Four Fs of Stress and Trauma: Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn Explained 0
Have you ever found yourself reacting to stress in ways that seem out of your control? Those automatic responses can get you in trouble! They can mess with your relationships, work life, and personal well-being.
You are probably aware of the fight-or-flight emergency stress response concept, but may not know that 2-only list of instinctual reactions has been expanded as more research into stress has been performed.
As the list has grown, the F alliteration has remained. The expanded list includes Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn. (Some have added others like Faint or Flop, and Friend. I'll explain why I don't typically include these when talking about the stress response.)
Recognizing the Four Fs stress response can empower you to better manage stress and make healthier choices in challenging situations.
- Ann Silvers
- Tags: anxiety anxiety relief communication skills depression emotional intelligence relationships stress
15 Important High Emotional Intelligence Benefits 0
Emotional intelligence, or EQ, has gained significant attention in recent years. It's the ability to understand, use, manage, and express your emotions, as well as the ability to recognize and understand the emotions of others.
In this article, we will explore the research-based benefits of having a high emotional intelligence quotient (EQ). So, if you're curious about how emotional intelligence can benefit you and the people you care about, keep reading to discover the key advantages it offers.
101 Emotion Words List: Expand Your Emotion Vocabulary 1
Most people have a limited emotion vocabulary: they don't have many words to describe feelings. Having limited emotion words at your disposal gets in the way of you understanding yourself and others. This post includes a 101 emotion words list to help you better label what's happening for yourself and the people around you.- Ann Silvers
- Tags: anxiety anxiety relief communication skills emotional intelligence relationship skills
Is The Way You are Listening Damaging Your Relationship? 0
Think you're listening—but your partner says they don’t feel heard? You might be using “Not Listening Skills” that frustrate your partner and escalate conflict instead of resolving it. This post breaks down common listening mistakes and points you toward an easy resource for upgrading your communication, repairing old hurts, and rebuilding connection.
- Ann Silvers
- Tags: communication skills emotional intelligence relationship skills relationships
Learn, Let Go, Lighten Up: Guided Journal for Processing Life 0
My Learn, Let Go, Lighten Up: Silver Lining Emotional Detox Journal & Workbook can help you process anything that weighs you down, stresses you out, or keeps you stuck so that you can learn from challenging experiences and feel lighter and happier.
Click Read More to find out how Learn, Let Go, Lighten Up can help you.
Self-Help and Helper-Help Books by Therapist Ann Silvers 0
Through decades of working with counseling clients as individuals and couples, I've learned a lot about what helps people build healthier, happier, and more successful lives and relationships.
I've drawn on that experience to create self-help and helper-help books designed for individuals' personal use and as professional resources for teachers, counselors, therapists, and group leaders to assist their work with students and clients.
I'm up to 16 books published!
Topics include anxiety relief, what works and doesn't work in relationships, and emotional intelligence skills, among others.
Here are links for each. Some links are for the site you are currently on, and some are for Amazon. Listing books on Amazon allows each copy to be printed on demand when it is ordered—no matter where in the world you are.
The Amazon links are for Amazon.com (US), but the books are also available from Amazon in other countries, such as amazon.ca, amazon.au, etc.
