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5 things we can influence for a healthy and regulated nervous system
From changing a situation to reframing our thoughts, here are a few ways by which we can influence a regulated nervous system.
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In order to alleviate stress, anxiety and depression, we need to have a regulated nervous system that does not feel threatened. A relaxed nervous system can make us feel safe and relaxed. When a nervous system is dysregulated, it can go into the fight or flight mode as a survival response. To keep the nervous system regulated, we need to take care of the things that can influence it. Therapist Israa Nasir shared a few tips.(Unsplash)
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Selecting the situation: When we feel that a certain situation can make us feel stressed and anxious, we should prepare our coping skills on how to deal. (Unsplash)
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Changing the situation: If the nervous system feels threatened in a situation, we should make quick decisions to take ourselves out of that. (Unsplash)
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Managing what we pay attention to: The things we pay attention to influence our nervous system heavily. We should refocus to pay attention to things that we can control. (Unsplash)
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Reframing our thoughts: When we feel overburdened with negative thoughts, we reframe the way we look at them – we can question our thoughts and look for alternate perspectives. (Unsplash)
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