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Certain activities trigger anxiety and stress. To feel better, you still need to know how to spot them. This is the whole purpose of the Instagram publication of the American neuropsychologist Naval Mustafa.
You feel anxiety, stress, fear, but for no apparent reason. Perhaps you have some bad habits that are disrupting your nervous system, the network of nerves and neurons that carry messages from our brain to different parts of our body. If it is disrupted, this system activates the “survival” mode in us. our whole body is preparing to react to a non-existent threat. This is what the American neuropsychologist Naval Mustafa, who has 1.6 million subscribers, explains in an Instagram post from April 17.
Lack of communication, social networks, sedentary lifestyle…
“Certain actions disrupt our nervous system because they disrupt the balance of physiological and psychological processes that contribute to its regulation,” warns the neuropsychologist. For example, lack of sunlight, poor breathing, or chaotic auditory stimuli can trigger stress reactions in the body. “This activates the sympathetic nervous system, which leads to increased heart rate, increased perception, and the release of stress hormones such as cortisol,” he says.
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Naval Mustafa lists these bad habits.
- Stay indoors all day without exposure to natural light
- Listening to loud, chaotic music or voices
- Spending time with people who bring us stress or negativity
- Scroll through our social media feeds non-stop
- Ignoring or suppressing your feelings
- Stay sedentary and avoid physical activity
Conversely, other behaviors help regulate our nervous system, promoting a state of balance and calm, she assures. These include taking a walk outside in natural light, listening to relaxing music, spending time with friends, disconnecting from social media for a few hours, crying your heart out to release strong emotions, and finally playing sports. Such activities “activate the parasympathetic nervous system, which induces feelings of relaxation, reduces physiological arousal, and promotes the release of relaxation-related neurotransmitters,” he concludes encouragingly.
Source: Le Figaro
