In a time where kids are cutting because it’s cool, people are killing to impress Slender Man, and joking about death is commonplace, it is crucial to watch for signs of depression in children. Continue reading
Fear and anxiety go hand in hand, if you want to learn more about anxiety specifically, check out my post from last week. A well-known reaction to fear stimuli is to fight, flee, or freeze. It is hard to know how we will react until presented with a situation. Fear can be in response to real or imagined triggers. Some of our fears are ingrained in us for survival such as a fear of heights or a fear of snakes. Below are a few dreadful ideas shared by many. Continue reading
When you poke an amoeba, it shrinks or contracts to defend itself. Keep poking it and it becomes scared and does not trust the environment. Humans are “poked” by our triggers to anxiety, but we have an advantage over the amoeba: we can adapt and adjust to our new condition. Continue reading
Sadness can come slowly or as a huge slap in the face. Types of sadness include grief, unhappiness, regrettable, feeling worthless and useless. People can confuse ordinary misery with clinical depression. The primary difference is Continue reading
Everyone knows the feeling of anger and how it can vary in degrees. The 3 easiest emotions people seem to recognize are happiness, anger, and sadness. We each have different warning signs and triggers for anger. However, the physiological response is the same in all our bodies. Continue reading
Continuing with the Exploring Emotions series, rather than focus on a specific emotion, I would like to share my thoughts and feelings about the symposium I attended. This is my second year attending the Zarrow Symposium. Keep in mind, each person views the world through ones own lens and this is my view.
Everyone experiences variations of happiness. For some it is an overall sense of contentment with life and for many of us it can be a moment or memory of pleasantness or excitement. Some synonyms of happy include fortunate, well adapted, enjoying, glad, pleased, enthusiastic, and joyful. Each emotion we experience has physiological effects on our bodies. Happiness cues Continue reading