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Chewing gum helps fight stress

Some psychological experiments are really weird. This is the case of a study developed by Andrew Smith, a professor at Cardiff University, which confirms that chewing gum can act as a protector in the face of stress. To reach this conclusion, Smith interviewed […]

Did you know that stress shrinks the brain?

Have you ever felt so stressed and exhausted that you can't think clearly? You probably already know that chronic stress, prolonged over time, is not good for you, but you must also know that it causes a decrease in volume in certain areas of the brain, precisely […]

Stress from the mother changes the child's genes

For decades we have heard that babies are like sponges. Now science proves this claim to be true. But this enormous ability to adapt to the environment is a double-edged sword. In the first years of life, neurons have enormous plasticity, which means that the brain […]

Stress caused by poorly designed web pages

We all know that a slow website, full of links, colors and ads, is not at all functional and pleasing to the eye, both from an aesthetic point of view and in terms of navigation. For example, one of the fundamental things that Google suggests is to reduce the […]

The Police State - Does It Really Make Us Feel Safer?

We often assume that seeing the police on the streets makes us feel safer. In fact, often the police forces in various countries take this principle as valid and that is why they are always seen around the cities.But now a new study disputes this view. A group […]

Clenching the fist: A trick to relieve tension

The next time you find yourself in a situation where you feel that you are about to explode from excessive tension, a very simple trick could help you manage this feeling: close the fist of the left hand.This conclusion was reached by a team of German psychologists […]

Stress that is maintained for a long time can cause a heart attack

Stress is a modern day epidemic. The rhythm of current life, the social needs and those we impose on ourselves, generate a degree of tension and anxiety that, in the long run, is unsustainable and ends by presenting us with a large bill to pay, even physically. […]

Does releasing emotions after trauma help prevent stress?

After having suffered from a traumatic experience, common sense and many voices around us suggest that we release our emotions, but ... how much certain is there in this advice that is part of popular wisdom? Normally after a major natural catastrophe, governments […]

Fighting stress with the SOS technique

Hans Selye, Austro-Hungarian physiologist and physician, said: “It is not the stress that kills us, but the way we react to it”. And it's not a metaphor, given that more and more studies they identify stress as a state capable of generating various diseases […]

Neuroscience advice for XNUMX-somethings: Relax and love yourself more

Exhausted. Stressed by work. Running from one place to another to meet the many commitments of the day, resting as little as possible. Sleeping badly and with precarious health ... It is not the portrait of fifty years in the middle of the menopause crisis, […]

Concerns: Why do we care?

A good percentage of the people who contact me has one problem in common: he would like to get rid of his own concerns excessive. Our concerns fluctuate from fear for the existence of nuclear power plants up to concern for the sting of a very small insect. Probably, […]

The problems that instantaneity entails

Our company is increasingly frenetic and lately prefers continuous change. According to Zygmunt Bauman, in our era everything around us takes on dimensions liquid, in the sense that living conditions are constantly changing preventing behaviors from consolidating. […]

5 tricks to reduce stress at work

If you suffer from anxiety, one of the main causes is likely to be in the workplace. Daily life can be very stressful, especially for a person who is already anxious about themselves. However, letting the anxiety build up is counterproductive, when you are at work […]

Eutony: exercises to relieve stress

Stop for a moment and try to feel how many muscles thesis you have at this time. Probably, if you stand in front of the screen, with the mouse in hand, you should only have tensed your hand muscles, however it is those in the shoulder arm and neck are likely […]

Stress inflammation, the mechanism that makes us sick

Stress, if prolonged for long periods of time, can cause significant psychological and physical damage. Staying in a state of constant tension and apprehension will present us with a steep bill.Stress not only increases the risk of depression and anxiety, it also […]

These functional words indicate that you are stressed out

Like it or not, the words we use not only shape our thoughts but also our universe. We build our mental models of the world through words, so the choice of one or the other is not due to chance, nor is it always the result of a meditated mental process.The words […]

Eliminate daily stress: 10 infallible tips

Eliminating anxiety is not easy, but it is necessary to live well. So here are 10 foolproof tips to eliminate daily stress. Nowadays, it's hard not to feel overwhelmed from time to time. Between work, family, and other commitments, you may find yourself […]

Husbands stress their wives more than their children

Every couple is different, every family too. In an ideal functional family, adults should support each other and contribute equally to the upbringing of their children. However, we know that in many cases there is the sea between saying and doing and, unfortunately, […]

Erase the trauma with a pill

Who wouldn't want to erase the bad memories or fears that haunt their existence? In one of the first articles: The Roots of Suffering and Depression I have already mentioned the various attempts made by humanity to eliminate suffering through chemistry. Today this […]

Chocolate: an anti-stress cure?

I would venture to say that very few people don't like the chocolate, perhaps not everyone is a regular consumer of it, but sooner or later they gladly appreciate a certain amount. With the advent of Christmas then, the chocolate becomes a protagonist, it is […]

6 Psychological Relaxation Techniques (Anti-stress)

Practicing these psychological relaxation techniques for even a few minutes a day can bring you inner calm. We all face lifelong stressful situations, ranging from minor annoyances like traffic jams to larger concerns like a loved one's serious illness. No […]

Stress alopecia: can it be combated?

Every day science advances more and more in understanding of diseases and discovers a psychological component where it was thought that there was only a somatic problem. Although today we know that all diseases have a psychological component, there are some pathologies […]

Stress - Can It Be Contagious?

Everyone has felt stressed at one time or another. However, apart from experiencing its effects, very little is actually known about stress. For example, we tend to think that when it is psychological in nature it is not contagious. The term contagious is usually […]

How to fight stress

We all have experienced stress firsthand. There are situations that exceed our limits and put a strain on our psychological resources, in these moments we feel tense and irritable. Many of these situations cannot be avoided. However, we can learn to manage stress, […]

Stress: curious preparation used by the US military

The North American military aims to integrate its 1,1 million soldiers into intensive training for emotional elasticity. Although at first the students will be reduced to 1500 sergeants. The training, it is important to underline that it is the first for the […]

Deadlines: How to avoid stress

Le deadlines they always put us in tension. It is a reality which affects us all and which, on several occasions, we must necessarily face. Some react positively to the deadlines set while others they get overwhelmed by stress. This is due to the fact that we […]

5 myths about stress

Stress is one of the most common problems that exist today. Its consequences for psychological balance and human health are terrible. But the fact is that popular fantasy is still full of myths related to this problem.Myth 1: Stress is always harmful. In fact, […]

Faradization: treatment of post traumatic stress

The history of Psychology and Psychiatry it contains some obscure chapters which are not known even by many of the specialists of the sector. It all depends on the fact that in the early days, researchers in this scientific field groped in full darkness. For this […]

Taking a "Facebook vacation" reduces stress

Does disconnecting from Facebook reduce stress or increase it? Social networks have forcefully entered our lives promising us that we could easily connect with everyone and at any time. Deep down, the implicit promise that seduced us is that we would never be alone […]

Walking regenerates the brain, relieves sadness and stress

If you are feeling sad, worried or anxious, one of the best natural remedies is to walk. Get away, literally, from the source of the problem and immerse yourself in nature. There is nothing better than a good walk to relieve pain, get rid of accumulated stress […]

Stress psoriasis: the psychological mechanism behind the disease

La Psoriasis is a chronic disease of skin that is not contagious and that shows itself with a series of lesions superficial scaly. According to the National Psoriasis Foundation of the USA , between 1 and 3% of the world population suffers from it. It is certain […]

Video games can prevent post-traumatic stress flashbacks

Although video games have often been spoken of negatively, it seems that psychologists have found incredible applications such as preventing flashbacks. We will try to explain better: when people suffer from some type of particularly complex situation, post-traumatic […]

Stopping an activity: A source of stress and distress

I have to admit that in the past I liked to leave things unfinished. I preferred it because jumping from one task to another distracted me, met inspiration and returned to motivate myself (sometimes it is tiring to concentrate on one task only for hours, changing […]

Distress and Eustress: enemies or allies?

It is strange that a day can go by without the word "stress"Ring in our ears. It has now entered overwhelmingly in our daily vocabulary. Many people use it for express their pain while others use it to ask for help. However, are all people who claim to be stressed […]