STORAGE – We explore the underside of gentleness with Dr. Celine Tran, a psychiatrist, expert in behavioral and cognitive therapy, and mindfulness meditation.
Madame Figaro. –Why is it so important to cultivate gentleness in our daily lives?
Celine Tran. – English psychologist Paul Gilbert, who has written extensively on empathy, described three emotional systems that regulate us. The first framework is threat detection. It helps us protect ourselves from danger and survive. It is thanks to him that the human being still exists, but at the basis of him lies fear, stress, anger, disgust. If this mode is overactivated, we move toward anxiety-provoking thoughts that are harmful to physical and mental health. The second circuit is the reward system: desire, excitement, pleasure. It drives us to discover, to create, to move, to make plans, but it can also lead to frustration and addiction. We always want more. Regarding Covid, war in Ukraine, economic situation, ecological emergency, we receive very disturbing messages from society. To get better…
Source: Le Figaro
