I love this post by Mark Waldman (neuroscience expert): THE M CURE?: Can you guess what the most consistently demonstrated strategy is for reducing anxiety, pain, preoperative stress, depression, blood pressure, and various neurological symptoms? Hint: it begins with the letter M. No, its not medicine (or marijuana or milk or magical thinking). It improves sleep, memory, mood, and quality of life. The effects arent too strong but it consistently beats placebo and may even be as effective as psychotherapy. And there are over 50 meta-analytic reviews covering over a 1000 studies. Its music! NeuroTip: play your favorite music in the background while you work, when you want to relax, and when you feel stressed out. Feeling low or frustrated? Think about your problem while dancing to an uplifting tune. Need to mellow out? Use slow music (avoid minor keys that can leave you feeling melancholy). And if you feel like arguing with somebody, sing your complaints (no one does this, but even the thought of doing this should make you laugh, which breaks the tension that will undermine any effective dialog). WHATS YOUR FAVORITE STRATEGY FOR REDUCING WORRIES, STRESS, AND/OR DEPRESSION?
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 02:32:53 +0000
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