【It’s2009.Youfeelsicksoyougotothedoctor.Shechecksyourfeverlooksatyourthroatandaskswhatyou’vebeenthinkingaboutlately.Whenyouleave,shegivesyousomemedicinebutalsoalistofthinkingskillsthatyo】
It’s2009.Youfeelsicksoyougotothedoctor.Shechecksyourfeverlooksatyourthroatandaskswhatyou’vebeenthinkingaboutlately.Whenyouleave,shegivesyousomemedicinebutalsoalistofthinkingskillsthatyouaresupposedtopracticedaily.Shesaysthatthewayyouthinkiscausingsomeofyourillness.
Doctorsandotherscientistswhostudythehumanmindandtrytoexplainwhypeoplebehaveinthewaythatdocalledpsychologistsarestartingtobelieveit.Youknowthatyourbrainisconnectedtoeverypartofyourbodythroughyournervoussystem(神经系统).Nowscientistshaveprovedthathowyouthinkandfeelcanhaveaninfluenceonthehealthofyourbody.
Stress(压力,紧张)iscausedwheneverthereisaproblemorachangeinyourlife.Ofcourseeverybodyhasstressmoreorless;nobody’slifeisperfect.Infactstressisnecessary.Withoutstresswewouldneverlearnanythingorgroworchange.Wewouldprobablybeboredtodeath.Buttoomuchstresscanhurtyou.Itcanweakenyourbody’sprotectionsothatyouaremorelikelytocatchdiseases.Itcanevenmakeyoumorelikelytohaveanaccident.
Whenyoufeelstressyourbrainsendsamessagetoyourbodytoproduceachemicalcalledadrenaline(肾上腺素).Adrenalinespeedsupyourbreathingandyourheartbeat.Todayyouhaveadifferentkindofstress.Problemslikeendlesshomeworkortroubleswithyourfamilyarethekindofthingsyoucan’tfightorrunawayfromsoyoudon’tuseupallthatadrenaline.Itjuststaysbottledupinsideyouandthat’swhatcandosomethingbadtoyou.
Whatcanyoudoaboutstress?Firstyoucantrytofindwaystochangethingssoyouaren’tundersomuchstress.Youcansetupaplantofinishhomeworkorgotoadoctororapsychologisttotrytoworkthingsoutwithyourfamilyoryourfriends.Butsometimesyoucan’tchangeastressfulsituation.Sometimesyoudon’tevenwantto.Abigchangemightbeagoodchangebutitwillstillbestressful.
Thelink(关联)betweenyourbodyandbrainworksintwoways.Yourbodycanhelpyourminddealwithstress.Ifyouareunderstressyouneedtotakeespeciallygoodcareofyourbody.It’simportanttogetenoughsleepandeatnutritiousmeals.Somepeopletakeavitamin-mineralpilleveryday.Anotherthingthatyoucandoisdailyexercise.Ifyougowalkingordoaerobic(需氧的)dancing