Principles of Respiration & Purify Your Blood for Busy People Without Wasting Time - E-book - ePub

IntroductionChapter 01 - A Look at Your Fight or Flight ResponseThe problem with the fight or flight responseChapter 02 - What are neurotransmitters?What is a flow state?How Neurotransmitters WorkChapter 03 - Food and Other Medications to Keep CalmHow we already manipulate our neurotransmittersAnxiolyticsOther substances that affect your neurotransmittersChapter 04 - Managing Panic Attacks and AnxietySymptoms of panic attackWhat is a normal heart rate during a panic attack?Managing anxiety and panic attacks How to combat anxiety and panic attacks by controlling your thoughts andEmotionsThe AWARE technique for panic attacksExposure therapyChapter 05 - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy explainedBehaviorism and a brief history of psychology lessonIntroduction to Cognitive Behavioral TherapyCognitive behavioral therapy techniquesConsciousnessRecording thoughtsChallenging thinkingHypothesis testingHow to be socially courageous with hypothesis testingChapter 06 - How Can Meditation Help?Mindfulness meditationTranscendental meditationSome tips and suggestionsChapter 07 - Breathing Techniques and VisualizationsAbdominal breathingOther Breathing Methods and VisualizationsChapter 08 - Power Positions, Face Feedback, Priming and GroundingPower positionsFacial feedbackPrimingGroundingChapter 09 - Cognitive Biases - Making Better DecisionsGambler's fallacyRisk aversionConfirmation biasFunctional fixationRetrospective biasContrast effectChapter 10: ConclusionThe goal is not to completely eliminate stress or anxiety.
This is something that we must make clear from the beginning. Believe it or not, stress and anxiety are useful emotions. Both put the body in a physiological state of increased arousal, attention and awareness and can even increase physical strength and power. When you are stressed, you are essentially 'on the run' and this makes you better at completing physical tasks or reacting on the spot. Psychologists have also shown that stress can be a positive motivating force in the right circumstances.
Stress is what forces us to study for exams and what motivates us to save money as a contingency fund. Specifically, this type of stress is known as 'eustress' and it is a very useful phenomenon. The problem is that many of us have no control over when we get stressed or when we have anxiety. This, in turn, leads us to feel those emotions in maladaptive situations.............