Emotional stress

The surprising connection between your childhood and the stomach aches you suffer from today

A study has found that difficult experiences in the first years of life may alter the communication between the brain and the gut and raise the risk of abdominal problems even many years later.

What happens to the gut when a child experiences stress?
Green tea

Caffeine-free and packed with benefits: The drink you should consume at least once a day

 Cats and dogs, illustrative

Who's a good boy? Study suggests interacting with pets may not improve stress, negative emotions

Israelis in a bomb shelter

"I am functioning, but I have no energy for anything": The phenomenon threatening Israelis


Why do we feel like we're freefalling before we go to sleep?

This phenomenon is called myoclonus (myo = muscle, clonus = contraction) and it is basically a short, sudden and involuntary movement of a muscle or group of muscles.

 A lonely bed (illustrative)

Aircraft pilots have below-average emotional intelligence - study

Emotional intelligence refers to one's ability and capacity to understand, see and handle emotions, According to this study, US pilots may have less emotional intelligence than the public.

 Pilots in the cockpit of an airplane (illustrative)

The link between autism and feeling misunderstood - study

Autism is a common neurodevelopmental condition and is characterized by marked social difficulties, especially in communication.

 The brain (illustrative).

This is why it's so important to talk about emotions with your kid

When our kids throw tantrums or behave in other unacceptable ways, we"put out fires" in real-time, and then move on and not talk about what happened. There is a better way to handle these situations.

 A child and his brother are with their parent, one playing a video game on a phone and the other having a temper tantrum (Illustrative)

Stress may negatively impact a woman's ability to get pregnant -study

Approximately one in eight couples have trouble conceiving in the United States. 

 Headache touching forehead

Jumping gene found to be strongly linked to depression, fear and anxiety - study

The experiment's results demonstrated that the TOP gene plays an important role in coping with stress.

 Illustrative image of a person dealing with depression.

Feeling anger? You need to learn to choose not to be angry

Recognizing your triggers and anticipating your anger – be it with a stranger, the government, a colleague, your partner or your family – are crucial for moving on.

 Anger (Illustrative).

Why do our stomachs 'flip over' when we're emotional?

You’re about to go into a stressful meeting and your stomach turns upside down. What actually happens in the body to connect mental sensations to physical ones, and can this be prevented?

 A woman suffers stomach pains or cramps (Illustrative)

How to cope with emotional triggers

I will describe some coping tools that were used to help three of my clients deal with negative trigger situations in their lives.

 THE 4-7-8 breathing technique can be helpful.

How entrepreneurs should deal with regret - opinion

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