If you're feeling unfamiliar and burdened with these stories, that's fine. It's a blessing that you haven't experienced a story like this. However, there may be some people who feel that each chapter of the book feels as if telling their own story.
- Xu Zhiyuan
It's too tiring to live with a mask! ”
Why is it always me who is unlucky? ”
Why do all the people who love me end up leaving me? ”
What's the point of living like this? ”…
Have you ever had such a question? Have you tried a lot of methods, but you are still stuck in a cycle of emotional internal friction?
Emotions, this elusive thing, often affect our lives, work, and relationships, causing us to fall into restlessness, depression, and panic from time to time. When anxious, how to effectively manage emotions has become a challenge that modern people must face. At this year's Beijing Book Fair, the new book "Positioning Your Emotional Switch: A Guide to Psychotherapy in Brain Science" published by Jieli Publishing House provides us with the answer.
By revealing the scientific causes of psychological distress through brain science research and providing a warm path to self-healing based on clinical counseling cases, the stories in this book touch the hearts of every reader, as if they were receiving direct guidance.
The author of this book, South Korean brain science expert Xu Zhiyuan, believes that the anxiety, anger, depression and other emotional problems we encounter in daily life are not all the fault of social relationships and the original family, but the brain is also a part of the problem. The feedback mechanism in the cerebral cortex controls the switching of our emotional responses. She hopes that through this book, more readers can stop bad psychological habits, take care of themselves, and encourage people to have the courage to write a new future that is different from the past.
8 real counseling cases, in-depth analysis of 8 psychological problems of the self
It's too tiring to live with a mask! Why is it always me who is unlucky? "Is that how everyone around me sees me? "What if you can't be perfect? "What do you mean by that?" Why do all the people who love me end up leaving me? What's the point of living like this? ”…
The author selects 8 representative counseling cases from more than ten years of counseling, first analyzes the root causes of psychological pain from the perspective of cognitive neuroscience, and takes readers to understand the real needs of the brain and heart. Then, from the perspective of clinical psychologists, it provides realistic and feasible training methods to guide people to break through cognitive biases, relieve negative emotions, establish effective behavior patterns, and solve anxiety in self-perception and social relationships.
The profound empathy, gentle words, and scientific knowledge in the book will lead readers out of the fog of regretting the past, worrying about the present, and fearing the future, and towards the road of self-acceptance, self-kindness, and self-transformation.
Use brain science to see the truth of psychological suffering, and use psychology to find a way to heal yourself
"Depression is said to cause paralysis of the prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for higher cognitive functions," the brain scientist said. As a result, it is likely that impulsive choices will be made without thinking about what will happen next. ”
Clinical psychologists say, "Instead of carrying a heavy burden to find the meaning of life, it is better to encourage yourself and become a better master of yourself." ”
The analysis of brain science keeps up with the frontiers of science and technology, and the expression is more accurate; The description of psychology is close to people's lives and easy to understand.
In their research, the authors also found that the brains of people with certain emotional representations exhibit different neurofeedback mechanisms in MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), such as shrinking of the cerebral cortex, shrinking hippocampus, etc. Therefore, in the book, the author guides readers to treat unchangeable realities such as interpersonal relationships and original families, self-channel negative emotions, form positive stimulation for the brain's neurofeedback mechanism, and complete internal healing.
The brain is an organ that can be injured, and our common emotional problems such as low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and depression are closely related to its state. When we encounter setbacks in our lives and feel strong negative emotions, our brains are actually hurt! Only by understanding the workings of the brain can we dispel myths and prescribe the right medicine. ”
Xu Zhiyuan is not only a scientist who studies brain mechanisms, but also an experienced clinical psychologist. She holds a Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience from Seoul National University, an associate professor at the Department of Psychology at Korea University, and a special director of the Korean Society of Clinical Psychology. She is the world's first scholar to have abnormal brain compensation circuits in psychosis and is active in the field of research as a psychologist and a brain scientist. In 2016, he was awarded the Young Research Award of the Korean Brain Atlas Association, and in 2020, he was awarded the English Journal Award of the Korean Neuropsychiatric Association.
I wrote this book to share knowledge with more people. An overloaded mind cannot be achieved by words of comfort or wrong prescriptions alone**. It needs calm comfort. I need to carefully observe the signals that my overworked brain and turbulent thoughts are sending me. That's why this book deals with common psychological problems in terms of "the words of a brain scientist" and "words of a clinical psychologist."
Spend the winter of the soul and usher in the spring of the heart
"I had the courage to show myself to the world! ”
The beauty of this book is that it helps to broaden your horizons of self-exploration and not be swayed by negative emotions. Everyone has emotional problems, don't panic, take the initiative to find a response to emotions.
In the book, the author shares many effective methods to calm emotions and change cognition in clinical ** - butterfly hugs, keeping gratitude journals, eating some sweets, drinking some hot tea, etc.
For example, a butterfly hug helps people restore peace of mind. Cross your arms over your shoulders and tap your shoulders with both hands. Close your eyes, breathe slowly, keep saying "it's okay, it's really okay", and slowly patting yourself on the shoulder will allow the overactive brain to adjust to its breathing. This action seems simple, but the effect is very good, and it has been tried and tested repeatedly in the author's own psychological counseling practice.
Liu Xuan, a psychology scholar and writer at Harvard University, said: "There are always imperfections in life, and it is for this reason that we need to learn. The book "Locate Your Emotional Switch: A Guide to Psychotherapy in Brain Science" details the state of the brain when people encounter emotional distress and challenges, and proposes effective psychological countermeasures. When we get rid of the habitual blame for ourselves, learn to be kind to ourselves, and look at problems from a broader perspective, we will find that life has infinite possibilities! A better version of yourself and more opportunities begin to sprout the moment you change your mind. ”
Wang Yinan, a distinguished researcher at the Department of Psychology at Beijing Normal University, said in the preface: "There is no shortage of books on the market on the theme of self-improvement, but there are few books that integrate multiple theories, evidences and methods in the field of psychology like this book. This book will open a door to self-knowledge for you, and with the help of deep empathy, gentle words, and scientific knowledge, you will be able to get out of the fog and move towards the broad road of self-acceptance and self-transformation. ”
After reading this book, I began to see the world in a different way. "I had the courage to show myself to the world! ”
Whenever I feel like I don't like myself, I look for it, and it's heartwarming. ”
If life is hard and your heart hits rock bottom, this book will lend a helping hand. ”
In the comments of readers who have passed the winter of their hearts and are beginning to welcome the spring of their hearts, we seem to hear the author's voice: "What can make you happy, make you love, make you relax, and bring you a wider world is heavy hope, not absurd optimism." Photo courtesy of the publishing house).
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