biopsych 101
the emptiness is so loud. i feel like i need to scream to drown it out.
there's this concept of anxiety being the perception of a stimulus...two people on a roller coaster can have entirely different reactions to it: one can feel panic, one can feel exhileration. i've been trying to toy with that concept. -cognitively walk myself through anxiety or potentially anxious situations in order to affect my perception and (hopefully) bypass the anxiety. control. it's supposed to not harm the immune system to feel in control of one's stressors. -in other words, people and animals, will be less likely to develop psychological, heart, stomach (health) problems if they're are able to find a way to feel in control of their stressors -their life, basically.
i saw an IFC movie at the theatre today. TransAmerica. anyone hear of it? i also saw a parachuter. they probably had a nice view of the lake.
there's this concept of anxiety being the perception of a stimulus...two people on a roller coaster can have entirely different reactions to it: one can feel panic, one can feel exhileration. i've been trying to toy with that concept. -cognitively walk myself through anxiety or potentially anxious situations in order to affect my perception and (hopefully) bypass the anxiety. control. it's supposed to not harm the immune system to feel in control of one's stressors. -in other words, people and animals, will be less likely to develop psychological, heart, stomach (health) problems if they're are able to find a way to feel in control of their stressors -their life, basically.
i saw an IFC movie at the theatre today. TransAmerica. anyone hear of it? i also saw a parachuter. they probably had a nice view of the lake.