Why We Worry

Melissa Mayer

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Can't sleep? Too many things to worry about? Or do you get lost in your mind thinking about all the ways tomorrow could go wrong? Why does this happen? The answer is in the science behind worry! From stomach aches before a big event to panic before a test, life can sometimes feel stressful. But next time you or your friends freeze up with worry or fears, you'll understand what's really going on in your brains. Plus, you'll learn tips for decoding what's happening in your body and find out how anxiety can actually be a superpower. No worries! Mental health is still important, so when fears and anxious feelings have crossed the line, you'll also learn when it's time to reach out for help.

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• Publié par: Capstone Global Library
• Date de parution: 06 février 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781474789363
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 4 Mo

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WHY WE WORRY THE SCIENCE OF ANXIETY

Melissa Mayer

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Contents

CHAPTER 1 What is this feeling? � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �4 CHAPTER 2 A quick guide to neuroanatomy� � � � � � � � � � � �14 CHAPTER 3 Fight or flight (or freeze): the value of fear� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �24 CHAPTER 4 Handling anxiety like a boss � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �32 CHAPTER 5 When to worry about worry � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �40 CHAPTER 6 You are resilient� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �48

Reach out � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Glossary � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Find out more � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Comprehension questions � � � � � � � � � Source notes � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Select bibliography � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Index � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �

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CHAPTER 1

What isthis feeling?

HERE YOU ARE, savourîng the ast bîts of the weekend. Then – T bam! – an unfocused dread washes over you, and the pressures of the next week oom în your braîn. You fee your chest tîghten and your musces tense. It mîght seem harder to breathe and much more dîffîcut to thînk ceary. Even îf you are hodîng ît together on the outsîde, însîde you are a hot mess. As the feeîng grows, you may snap at the peope around you who seem annoyîngy unaware of the powerfu panîc sweepîng over you.

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Or perhaps you do know what the week wî brîng and are sweatîng over the possîbîîtîes. What îf you faî a test or do somethîng embarrassîng? Your mînd conjures an array of possîbîîtîes (a negatîve) that you mîght encounter just around the corner. Some seem so îkey to happen that you thînk them through over and over agaîn untî they seem to have worn a groove în your braîn. You îmagîne conversatîons or watch a oop of worst-case scenarîos în

your mînd’s eye. You îe awake, parayzed by dread, your mînd racîng. You wake up exhausted, tense and moody. These are a sîgns of anxîety. And you aren’t aone. Everyone experîences anxîety sometîmes. Fortunatey, scîentîsts have earned a ot about how and why human braîns are so prone to panîc and worry. Dîggîng înto the hîstory and scîence of anxîety may hep you work wîth (and not fîght) your (sometîmes) anxîous mînd.

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