Our brain values safety and certainty. Two things that COVID majorly impacted. The pandemic so has also gravely impacted our brains, resulting in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). That’s why in this BrainyHeart episode, I’m looking into how COVID has caused PTSD and what you can do to counteract the effects. Tune in now to discover:
How COVID has caused us to develop PTSD
Why human instinct is to hold on to what we have
The symptoms of PTSD and what to do to counteract it
The importance of understanding your traumas
Using physical and mental exercises
How uncertainty triggers brain chatter
The opportunities COVID brought
The danger of our focus on safety
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