According to a new study from Massachusetts General Hospital, practicing mindfulness could help us to react to fears in a more rational way
but this new study has revealed it’s potential to gradually change the way our brain responds to feelings of fear.
“Mindfulness training may improve emotion regulation by changing the way our brain responds to what we’re afraid of and reminding us that it is no longer threatening,” said Gunes Sevinc PhD, one of the paper’s authors.
“The data indicates that mindfulness can help us recognise that some fear reactions are disproportional to the threat” “Fear and anxiety have a habitual component to them - the memory of something that provoked fear in the past will trigger a habitual fear response when we are reminded of the event, even if there is no direct threat at the present,” explained Sara Lazar, PhD, the study’s senior author.
“The data indicates that mindfulness can help us recognise that some fear reactions are disproportional to the threat, and thus reduces the fear response to those stimuli,” she continued. “Mindfulness can also enhance our ability to remember this new, less fearful reaction, and break the anxiety habit.”Stylist Loves Wellbeing
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