Anxious brains redirect emotion regulation

Re:Anxious brains redirect emotion regulation by LouisSayers on Monday August 21, 2023 @04:15AM (#37206711)

I remember reading something similar about people who survived bombings in London during the war.

Apparently many of the survivors were quite content as they had somehow survived the destruction.

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Re:Anxious brains redirect emotion regulation by Obscurity4340 on Monday August 21, 2023 @05:28AM (#37207144)

I think "meaning" plays a huge role and when you can get yourself to buy into a productive/growth mindset-type narrative, it does seem to help immunize against trauma or at the very least, to help integrate it to the point the negative effect is attenuated

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