What approach should we have to our emotions, and how can we make sure that we control them – and not vice versa?
In this episode, coach Travis Ramsey dissects the world of emotions, from neurobiological adaptive responses and the biology of an emotion, all the way to breathing and seeing emotions in action.
Listen to learn some techniques that will help you navigate emotions of all types for a calmer and happier life.
- Travis talks about what mental fitness is all about and discusses the work they're doing.
- An important thing to keep in mind is the fact that the smallest shift or change can have a massive impact.
- According to Travis, the terms fear and stress are almost interchangeable – with stress being the more socially-accepted one.
- Think about it: we may say ‘I’m stressed out because I’ve got so much going on.’
- What we’re really saying, however, is ‘I’ve got so much going on that I don’t know if I can do it. And if I don’t do it, all these things are going to happen.’
- What we’re saying, basically, is that we’re afraid of a potential outcome.
- Most people deal with more social emotional threats and less with physical threats (that go more in the direction of survival).
- Travis discusses the nervous system and its two main branches: somatic (what’s in my control), and autonomic (the part we have no control over).
- When it comes to feeling anxious, know that you may not change the way you feel at that moment – breathing fast and shallow.
- You can, however, change the way you breathe. Changing the way you breathe changes the way you feel.
- Being calm means being in a state where your body is focused on restorative functions and long-term health.
- Travis shares that, unfortunately, most of us spend way too much time in the Sympathetic state, a state that includes a higher heart rate, pressure, and breathing rhythm.
- If you spend a lot of time feeling stressed, tense, exhausted, nervous, worried, or irritated you are in a sympathetic state.
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