How important is it to keep your mind steady? From various experiences, you may be able to find the answer.
At the last moment of the game, the defeat is won;
The last lap of the sprint, successive catch-ups;
At the last second of the level, the danger was turned into a disaster...
Life is not a backwater without ripples, and everyone may encounter some major event or change at some point. If you can't control your emotions and cultivate your mentality well, the disease will quietly plant seeds in the body.
The American Heart Association recently published a study saying that 9 important events in life can affect health.
"Life Times" combined with research interview experts to remind you that some diseases are caused by "bad mentality" and teach you 4 ways to actively face major life events.
Experts interviewed
Yuan Yonggui, director of the Department of Psychopsychiatry at cuchio-University Hospital affiliated to Southeast University and chairman of the Psychosomatic Medicine Branch of the Chinese Medical Association
Major Yan, Director of the Department of Psychology of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine at Beijing Huilongguan Hospital
This article is written by | Life Times reporter Gao Yang
This article was edited | Ren Linxian
9 major life events are particularly sad "heart"
Fan Zhongyan, a famous literary scholar of the Northern Song Dynasty on the mainland, once put forward the idea of "not being happy with things and not being sad with oneself", which means that you should not feel excited and depressed because of the good or bad of foreign objects and your own gains and losses, and treat everything with a normal heart.
However, there are not many people who can really achieve this realm, but the cases of being frightened and frightened by things and whiteheadings have been circulating since ancient times.
The "Fan Jin Zhongju" that we are familiar with is that after suddenly receiving the notice of the Zhongju people, he was overjoyed and overstepped his expectations and got "heartless madness".
Recently, the American Heart Association (AHA) issued a statement suggesting that the expert group found that 9 major life events and changes may cause people to be reluctant to move, thereby staying sedentary and increasing cardiovascular risk.
These major life events include:
According to the degree of impact of the above events on people, 5 high-risk groups are divided:
Most of these 9 major events in life are traumatic stress events, and many studies have confirmed that divorce, husband and wife quarrels, death of relatives, financial difficulties, etc., will have a negative impact on physical health.
According to the degree of urgency, trauma is divided into two types:
- A type of trauma: sudden occurrence, no psychological expectations, in my opinion is a catastrophic blow;
- Type II trauma: long-term, chronic stressful events, such as long hours of work or study pressure, tension and depression in intimate relationships, etc.
For a long time, many people have attributed the cause of stroke to smoking and cardiovascular disease, but in fact, the real "murderer" of acute stroke has not been taken seriously by everyone.
In particular, the Research Statement Panel notes that in addition to the possibility of physical inactivity, a lack of physical activity may arise when experiencing major life events or events.
For example, when people feel pain due to divorce, death of relatives, unemployment, homelessness, etc., they often use descriptions such as "tearing the heart and lungs", "liver and intestines are broken", "turning over the intestines", "heartbreak and intestines are broken", etc., these states are real. And changes can cause vascular problems, increasing the risk of stroke and cerebral hemorrhage.
A study involving a sample of 32 countries published in the European Journal of the Heart said that 1 in 11 stroke survivors experienced periods of anger or restlessness within an hour before the onset of illness.
Anger and restlessness were associated with an increased risk of stroke in about 30% over an hour.
When a person is in a state of stress from a major event, the body usually changes as follows:
At this time, if a person already has atherosclerotic plaques, it is very easy to induce myocardial infarction or stroke. This is why some people will be "angry to death" when they quarrel, or the elderly quarrel with people and suddenly have a heart attack or cerebral hemorrhage.
The German Heart Center has also pointed out that acute mental stress can cause inflammatory white blood cells in atherosclerotic lesions to accumulate, causing plaques to become fragile and easy to fall off, resulting in myocardial infarction.
Life experiences are "imprinted" on the body
In stressful events, especially after traumatic events, in addition to heart injury, areas of the brain related to memory, attention, and thinking can be altered due to unfortunate occurrences, resulting in cellular damage, decreased immunity, and genetic changes.
Frequent setbacks
Easy to hurt the stomach
Many middle school students have varying degrees of diarrhea or constipation, especially as exams approach, and symptoms are more pronounced. The root cause of this situation is mental stress.
- Short-term stress can lead to loss of appetite and slowing down of digestion;
- Long-term stress can trigger symptoms such as constipation, diarrhea, indigestion or stomach upset, and can lead to even more serious problems such as irritable bowel syndrome and other gastrointestinal disorders, headaches, insomnia, menstrual disorders, muscle soreness, etc.
After unemployment
Easy to get fat
After unemployment, it not only faces economic pressure, but also causes a lot of psychological distress to people, and even makes people lose the goal of life.
A study of 141,000 office workers at University College London found that people who thought they were at risk of unemployment had a 19% higher incidence of type 2 diabetes compared to those who felt safe at work; for some, no job was a high risk factor for depression.
perinatal period
Depression is frequent
- Pregnancy and childbirth is a major event in a woman's life, but women often face changes in their bodies during pregnancy, and they are often anxious;
- Under the stimulation of progesterone, pelvic floor tissue, muscles become loose, sneezing, laughing, coughing, often can not hold back urine, urinary leakage;
- Not to mention the pain of childbirth, various complications during pregnancy, there may be major bleeding after childbirth, placental residues and other critical diseases, which greatly increase the psychological burden.
According to statistics, the incidence of perinatal depression in various countries ranged from 8% to 57%.
Marriage and family events
Sad and nerve-wracking
Usually, after divorce, there is a period of psychological discomfort, feeling lonely, helpless, and even resentful.
A doctor at Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden said, "Almost all of the divorced people I treated experienced symptoms such as stress, depression, depression, etc., and about six adults endured physical discomforts such as insomnia, migraines, eczema or back pain." ”
The same is true of widows. Major Yan has diagnosed a middle-aged male patient whose wife died of a traffic accident, and he has had nightmares for a long time, even hallucinations, and is anxious about the future, which is a common stress state after a loss event.
Studies have found that once a husband or wife dies, the cognitive sensitivity of the other half begins to decline. In layman's terms, widowhood makes the brain age fast.
A study by aston University School of Medicine in the United Kingdom found that the death of a partner increased the risk of death from myocardial infarction by 11% and the risk of death from heart failure by 10%.
Constant stress
Induces chronic disease
Chronic traumatic stress events, because they are persistent, slow, and high-intensity, can lead to problems with blood pressure and vasoconstriction, gradually inducing hypertension and diabetes, and becoming the last straw that crushes the camel.
The psychological causative factors of many physical diseases cannot be ignored, such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma, stomach ulcers, etc.
Anxiety can lead to problems with the body's defense system, a decline in protective immune mechanisms, and easy illness.
Love to sulk
Increased risk of cancer
Almost all studies have shown that cancer is closely related to personality. Such people like to hold in their hearts when they encounter things, are accustomed to restraint and suppression of true thoughts, rarely show negative emotions on the surface, sometimes love to sulk, psychological fragility, can not withstand the blow, and always feel lonely, helpless, and tired.
For example, living in a marriage with tension for a long time, if the man is too strong, the woman has been depressed, such women are prone to endocrine disorders, poor complexion, early aging, inducing cancer of the reproductive system and so on.
4 moves to reduce possible negative damage
Life is a long road, there are many important turns, joy or sorrow, can bring about great changes, especially some negative events, no one can completely avoid and predict.
What matters is how we respond when it happens and minimize the possible negative harm.
Look down on life, peace of mind
Life is uncertain, usually to do some psychological reserves, to be able to accept the accidents of life. To avoid too strong emotional ups and downs and emotional conflicts when things happen, ups and downs of emotions will bring great harm to the body and mind.
We must try to maintain a sense of peace and sobriety when joy comes, so that when sadness comes, we can have more peace and calmness, and if we are not overwhelmed, we will not be happy and sad.
Develop a good lifestyle
The best way to avoid acute stress events inducing stroke is to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
- Regular work and rest, adequate sleep;
- Eat lightly, do not smoke, do not drink alcohol;
- Regular physical examinations, control and treatment of high blood pressure, walking at least 6,000 steps a day to improve heart health;
- Develop one or two hobbies, keep in touch with friends and family regularly, and learn to meditate and relax.
Reduce self-blame and adjust reasonably
When encountering negative events such as failing exams, failing marriages, and frustrated careers, we must evaluate ourselves rationally and objectively, do not blame ourselves too much, and there is no possibility of change.
The current sad emotions are also temporary, do not doubt yourself and make negative self-evaluation. Believe in yourself, communicate with friends more, you will find that many things are not so bad, you yourself are not so bad, do not take things too seriously, and then indulge in it for a long time, can not extricate yourself.
If you do not adjust well, you can find a professional psychologist to communicate.
Social support is more important
The understanding of relatives and friends is more conducive to improving the mentality and emotions of the parties involved.
Friends and relatives can listen more, accompany more, more comfort, especially in the face of negative events, relatives and friends can mention more about the past achievements of the parties, take them out to exercise, travel, shopping, enhance the frequency of daily activities, enhance their inner confidence and strength.
If it is found that the person concerned cannot return to normal life for more than half a year, there may be post-traumatic stress disorder, and the relative needs to accompany the psychologist. ▲
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