When the stories we tell ourselves about the pain and trauma from our past color our present-day experiences, practicing detachment can help us let go. Professor Stanley Rachman’s experience with patients suffering from PTSD and OCD disorders shows how developing a more neutral response to traumatic experiences from the past helps lessen the impact they have on us.
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Mindfulness goes hand in hand with wisdom because at its foundation, wisdom is about learning to recognize and restrain fear-based impulses. This post invites you to question the validity of thoughts distorted by emotional reactions and offers some tips for how to go through this process, as well as a mindfulness reset for restoring clarity.
Read More...The 90-Second Rule You Can’t Afford to Ignore
The first 90 seconds after an upsetting event are crucial for choosing who we want to be and how we present ourselves.
If we pay attention, we can feel a distinct physical response in our bodies when stress hits: an elevated heart rate, flushed cheeks, our pulse pounding in our ears. This is because of chemicals released by our brains, prompting us to fight, flee, or freeze – a reaction that goes way back to a time when predators were a real and constant threat, and biological instincts offered us our best chance at survival.
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