What do you do when you’re stressed-out about losing your home, car, stocks, bonds, retirement savings, college funds, and everything else in the lyrics of a bad country song?
I don’t really know, to be completely honest. But here is an attempt to shed some light on some better ways to manage your financial stress and stop stressing so much about money.
1) Quiet, Amy!
The amygdala, the almond shaped group of neurons in the limbic system of the brain, is considered by man to be our system of fear, and it acts like an ape or a how a human would have acted, say, back when we still had lots of hair all over. The adrenaline that you are feeling when you see stock exchange plummet is the amygdala getting crazy, hosting a party in your head, whatever. I call my amygdala “Amy.” And whenever I panic, I tell her to go take a nap, that I can’t tolerate her noise and ruckus right now.
2) Realize Not Everything Is In Your Control
The most uncomfortable part of financial anxiety is the lack of control most of us feel. It’s contrary to our human psychology. We want to drive the car, or at least be the passenger in the front seat giving directions. But in an economic downturn, we’re not even in the car. We have no say on which rest stations we are stopping at. In fact, much of the time if feels like we are riding in the trailer hitched to the back of the car. With the horses. Admitting that we’re not in control can be somewhat liberating. Because the stock market is life: you win some, you lose some, and you don’t have a whole lot of say in the whole matter.
3) The Importance of Distraction
I feel like every newly divorced couple I have ever met has this one down pat. Ever heard of a "divorce body?" Sure, a lot of gym time is fueled by a seething desire to show their former partner what they're really missing, but at the same time it is also a highly effective defense mechanism of distraction. Staying occupied and setting new, health conscious goals for yourself can be very productive in not sweating the financial small stuff.
4) Know Your Limits
One of the worst things you can do for your amygdala, or fear system in the brain, is to keep the TV and radio tuned into the latest news on Wall Street, to keep checking CNN to find out what the newest number is. This kind of compulsive behavior is toxic for the obsessive, sensitive folks who are prone to anxiety even without a reporter telling them to run for cover. Treat your amygdala well. Turn the news off. Except for this piece, of course.
5) Choose a Natural Supplement
Diet and exercise have an enormous influence on the balance of our brain chemistry. Additionally, the modern day time-crunch diet is sorely lacking in essential vitamins and minerals which can send our blood sugar and anxiety levels soaring. Researchers at A2X Anxiety have been working on a way to include all of those most important vitamins and minerals to stabilize our mood in a single, all-natural capsule.
I don’t really know, to be completely honest. But here is an attempt to shed some light on some better ways to manage your financial stress and stop stressing so much about money.
1) Quiet, Amy!
The amygdala, the almond shaped group of neurons in the limbic system of the brain, is considered by man to be our system of fear, and it acts like an ape or a how a human would have acted, say, back when we still had lots of hair all over. The adrenaline that you are feeling when you see stock exchange plummet is the amygdala getting crazy, hosting a party in your head, whatever. I call my amygdala “Amy.” And whenever I panic, I tell her to go take a nap, that I can’t tolerate her noise and ruckus right now.
2) Realize Not Everything Is In Your Control
The most uncomfortable part of financial anxiety is the lack of control most of us feel. It’s contrary to our human psychology. We want to drive the car, or at least be the passenger in the front seat giving directions. But in an economic downturn, we’re not even in the car. We have no say on which rest stations we are stopping at. In fact, much of the time if feels like we are riding in the trailer hitched to the back of the car. With the horses. Admitting that we’re not in control can be somewhat liberating. Because the stock market is life: you win some, you lose some, and you don’t have a whole lot of say in the whole matter.
3) The Importance of Distraction
I feel like every newly divorced couple I have ever met has this one down pat. Ever heard of a "divorce body?" Sure, a lot of gym time is fueled by a seething desire to show their former partner what they're really missing, but at the same time it is also a highly effective defense mechanism of distraction. Staying occupied and setting new, health conscious goals for yourself can be very productive in not sweating the financial small stuff.
4) Know Your Limits
One of the worst things you can do for your amygdala, or fear system in the brain, is to keep the TV and radio tuned into the latest news on Wall Street, to keep checking CNN to find out what the newest number is. This kind of compulsive behavior is toxic for the obsessive, sensitive folks who are prone to anxiety even without a reporter telling them to run for cover. Treat your amygdala well. Turn the news off. Except for this piece, of course.
5) Choose a Natural Supplement
Diet and exercise have an enormous influence on the balance of our brain chemistry. Additionally, the modern day time-crunch diet is sorely lacking in essential vitamins and minerals which can send our blood sugar and anxiety levels soaring. Researchers at A2X Anxiety have been working on a way to include all of those most important vitamins and minerals to stabilize our mood in a single, all-natural capsule.
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