Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Skills – PART 2
Whether we fight, take flight, or freeze under pressure, our instinctual responses to stress shut us down from what we are feeling and disconnect us from our core emotions.
Understanding Emotional Intelligence (EQ): An Introduction
Emotional intelligence (EQ) is a level of emotional awareness that goes deeper than our instinctual flight, fight, or freeze response in stressful situations and allows us to identify, regulate, and express emotions in balanced and beneficial ways.
Understanding Opiate Tolerance
First and foremost, understand that opiate tolerance is not a permanent state. However, the dangers of opiate tolerance are very real.
Treating Chronic Pain, and Rising Above It
As those who suffer from chronic pain know, persistent physical pain doesn’t just affect the body – it plagues a person’s mind and emotions as well. The lingering suffering of the body makes it difficult to think clearly, to focus on tasks, and to maintain balanced emotions. It often leads to anxiety, depression, anger, and continued stress.
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF)
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is a protein found in the brain and spinal cord that helps our neurons, or brain cells, to grow, mature, and survive.