People’s deepest and most irrational convictions about onesself and one's life are incredibly stubborn. Once something is learned and then intermittently reinforced it is deeply resistant to extinction. However, through repetition and new experiences new neural pathways are formed and beliefs about the self and the world can be modified.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Monday, July 2, 2012
Thoughts and Breathing Exercises
Through consciously relaxing tense muscles and observing your breath moving in and out, incessant thoughts can be quickly reduced (Lind-Kyle, 2009)
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Food Addiction
Research suggests that an alternating pattern of food restriction and bingeing contributes to reward dysfunction (changes in neural circuitry) and an addictive pattern of eating.
Monday, June 25, 2012
Cravings
Research suggests that there may be a gene that makes certain individuals more sensitive to sugar and alcohol cravings.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Addiction
Is addiction a disease or a choice? While one may not be responsible for getting the illness, it doesn't abdicate one's responsibility for making different choices to manage or eradicate it.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Social interactions
Like hunger or thirst, our need for acceptance is rooted in our mechanism for survival. Positive social interactions release opioids for a natural mood boost (APA Monitor, April 2012).
Depression
Research suggests that people who work too much (11 hours or more during the day) are twice as likely to become depressed.
Monday, April 30, 2012
SEO Workshop - "How To Build Your Internet Business" - 6pm SB Vets Hall
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Sunday, February 26, 2012
Compulsive Overeating
“Foods high in sugar, fat, and salt, and the cues that signal them, promote more of everything: more arousal…more thoughts of food…more urges to pursue food…more dopamine stimulated approach behavior…more consumption…more opioid-drive reward…more overeating to feel better…more delay in feeling full…more loss of control….more preoccupation with food…more habit driven behavior…and ultimately more weight gain.” (Kessler, 2009)
Monday, February 20, 2012
Trauma
Repeated trauma may cause neurophysiological changes in the brain, specifically the amygdala which helps to regulate and modulate fear responses. Chronic trauma is especially toxic in childhood, as it affects the developing brain and nervous system, lowering the HPA axis threshold for tolerating and managing intense, anxiety provoking situations.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Addiction
“That addiction is tied to changes in brain structure and function is what makes it, fundamentally, a brain disease. A metaphorical switch in the brain seems to be thrown as a result of prolonged drug use. Initially, drug use is voluntary behavior, but when that switch is thrown, the individual moves into the state of addiction, characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use.” Leshner, 1997
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