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  • On Health Anxiety as an Artist

    I’d have a stress-related, mid-back ache, and suddenly I was storming my physical therapist’s office somewhere on or in our bodies, we fixate to the point of hysteria on the Something of Great Concern, the stress

  • Does stress early in life leave an imprint in our guts? The gut microbiome and mental health.

    We all experience stress. In rodents, even brief mild stress changes the composition of gut bacteria, as does chronic stress. One particularly pernicious form of stress is early life stress (also referred to as adverse childhood If our bowel bacteria are sensitive to stress, does the stress we experienced early in life leave an women without early life stress.

  • Postpartum psychosis: Does stress play a role in relapse?

    life events and higher perceived stress, as well as showing biological changes. But could these measures of stress already be present before the illness even begins? of psychosocial stress (childhood trauma and stressful life events during pregnancy) and markers of the The impact of recent stressful life events While early life stress, in the form of severe childhood maltreatment Changes to the biological stress system As I mentioned, we also looked at biological measures of stress

  • How the social becomes biological and pathological

    These social determinants can be understood as long-term stress factors. Chronic exposure to stress can keep the body’s stress system constantly activated, eventually throwing The immune system is also tightly linked to the body’s stress system, which means prolonged stress can

  • Kashmir Beyond Conflict: A Story of Mental Health

    Chronic stress and social dislocation extend well beyond Kashmir, as research across displaced communities and economic volatility have led to a higher prevalence of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress 2022 report found an increased rate of self-medication in the Kashmir Valley, with respondents citing stress time, while displacement can reshape an individual’s susceptibility to psychological and neurological stress

  • False Alarms: The Link between Autonomic Dysfunction and Mental Health

    Stress As An Amplifier, Not A Cause Stress and emotional upset do worsen my symptoms. Stress did not directly cause my condition. the autonomic nervous system is compromised, it cannot differentiate between emotional and physical stressors

  • The big impact of stress on the immune system in depression

    Stress — it’s a hot topic for discussion. The body has many ways to adapt to stress, but one of the most important is the production of cortisol We know the importance of cortisol to managing stress because a few people, those with a disease that On the flip side, cortisol that becomes elevated due to stress needs to return to a normal level to maintain

  • Are Genetics Fixed? How Our Environment Can Change How Our DNA Works

    topic, and these environmental influences span from nutrition and chemical exposure to mental illness, stress Omurden Cengiz on Unsplash However, even in the absence of a mental health disorder, our mood and stress serotonin transporter gene can make some people more vulnerable to developing depression  following stressful Similarly, some researchers have found that chronic stress is linked to epigenetic changes that reduce This stress-related epigenetic down-regulation of the BDNF gene can persist well into adulthood .

  • When Your Body Becomes The Teacher

    For many people living with trauma, chronic stress, or unexplained neurological symptoms, conventional While Western culture often packages it as fitness or stress relief, its original purpose was far more Approaches like Somatic Experiencing® and somatic yoga suggest that stress and trauma aren't stored just the parasympathetic nervous system—what some people call 'rest and digest' mode—reducing the body's stress Whether you're living with FND, carrying the impact of trauma, or navigating chronic stress, even small

  • A Recipe for Nightmares: Anxiety and Avoidance Mixed with Sleep

    changed, what therapy has helped me uncover, and what I now understand about the relationship between stress It became apparent that the one thing that linked all my parasomnias was stress, but also my inability While there are many techniques to try and subdue nightmares, a common underlying cause is stress, so Today, I am still navigating stress due to job loss, and trying to secure a new one, and whilst therapy Stress is unavoidable, and nightmares are not punishment; they are messages.

  • Combining culture and cortisol – Is art good for our health?

    the Courtauld Gallery Anecdotal accounts saying that art is good for boosting wellbeing and reducing stress Our Study As Programme Managers in the Stress, Psychiatry, and Immunology (SPI) Lab at King's College On the other hand, a lower HRV can indicate that the body is under stress or less resilient. Cortisol is a stress hormone produced in response to a stressor, helping our bodies prepare to handle More specifically, those viewing the original works showed a significant reduction in stress hormone

  • The Mind-Body-Science of Canine Co-regulation

    time, humans developed strong emotional bonds with dogs ,   experiencing comfort, safety, and reduced stress Interactions with friendly, familiar dogs reduce physiological stress, lowering cortisol (a stress hormone meaning their bodies release fewer stress hormones when a dog is present compared to when they are alone often oversimplified as the “love hormone,” oxytocin plays a broader role in emotional regulation, stress bond often mirrors attachment processes  as dogs provide consistency and an emotional anchor during stress

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