Thoughts of a Mad Man

#1086032

March 26, 2025 at 6:07pm

Now that we have a handful of the things that have worked for in-the-moment self regulation--more nuance is on the way--there are other longer-term strategies. One way that one can help soothe oneself is by understanding the emotions. First, one begins with the basic analysis. Just knowing what you're feeling--e.g. is it anger or frustration? and is it intense or mild?--can shift the burden to the higher brain. This in turn, in a way that you can see on brain scans, calms the emotions. ... [Read more]

#1085669

March 19, 2025 at 4:12am

Now that you've got the body straightened out, what now? Imagine a racecar driver learning how to run his powerful engine. His trainer has him go into a skid so he'll know what to do. It looks and feels like he's out of control. Then, when all seems lost, he performs the action his teacher suggested and--it works. He has instantly stopped drifting and regained at least a semblance of control--enough to prevent the crash that the stunt would have caused. Like the driver, you&... [Read more]

#1085263

March 19, 2025 at 9:28pm

Today I am looking at the ideas from Frederick Stroebel, MD and his "QR: Quieting Reflex." Building on the instant change of feeling that a change of body language can bring, we have QR, or the Quieting Response. This book suggests several skills that are useful. The overarching gist of this book is that one should be able to respond to a stress overreaction within six seconds by a change of body language that is immediately effective and eventually begins to function without consc... [Read more]

#1085262

March 19, 2025 at 9:28pm

The following is for informational purposes. Not reviewed or endorsed by medical professionals. Today I am looking at the ideas from Frederick Stroebel, MD and his "QR: Quieting Reflex." The claim Dr. Stroebel made is that a six second adjustment of behavior--about the time it takes to pop a pill--can stop a stress overreaction in the body. This is simple and easy and, while the entire book is recommended, I can give you the basics of what to do here. We've already dis... [Read more]

#1085231

March 19, 2025 at 9:20pm

For informational purposes only. Not reviewed or endorsed by medical professionals. I am doing a series of blog posts on self regulation or, as I am wont to call it, state control. On the net are a lot of things that either don't work or aren't as good as the people say. I've done this for years, it works and if you do it right, you will feel it working in seconds. That said, it might take a little fiddling but should be only a few minutes to get a first result. The firs... [Read more]