Why You Should Write and Label Feelings

Motion · Jan 17, 2009

Give this info a try.

Creswell said Lieberman has now shown in a series of studies that simply labeling emotions turns down the amygdala alarm center response in the brain that triggers negative feelings.

Creswell, who conducted the mindfulness research as an advanced graduate student of psychology at UCLA, said mindfulness meditation is a “potent and powerful therapy that has been helping people for thousands of years.”

Buddhist Studies: UCLA Psychology Study finds Resonance with Buddhist Teachings
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Motion · Jan 17, 2009

A good article on this.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/27/health/research/27budd.html

WoodsCall · Feb 1, 2009

Great articles, thanks.

The Frontier Bursts · Feb 12, 2009

I think part of the reason people feel negative emotions linger is because they don't let their mind just go through the motions and accept it. Whenever I try to avoid my inner negativity, my anxiety worsens. And I get real depressed. There's some truth to that second article, for sure.

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