Comments on: The Good and Bad of Acute Stress Response http://www.damninteresting.com/the-good-and-bad-of-acute-stress-response A collection of Damn Interesting things Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:31:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: a1c http://www.damninteresting.com/the-good-and-bad-of-acute-stress-response#comment-22463 a1c Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:22:24 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=478#comment-22463 Folks need to understand the key differences between hypnotic and meditative states: Hypnosis is a highly-aware, pleasurable state of easy influence, whereas meditation is a slower state. Both can be self-induced or other-induced. Folks need to understand the key differences between hypnotic and meditative states:

Hypnosis is a highly-aware, pleasurable state of easy influence, whereas meditation is a slower state.

Both can be self-induced or other-induced.

]]> By: Jonny http://www.damninteresting.com/the-good-and-bad-of-acute-stress-response#comment-20199 Jonny Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:48:46 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=478#comment-20199 I was reading the comments about Science VS. Religion and wanted to put in my two cents (I only read about half-way down the page before I was no longer able to stop myself from just going ahead and commenting, so please don't cyber-yell at me if this has already been said). Religion is just a remnant from a time when we didn't have to science to prove things, and needed something to fill the gap. If anybody were to suggest something along the lines of "There's this big guy... and he... he just made us... problem solved" these day's, I'm sure the only people to really embrace the idea would soon abandon it in favor of 'The Secret'. I was reading the comments about Science VS. Religion and wanted to put in my two cents (I only read about half-way down the page before I was no longer able to stop myself from just going ahead and commenting, so please don’t cyber-yell at me if this has already been said).

Religion is just a remnant from a time when we didn’t have to science to prove things, and needed something to fill the gap. If anybody were to suggest something along the lines of “There’s this big guy… and he… he just made us… problem solved” these day’s, I’m sure the only people to really embrace the idea would soon abandon it in favor of ‘The Secret’.

]]> By: Kao_Valin http://www.damninteresting.com/the-good-and-bad-of-acute-stress-response#comment-17413 Kao_Valin Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:08:33 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=478#comment-17413 You all forget the best stress reducer... death :) You all forget the best stress reducer… death :)

]]> By: KireSunfer http://www.damninteresting.com/the-good-and-bad-of-acute-stress-response#comment-15836 KireSunfer Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:29:52 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=478#comment-15836 <p>Crap. So being healthy is technically impossible becuase the only way to be healthy is without stress and there is absolutely nothing in this world that does not cause stress.</p> Crap. So being healthy is technically impossible becuase the only way to be healthy is without stress and there is absolutely nothing in this world that does not cause stress.

]]> By: sh0cktopus http://www.damninteresting.com/the-good-and-bad-of-acute-stress-response#comment-10651 sh0cktopus Thu, 30 Nov 2006 18:24:08 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=478#comment-10651 <p>Eclipse - well said. Yet another comment section marred by pointless debates about evolution and grammar Nazis who can't spell themselves. I also don't understand the confusion about Pavlov's dog. Despite the ambiguity of the clause, it should be obvious that a dog can't propose theories or conduct scientific studies. Dogs cannot be "lifelong friends," as their lifespan is less than 20 years. And how many dogs are named Walter? For the curious, Pavlov utilized many different dogs in his experiments, and they had names such as Rosa, Mirta, Norka, Trezor, Visgun, Jurka, Jack, John, Zolotisty, Druzhok, Sultan, Zhuchka and Tygan. (Remember, he was Russian.) I must agree with previous posters that the images in this article are priceless. </p> Eclipse – well said. Yet another comment section marred by pointless debates about evolution and grammar Nazis who can’t spell themselves. I also don’t understand the confusion about Pavlov’s dog. Despite the ambiguity of the clause, it should be obvious that a dog can’t propose theories or conduct scientific studies. Dogs cannot be “lifelong friends,” as their lifespan is less than 20 years. And how many dogs are named Walter? For the curious, Pavlov utilized many different dogs in his experiments, and they had names such as Rosa, Mirta, Norka, Trezor, Visgun, Jurka, Jack, John, Zolotisty, Druzhok, Sultan, Zhuchka and Tygan. (Remember, he was Russian.) I must agree with previous posters that the images in this article are priceless.

]]> By: pepelepew http://www.damninteresting.com/the-good-and-bad-of-acute-stress-response#comment-4100 pepelepew Sun, 23 Apr 2006 00:13:37 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=478#comment-4100 <p>'Systematic Desensitization' or 'Exposure' are also good for training down your ASR to appropriate levels. </p><p>A RatShack temp sensor scotch taped (lightly) to your left index finger can help show results. +5 deg F, and you're relaxing; if it goes down, you're not. Also, touching your fingertips to your cheek can work too, as the perceptible change is ~5deg+/-.</p><p>There are also ways to short-circuit Obsessive Thinking that may exacerbate the ASR. Counting, singing something you know well or humming a tune; alternating the two. </p><p>http://metavitae.com</p> ‘Systematic Desensitization’ or ‘Exposure’ are also good for training down your ASR to appropriate levels.

A RatShack temp sensor scotch taped (lightly) to your left index finger can help show results. +5 deg F, and you’re relaxing; if it goes down, you’re not. Also, touching your fingertips to your cheek can work too, as the perceptible change is ~5deg+/-.

There are also ways to short-circuit Obsessive Thinking that may exacerbate the ASR. Counting, singing something you know well or humming a tune; alternating the two.

http://metavitae.com

]]> By: Eclipse http://www.damninteresting.com/the-good-and-bad-of-acute-stress-response#comment-3297 Eclipse Tue, 04 Apr 2006 21:16:29 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=478#comment-3297 <p>I'm going to borrow megzee's pedant hat for a moment:</p><p><i>No one seems to have caught the most aggregious error in here…it should read "spatial orientation", not "special". I like the site and the articles, but the grammar and spelling is awful!</i></p><p>There is no such word as "aggregious". I think you meant "egregious". Critiquing someone else's misspellings with misspellings of your own is ... special.</p> I’m going to borrow megzee’s pedant hat for a moment:

No one seems to have caught the most aggregious error in here…it should read “spatial orientation”, not “special”.
I like the site and the articles, but the grammar and spelling is awful!

There is no such word as “aggregious”. I think you meant “egregious”. Critiquing someone else’s misspellings with misspellings of your own is … special.

]]> By: vonmeth http://www.damninteresting.com/the-good-and-bad-of-acute-stress-response#comment-3101 vonmeth Tue, 28 Mar 2006 18:53:32 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=478#comment-3101 <p>Please, just give http://www.talkorigins.org a good look over.</p> Please, just give http://www.talkorigins.org a good look over.

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