Anger, sadness, fatigue, anxiety... Sometimes, negative emotions invade us and immobilize us. How to change the dynamic to move towards more positivity?
An unexpected event alters your plans. It stresses you out? It makes you angry? It's easy to feel overwhelmed and blocked when negative emotions invade us. How to transform these feelings to enter a more positive dynamic? The neuroscientist named «Tj Power» on Instagram shares his advice in a video posted to his account on July 10.
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Calm anxiety
If anxiety invades us, the best response is to breathe. Tj Power states that «in a state of fear, our body's physiology (heart rate, breathing, etc.) speeds up and deep, slow breathing calms anxious thoughts». Cardiac coherence then seems very adequate.
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In the event of a flow of thoughts that invades the mind and causes a sensation of dispersion, it is recommended to take a pen and paper, since «writing provides clarity», says the expert. To combat stress «physical exercise is the most effective means, he says, to stimulate endorphins, the neurotransmitter responsible for calm and relaxation».
