist explains the psychological benefits of being safely scared.
Two neural systems record traumatic memories, meaning they can be remembered in both conscious and unconscious ways.
Meet the brawny bug with a concoction so caustic it’ll make a toad vomit.
Modern life has removed real fear as an experience for most of us. But this basic animal emotion is crucial to the human experience
What science can tell us about ageing and strength.
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