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#1 We are in an unprecedented global crisis when it comes to mental health. An estimated one out of every nine people, or eight hundred million people, suffer from a mental health disorder, the most common of which is anxiety.
#2 Anxiety has been recognized as far back as 45 BC, when the Roman philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero wrote in the Tusculan Disputations, as translated from the Latin, Affliction, worry and anxiety are called disorders, on account of the analogy between a troubled mind and a diseased body.
#3 I have found that giving a diagnostic label can become a straitjacket, narrowly defining people and profoundly shaping their life narratives. I am more interested in exploring the particulars of each patient's life and habits to start them down a path to recovery.
#4 There is a distinction between false and true anxiety. False anxiety is the body communicating a physiological imbalance, whereas true anxiety is the body communicating an essential message about our lives. In false anxiety, the stress response transmits signals up to our brain telling us something is not right.

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Publié par	Everest Media LLC
Date de parution	28 mars 2022
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781669369868
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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#1

We are in an unprecedented global crisis when it comes to mental health. An estimated one out of every nine people, or eight hundred million people, suffer from a mental health disorder, the most common of which is anxiety.

#2

Anxiety has been recognized as far back as 45 BC, when the Roman philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero wrote in the Tusculan Disputations, as translated from the Latin, Affliction, worry and anxiety are called disorders, on account of the analogy between a troubled mind and a diseased body.

#3

I have found that giving a diagnostic label can become a straitjacket, narrowly defining people and profoundly shaping their life narratives. I am more interested in exploring the particulars of each patient's life and habits to start them down a path to recovery.

#4

There is a distinction between false and true anxiety. False anxiety is the body communicating a physiological imbalance, whereas true anxiety is the body communicating an essential message about our lives. In false anxiety, the stress response transmits signals up to our brain telling us something is not right.

#5

Once we eliminate the physiological source of our anxiety, we can then address the deeper anxiety that arises from having strayed from a vital sense of purpose and meaning. This anxiety is what it means to be human, and we all experience it.

#6

When we are anxious, it can feel like everything is conspiring to overwhelm us: our relationships, work, and the world feels like it’s barreling toward certain disaster. But many of these terrible feelings and terrifying thoughts are simply the brain’s interpretation of a fairly straightforward physiological process.

#7

The main neurotransmitter responsible for anxiety is serotonin, but there is another neurotransmitter, GABA, that serves as the primary inhibitory chemical messenger of the central nervous system. GABA creates a sense of calm and ease, which can inhibit an anxiety spiral.

#8

The stress response is a series of hormonal cascades that prepare the body to face a threat. Today, we experience chronic, low-grade stressors rather than life-or-death ones, and the body continues to release stress hormones even when these threats are not present.

#9

We can avoid the stress response by completing the stress cycle, which means engaging in an activity that tells the brain that we have successfully survived the threat. This is achieved through certain types of movement and self-expression.

#10

The Anxiety Trifecta is a checklist of possible triggers that can help us identify the false anxiety that occurs when we are anxious. We can then understand its straightforward remedy.

#11

If you are experiencing any of the above symptoms, try to identify the cause. If you are hungry, eat something. If you are tired, take a nap or prioritize an earlier bedtime. If you are caffeinated, drink less caffeine.

#12

The gut and its microbiome are extremely important for our health, as they are the headquarters of our immune system, connect us to the endocrine system, and store 95 percent of our serotonin.

#13

The gut can also send an SOS to the brain in times of danger, via endotoxins, which are normal inhabitants of a healthy gut but when they pass through a compromised intestinal barrier, they can inflame the body and the brain.

#14

While I am grateful for the medications that treat mental health disorders, I have seen the efficacy of psychiatric medications play out in many ways, from patients who have been enormously helped by them to those who have experienced their potency fade over time.

#15

It is important to listen to your body, and address the physical anxiety that comes from its natural state being overridden by unstable physiology, insufficient sleep, or nutritional neglect. Only then can you address the deeper, true anxiety that remains.

#16

I had a patient named So-young who came to see me to deal with her anxiety. She grew up in Queens, New York, the daughter of immigrant parents who settled there after leaving South Korea. She believed she was simply genetically destined to be anxious.

#17

I believe that So-young’s family has a genetic predisposition toward anxiety, but that it is also possible to change that through therapy. As she began to realize that she had actually needed medication to tolerate her husband, she decided to resume taking Paxil rather than face the tough road ahead.

#18

The process of coming off medication can be difficult, but it can also be life-affirming. It can reveal your true self, and help you realize and affirm your implicit worthiness of having your needs met.

#19

When we cut out the coffee, we still have anxiety. This anxiety arises from the inherent fragility of life, but it also offers us the strength of our convictions. When our lives don’t align with our values or capabilities, we can feel anxious.

#20

True anxiety and intuition feel different from false anxiety. They come from a place of clarity and compassion, rather than threat.

#21

If you choose to listen to true anxiety and let it steer you, it can be a golden compass that helps you navigate the vagaries of life. However, if you choose to transform your true anxiety into something more purposeful, life will not necessarily get easier.

#22

The world needs to change.

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