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Scientists have a new study on why some people are resilient while others face stress in the face of adversity. To learn about these reasons, you can refer to the following article.
1. Secrets of people with resilient minds
New research linking resilience to a brain chemical called BDNF has been found in mice. If this is shown to be true in humans as well, then we could create drugs that reduce BDNF and increase recovery.
Resilience researchers include Vaishnav Krishnan, an MD-PhD fellow in the department of psychiatry and neuroscience at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
They studied normal-sized male rats who were released into the cages of large, aggressive rats for 10 minutes a day for 10 consecutive days.
After those times, all the normal-sized mice showed anxiety. But some rats overcame that anxiety, while others couldn't.
Vulnerable rats lost weight, lost interest in sugary water, avoided other mice, and experienced changes in their body temperature.
Resilient mice don't have those problems. They had lower levels of BDNF in certain brain regions, compared with susceptible mice.
That's not to say BDNF is bad but under extreme social stress, sensitive animals can be profoundly influenced by these situations and generalize it to other situations.
The mice in the kick experiment avoided aggressors, but also avoided all other rats and even other interesting things like sugar or sex.
What about humans? The scientists measured BDNF in brain tissue from autopsies performed on men with or without depression.
Men with depression have higher BDNF levels than men without depression. According to the study, these findings are probably not due to antidepressant use.
It will take more work to find out if it is possible to reduce BDNF and increase resilience without causing other problems. The researchers don't think resilience is solely related to BDNF. Other factors also affect how people react to stress and failure.
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2. 3 things that make you resilient
3 strategies that can help anyone get through tough times, from a resilience researcher. You can rise from adversity with effective strategies, you can completely make yourself think and act in certain ways that will help you get through the most difficult times in your life.
Resilient people know that bad things happen: They know that suffering is a part of everyone's life, and know that it prevents resilient people from feeling discriminated against. We seem to be living in an age where we enjoy the perfect life, where shiny, happy Instagram photos are the norm, when reality isn't always so nice. Resilient people are good at choosing where they put their attention: Resilient people often manage to focus on the things they can change and somehow accept the things they can't change. . Our evolutionary history has led us to pay attention to the negative to protect us from danger. Now, we live in an age where we are bombarded with threats all day long, and our incompetent brains treat every threat as if they were a tiger. Resilient people didn't reduce the negative, but they also found a way to adjust to the positive. Resilient people ask themselves "Is what I'm doing going to help or harm me?": Whether you're reflecting on the past or scrolling through social media, “ask yourself what you doing – the way you are thinking, the way you are acting – is helping or harming you.” That puts you back to reality, giving you some control over your decision making. These ways do not eliminate all the pain, but they help you become more resilient, overcome difficulties, pain in a more positive direction.
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Reference source: webmd.com, www.pcma.org
