Dissipating Stress Storms
September 3, 2008
The first chapter sucked me in. It was about a woman named Maria whose mother inadvertently invited into her home a pedophile. Maria was four. So was I, when that happened, and let me tell you it messes up your mind for decades. Did for Maria. Did for me. The book is called THE STRESS ANSWER by Dr. Frank Lawlis, a friend of Dr Phil's.
I kept reading. THE STRESS ANSWER: TRAIN YOUR BRAIN TO CONQUER DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY IN 45 DAYS is about brain plasticity, and how it is possible to train your mind to learn different pathways. It was fun to see he's mentioned some of my favorites. Fun to see dance and listening to music as answers.
When I finally crawled out of bed this morning, I had that raging sore throat, I was dizzy, I had no voice, and then I found myself furious at myself for being sick. Anxious. Depressed. I had perfect attendance all through school. Except second grade. Being home with him, the pedophile, taught me to never stay home again.
So, I'm reading along. Oh, reading helps, Dr Frank says. He says about 90-percent of us deal with anxiety, mostly as a result of childhood incidents. We can heal that anxiety, he says, because our brains -- and it's scientifically proven -- can reroute. It takes practice. It takes awareness. It takes knowing where you are headed. You interrupt the anxiety cycles -- or stress storms, as Dr Frank calls them -- by dancing to the beat, inspirational movies, reading, walking, talking to good friends, breathing, meditating. This new habit of neural network is reinforced when you exercise joy or reward yourself for being happy.
My spirits are lifted. My voice is back. There is a lightness inside I didn't notice earlier. This transformation took the whole day. Dr Frank's methods take 45-days -- basically, he repeats the ideas I just mentioned. Also eat brain healthy foods like salmon and play games like Scrabble. And chew gum!
Oh, Maria. The way she transcended the trauma...? She joined the Marines.
I'll dance.
The first chapter sucked me in. It was about a woman named Maria whose mother inadvertently invited into her home a pedophile. Maria was four. So was I, when that happened, and let me tell you it messes up your mind for decades. Did for Maria. Did for me. The book is called THE STRESS ANSWER by Dr. Frank Lawlis, a friend of Dr Phil's.
I kept reading. THE STRESS ANSWER: TRAIN YOUR BRAIN TO CONQUER DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY IN 45 DAYS is about brain plasticity, and how it is possible to train your mind to learn different pathways. It was fun to see he's mentioned some of my favorites. Fun to see dance and listening to music as answers.
When I finally crawled out of bed this morning, I had that raging sore throat, I was dizzy, I had no voice, and then I found myself furious at myself for being sick. Anxious. Depressed. I had perfect attendance all through school. Except second grade. Being home with him, the pedophile, taught me to never stay home again.
So, I'm reading along. Oh, reading helps, Dr Frank says. He says about 90-percent of us deal with anxiety, mostly as a result of childhood incidents. We can heal that anxiety, he says, because our brains -- and it's scientifically proven -- can reroute. It takes practice. It takes awareness. It takes knowing where you are headed. You interrupt the anxiety cycles -- or stress storms, as Dr Frank calls them -- by dancing to the beat, inspirational movies, reading, walking, talking to good friends, breathing, meditating. This new habit of neural network is reinforced when you exercise joy or reward yourself for being happy.
My spirits are lifted. My voice is back. There is a lightness inside I didn't notice earlier. This transformation took the whole day. Dr Frank's methods take 45-days -- basically, he repeats the ideas I just mentioned. Also eat brain healthy foods like salmon and play games like Scrabble. And chew gum!
Oh, Maria. The way she transcended the trauma...? She joined the Marines.
I'll dance.
Labels: brain, dance, Dr Frank Lawlis, Dr Phil, mind, music, pedophile, sick, stress, THE STRESS ANSWER, transcending the trauma
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