The FAWCO
Target Program is Health. The AWC Hamburg focuses on "The Health of Women"
in our new Women's Circle. The topic in September will be stress - how our
mind and body reacts to it and how we can learn to respond better to daily
stressors and regulate ourselves more effectively .
Self-regula
tion is the ability of a person to remain or to return to a baseline. It is
the ability to keep your emotions manageable and resist impulses and unwan
ted behaviors. We learn self-regulation by experience first with our parent
s and peers and then on our own.
Stress is a normal part of lif
e. Acute stress may be compared to life-threatening danger. Imagine a tiger
pacing in the room where you are. With your eyes fixed on the predator, yo
u would probably slowly move back into the corner, your hand may search for
a stick, your mind may evaluate ways to escape… or your muscles might stif
fen unable to move. Fight, flight or freeze are the responses of our autono
mous nervous system to an extraordinary life or death situation and are mea
nt to ensure our survival. They require huge energy input and are designed
to be temporary.
However, when this abnormal situation lasts ove
r time, or when the brain perceives every little stressor as a “tiger”; fig
ht/getting really angry, or flight/getting really scared and withdrawing, b
ecome the standard response in every situation. These "tigers" make our wor
ld revolve around them, conquering our attention and reducing opportunities
. Research has shown that we tend to interpret facial expressions through t
he light of our emotional state: being angry we tend to perceive neutral fa
ces as rather furious, being sad, we have a feeling of being surrounded by
depressed individuals. Stress also results in immune system dysregulation a
nd our bodies start suffering: the healing of the wounds may be impaired, o
r blood pressure may increase even in sleep.
One thing we have t
o keep in mind, if a "tiger" represents acute stress and a threat to life,
other life events may also have effects of different strength. These effect
s, if cumulated may approach a "tiger" level.
Join Anna S. to
learn a bit more about
1. your stressors - "tigers";
2. how to adapt your reaction and coping accordingly - self-reg
ulate;
3. how to leave past stressful events in your past whe
re they belong;
4. and enjoy the here and now in the wonderful
company of AWCH members.
Session facilitated by Anna S, will be repeated as morning and evening session (10:00-13:00 OR 18:00-21:00) on Thursday, September 12.
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The FAWCO Target Program is Health. The AWC Hamburg focuse
s on "The Health of Women" in our new Women's Circle. The topic in Septembe
r will be stress - how our mind and body reacts to it and how we can learn
to respond better to daily stressors and regulate ourselves more effective
ly .
Self-regulation is the ability of a person to remain or to
return to a baseline. It is the ability to keep your emotions manageable an
d resist impulses and unwanted behaviors. We learn self-regulation by exper
ience first with our parents and peers and then on our own.
Str
ess is a normal part of life. Acute stress may be compared to life-threaten
ing danger. Imagine a tiger pacing in the room where you are. With your eye
s fixed on the predator, you would probably slowly move back into the corne
r, your hand may search for a stick, your mind may evaluate ways to escape…
or your muscles might stiffen unable to move. Fight, flight or freeze are
the responses of our autonomous nervous system to an extraordinary life or
death situation and are meant to ensure our survival. They require huge ene
rgy input and are designed to be temporary.
However, when this a
bnormal situation lasts over time, or when the brain perceives every little
stressor as a “tiger”; fight/getting really angry, or flight/getting reall
y scared and withdrawing, become the standard response in every situation.
These "tigers" make our world revolve around them, conquering our attention
and reducing opportunities. Research has shown that we tend to interpret f
acial expressions through the light of our emotional state: being angry we
tend to perceive neutral faces as rather furious, being sad, we have a feel
ing of being surrounded by depressed individuals. Stress also results in im
mune system dysregulation and our bodies start suffering: the healing of th
e wounds may be impaired, or blood pressure may increase even in sleep.
One thing we have to keep in mind, if a "tiger" represents acute st
ress and a threat to life, other life events may also have effects of diffe
rent strength. These effects, if cumulated may approach a "tiger" level.
Join Anna S. to learn a bit more about
1. yo
ur stressors - "tigers";
2. how to adapt your reaction and co
ping accordingly - self-regulate;
3. how to leave past stress
ful events in your past where they belong;
4. and enjoy the he
re and now in the wonderful company of AWCH members.
Session facilitated by Anna S, will be repeated as morning and evening session (10: 00-13:00 OR 18:00-21:00) on Thursday, September 12.
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