«Diaphragmatic breathing is the essence of how we can control our levels of emotional wellbeing — stimulating the «relaxation response» (parasympathetic nervous system) that is associated with emotions such as peace, love and joy, as opposed to the «fight - or - flight» response (sympathetic nervous system) which can
generate feelings of fear and anger.»
Not exact matches
Below the surface
of consciousness, our minds are absorbed with ruminating over memories and
feelings, dreaming up
fears and fantasies
of the future,
generating all the raw material that the «talking cure» taps into.
«Emotions such as guilt about where time is being spent or
fear over loss
of income both
generate stress, and make a person
feel more pressed for time than they actually are.»
As reported by the Watson and his colleagues» perspective (Watson et al., 1988), positive affect (PA) corresponds to the extent to which an individual
feels enthusiastic, active, and alert, while negative affect (NA) reflects subjective distress and unpleasurable engagement that
generate a broad range
of aversive mood states, including anger, disgust, guilt, and
fear.