I'm a creative... that makes me right brained, right?? I'm also a scientist and comprehensive planner, analytical and forward thinking... my left brain component...
This is my laptop in it's docking station on my desk...
What's that lurking behind my tea? BTW it's black tea... all day...
Accounting codes... Notice what's been added by sticky note...
Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill activity codes...
How do I deal with this very emotionally charged part of my work? It's posted beside the accounting codes behind my laptop....
The emotional roller coaster
You have 7 seconds to choose how to deal with a stressor. After 7 seconds your body releases nearly 30 chemicals into your brain, from which there is no turning back.
Stay calm and follow the path of your left brain... chemicals stay in check and you deal with the stressful situation and come to an acceptable closure... if not the situation, at least how you've dealt with it.
Escalate and chemicals are released and your right brain takes over. Your emotions take you over the top... your fight, flight or freeze instinct engages and you don't reach closure...
I learned about this during a training program at work. Using the premise literally changed my life, professionally and personally - and just in time too - before my personal life was plunged into chaos. My profession is wrought with the stress of fighting the sacred fight, doing the sacred work that sometimes seems to not make a difference.
It helps to have and use knowledge that keeps your head about your shoulders when the world is, quite literally, falling apart... and to be able to carry that home to use when your personal world is falling apart too? Well that's a bonus.
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this is facinating
ReplyDeleteVery interesting! I'm going to have to study this a little more...and think about it! I definitely have some conflicting personality traits...or hormones! heehee! Have a good day! ♥ Drink that tea ICED! ♥
ReplyDeletewell since I have chronic adrenal fatigue, I doubt that my bod still sends out all those chemicals... but working on it, so I try not to pay attention to anything stressful at all! we can all only do what we can do... then it is out of our hands.. xx's
ReplyDeleteWow that was really good to know Diane, I find myself in the right vs. left all the time. Being an artist the creative side just never turns off; but then I am also a designer and technician meaning I tend to analyze way to much. Good to know a bit about all of that! Happy tea, and I love the wallpaper here! hugs, Christen
ReplyDeleteD you are one interesting lady!
ReplyDeletelike the others said....it is very intriguing ...
you are both minded! that can't be a bad thing! hehee....
ciao bella
creative carmelina
Happy Tea Tuesday late on Thursday. What a fascinating post. I really like how the left brain acts and how the right brain REacts. Of course, I know it's not that simple and both sides of the brain's emotions come into play. I believe that much of how we deal with a situation depends on how close we are to the circumstances, players, and outcome. I really appreciate you showing this chart. It is excellent.
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