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Welcome to Health Sparks
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Are yesterday’s minor stressors still upsetting you today?
Then take heed. Those negative emotional responses to such things as a flat tire, an argument, or the news of the day that spill over to the next day may be impacting your long-term health.
Research published in the journal Psychological Science indicates that people who carry such stress to the following day are more likely to report health problems and physical limitations later in life compared to those who can “let it go.”
Previous studies suggested such an association with same-day stress, but researchers wanted to know what happens when the negative emotions linger, said psychological scientist Kate Leger of the University of California, Irvine. So they analyzed data from the Midlife in the United States Survey, a nationally representative, longitudinal study of adults.
Participants completed an 8-day survey of negative emotions. Each day they reported how much time over the previous 24 hours they had felt a variety of negative emotions, as well as any stressors they experienced.
Ten years later, the participants completed surveys that assessed their chronic illnesses and functional limitations in carrying out everyday tasks, such as climbing stairs and carrying groceries. And those who had held lingering negative emotions in response to daily stress had more chronic health problems and functional impairments.
“Stress is common in our everyday lives. It happens at work, it happens at school, it happens at home, and in our relationships,” says Leger. “Our research shows that the strategy to ‘just let it go’ could be beneficial to our long-term physical health.”
Fortunately, the strategy can be learned, says Hale Dwoskin, New York Times best-selling author of The Sedona Method and of our Letting Go Paraliminal.
“When you let go of the emotions surrounding an experience, you don’t lose any knowledge you have gained. You simply lose all the excess baggage from the emotions surrounding your experience,” he said.
“By letting go, you release your need to solve life, and the mind gradually lessens its grip until it frees altogether. The space it leaves is refreshingly calm, open, and clear.”
Every evening before you go to bed, release any stressors from your day. Hale recommends the following steps to allow your feelings and emotions to flow freely:
As you go through this releasing process several times, your energy shifts, and you’ll feel lighter and more peaceful as these attachments float away.
www.Paraliminal.com/Paraliminal/LettingGo
Welcome to Health Sparks
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Are yesterday’s minor stressors still upsetting you today?
Then take heed. Those negative emotional responses to such things as a flat tire, an argument, or the news of the day that spill over to the next day may be impacting your long-term health.
Research published in the journal Psychological Science indicates that people who carry such stress to the following day are more likely to report health problems and physical limitations later in life compared to those who can “let it go.”
Previous studies suggested such an association with same-day stress, but researchers wanted to know what happens when the negative emotions linger, said psychological scientist Kate Leger of the University of California, Irvine. So they analyzed data from the Midlife in the United States Survey, a nationally representative, longitudinal study of adults.
Participants completed an 8-day survey of negative emotions. Each day they reported how much time over the previous 24 hours they had felt a variety of negative emotions, as well as any stressors they experienced.
Ten years later, the participants completed surveys that assessed their chronic illnesses and functional limitations in carrying out everyday tasks, such as climbing stairs and carrying groceries. And those who had held lingering negative emotions in response to daily stress had more chronic health problems and functional impairments.
“Stress is common in our everyday lives. It happens at work, it happens at school, it happens at home, and in our relationships,” says Leger. “Our research shows that the strategy to ‘just let it go’ could be beneficial to our long-term physical health.”
Fortunately, the strategy can be learned, says Hale Dwoskin, New York Times best-selling author of The Sedona Method and of our Letting Go Paraliminal.
“When you let go of the emotions surrounding an experience, you don’t lose any knowledge you have gained. You simply lose all the excess baggage from the emotions surrounding your experience,” he said.
“By letting go, you release your need to solve life, and the mind gradually lessens its grip until it frees altogether. The space it leaves is refreshingly calm, open, and clear.”
Every evening before you go to bed, release any stressors from your day. Hale recommends the following steps to allow your feelings and emotions to flow freely:
- Welcome your feeling, including the thoughts, beliefs, memories, or anything else that may be holding you back. Welcome any sensations you are feeling in this moment.
- Welcome any “wanting” to do something about the feeling. Welcome wanting to fix it, wanting to change it, or wanting to control it.
- Welcome any sense that this feeling is personal, about you or who you are. When you identify with your emotions, they appear real. That’s when they can hurt. When you welcome any sense that your emotions are personal, you often find they naturally dissolve.
Notice how with the first three steps of welcoming, you quiet your mind, and perhaps already feel happier and more relaxed. As you let go, you open your mind to a new state of expansiveness. - Welcome this emptiness as unlimited possibility.
As you go through this releasing process several times, your energy shifts, and you’ll feel lighter and more peaceful as these attachments float away.
www.Paraliminal.com/Paraliminal/LettingGo
