Anxiety and Your Brain (Part 1)

Posted on January 6, 2017 in Brain and memory, EPPP Study Tips, Mindfulness by Robin Phillips

Here at TSM we talk a lot about anxiety management, and with good reason. We are in the business of preparing psychology students to take the psychology licensure exam, known as the EPPP. This is one of the hardest exams a person can ever take, with 225 multiple-choice questions spanning topics everything from legal issues to psychopharmacology. It’s not unusual that those studying for this test experience high levels of stress and anxiety.

But even if you aren’t preparing to take the EPPP, we all need help managing anxiety. Ironically, it is often the people who need help with anxiety the most who are least aware of it, since anxiety has become such a way of life that it can start to feel normal.

What if I told you there was an activity you could do every day, which only takes between 5 and 20 minutes, that not only decreases anxiety and stress, but will also increase the size of your brain, improve social skills, and make it easier to achieve mental clarity and focus? What if I told you that this same activity also increases emotional intelligence, self-regulation and resilience? . . .

Read the rest of the article at Anxiety and Your Brain