Do you feel agitated all the time? Do you happen to “lose it” over the smallest thing? Does it feel like you have to constantly defend yourself and your choices? When everything feels like a threat you are probably stuck in fight or flight mode. What is the fight or flight response? The fight orContinue reading “Being stuck in fight or flight – how to manage acute stress response”
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Learning To Respond Rather Than React
Why do we react? When there is an event that is perceived as threatening something called the fight or flight response kicks in. The fight or flight mode was developed during the early stages of our evolution as a tool to increase one’s chances of survival. When faced with a threat your body goes throughContinue reading “Learning To Respond Rather Than React”
Messy home, messy mind – how taking care of your household improves mental health
We all know that bad mental health affects how we take care of our home and body. Stress, anxiety, depression – they all have this in common. They make it harder to care for yourself and your surroundings. However it could work the other way around, too. Keeping a tidy, orderly home can have beneficialContinue reading “Messy home, messy mind – how taking care of your household improves mental health”
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