ejection, Health and Mindfulness
Before starting my article I will like to say a few words about health.
“Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.”
“He, who has health, has hope. And he, who has hope, has everything.”
“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.”
Mindfulness
Research confirms the link between rejection and a person’s risk for health problems; and suggests mindfulness may be a way to reduce stress, cope with rejection and improve one’s immune system. Mindfulness is the practice of being fully present in the moment or the “here and now”. Deepak Chopra, MD describes mindful living as the “highest form of human intelligence.” Mindfulness is a state of mind. Mindfulness skills can be learned and developed with practice. Mindfulness is also believed to increase attention span and boost creativity.
Rejection
Where is the evidence that I’m being rejected?
Neurological and Environmental Differences
We all experience differences in our neurological responses to stress and rejection and in our experiences of rejection in our environments. Some of us are more sensitive than others to feelings of rejection, and have stronger emotional reactions than others. Some of us experience home, community, school and work environments that are more rejecting than others. We all belong to cultural groups that are more or less accepted by our society’s dominant culture. We all have experienced some form of social rejection. Our view of social rejection can determine how it affects us.
Rejection, Health and Mindfulness
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By kimh039
Mindfulness
Research confirms the link between rejection and a person’s risk for health problems; and suggests mindfulness may be a way to reduce stress, cope with rejection and improve one’s immune system. Mindfulness is the practice of being fully present in the moment or the “here and now”. Deepak Chopra, MD describes mindful living as the “highest form of human intelligence.” Mindfulness is a state of mind. Mindfulness skills can be learned and developed with practice. Mindfulness is also believed to increase attention span and boost creativity.
Rejection
Where is the evidence that I’m being rejected?
Neurological and Environmental Differences
We all experience differences in our neurological responses to stress and rejection and in our experiences of rejection in our environments. Some of us are more sensitive than others to feelings of rejection, and have stronger emotional reactions than others. Some of us experience home, community, school and work environments that are more rejecting than others. We all belong to cultural groups that are more or less accepted by our society’s dominant culture. We all have experienced some form of social rejection. Our view of social rejection can determine how it affects us.
Emotions
how emotions affect the immune system
Psychoneuroimmunology
Psychoneuroimmunology is a branch of medicine that studies how emotions affect the immune system. UCLA researchers recently identified that how our brain responds to social stressors can influence the body’s immune system and health. People who are more sensitive to social rejection experience greater increases in inflammatory activity in their immune systems. This increase in inflammatory activity is adaptive in acute situations because it promotes wound healing and reduces risk for infection when there is a physical injury. It is part of our immune system’s natural response to potentially harmful situations. When physical threats have been associated with social rejection, inflammation may be triggered in anticipation of a physical injury. Frequent or chronic activation of inflammation in the immune system can increase risk for asthma, arthritis, cardiovascular disease and depression.
