Neuroscientists have concluded that stress may cause the reduction of the GABAergic interneuronal network and lead to the development of neuropsychological diseases.

GABA is a neurotransmitter that calms you down.

They have also shown that the amygdala, the part of your brain that plays a key role in the processing of fearful and unpleasant stimuli grows when you’re exposed to stress for an extended period of time.

The brain changes if you continue to experience a high level of stress for an extended period of time, the amygdala grows.

If you enjoy that stress then it’s not detrimental, if you can control that stress and have the power to limit your exposure to it then it’s not detrimental.

However if you can’t control that stress then the stress response that you should only experience in stressful situations can become activated in slightly challenging situations that would not cause a normal person to react, this is how a lot of people that have experienced stress for an extended period of time end up with psychological problems.

We all know someone that gets stressed when there’s no need to be stressed. They are usually controlling and narcissistic. This realisation that their stress response is out of context because they have experienced too much stress for too long to be normal anymore can help you to be more compassionate and encourage them to get psychiatric help.

There are a lot of drugs that can fix the issue, but the issue with this is that these drugs can upset the brains ability to regulate itself even further and so complete rehabilitation becomes even harder in the long run.

Do you, or someone you know ask your spouse, mother, grandmother or cousin an innocent question and get a defensive angry answer. This is probably because they have had to deal with an unusual amount of stress for too long, although there is no excuse for that kind of behaviour, it is hard to find individuals in this day and age that are highly successful and completely unaffected, particularly among the elderly.

The nsp course can help people that are highly reactive and easily stressed. It can reduce the severity of their reactions to minor stressors.

Stay tuned for part 2