As the temperature rises, it is already the hottest season of the year. People’s spirit, mind and emotions will also change subtly with the season and climate, not only easy to feel physically fatigued, loss of appetite, but also often make people “heart fire” delusion, manifested as distracted, listless, disorderly thinking and even frequent arguments with others, this phenomenon is called ” Summer Affective Disorder”, commonly known as “emotional heatstroke”.
Why does the heat make people “emotional heatstroke”?
In the summer, because the hot weather affects the emotional regulation center of the human hypothalamus, some people will appear irritable performance. Some people may feel irritable because of the strong light outside the window, even if the environment is not hot. In addition to temperature changes, bad moods are also associated with people sweating more, lack of sleep and inadequate diet. These undesirable factors can lead to impairment of electrolyte metabolism in the body and affect neural activity in the brain, while abnormalities in mood and behavior occur. In addition, the human plant nervous system is also prone to disorders in summer. The plant nervous system is in charge of the digestive system and also affects the endocrine system, and plant nervous disorders can cause people to dream a lot and reduce the quality of their sleep.
Take a test to see if you have “emotional heatstroke”
The main symptoms of “emotional heat stroke” are irritability, easy to move the liver, thought disorder, abnormal behavior, lack of interest in things, many people often because of trivial matters with others, they also feel irritable, can not quietly think about the problem. You can check yourself to see if you have “emotional heatstroke” against the following three performances.
1. Emotional irritability. Often due to insignificant trivialities, angry with family members or colleagues, while they feel distracted, can not quietly think about the problem, often lose three.
2.Depressed mood. Not interested in anything, feel that the day is boring, lack of enthusiasm for colleagues and family members, this situation is slightly better in the morning, and worse in the afternoon, and even more so at night.
3.Eccentric behavior. Often stubbornly repeat some life actions.
How to avoid “emotional heatstroke”
The internal cause of “emotional heat stroke” is, ultimately, the body’s poor adaptability to the environment. Therefore, in the hot and hot environment, we need to learn to be calm and peaceful, calm and quiet, in order to achieve the effect of “quiet mind naturally cool”.
1, “meditation” to maintain health. As the saying goes: “The heart is quiet and naturally cool.” The hotter the day is, the more things should be calm and do not sulk. When you encounter things that do not go your way, you should learn to shift your emotions, feel distracted, you can listen to a piece of ethereal music, imagine the green forest, blue sky, the sea and other cool things, let your thoughts travel in the snowy mountains or cold, harsh whistling north wind, forget about the heat wave attack, reduce the psychological heat.
2. Ensure sleep. 11 o’clock at night to 1 a.m. is the time of the return of Qi and blood from the viscera, at this time, the blood back to the liver ready to store essence energy, if not sleep, energy can not be stored, it will be liver Sheng Yin deficiency, Yin and Yang disharmony. Therefore, often work and rest reversal or long-term stay up late people, usually emotionally unstable.
3, eat more light and appetizing food, timely replenishment of water and vitamins. Daily meals should be minimized to eat greasy food, eat more light “fire” food, such as fresh vegetables, fruits, green tea, etc., not only to prevent heat, but also to enhance appetite. Pay attention to drinking more water to regulate body temperature and improve blood circulation.
4, to avoid going out in the hottest time, but also do not stay in a closed space for too long. The room should pay attention to ventilation, ventilation can quickly dissipate the heat around the body and reduce air pollution, so that people produce a “cool” feeling. Especially in the morning and evening when the outdoor temperature is relatively low, it is appropriate to open the doors and windows. At noon when the outdoor temperature is high, it is appropriate to close the doors and windows, draw the curtains, start the fan, air conditioning.
5, pay attention to nourishing Qi. Daily walking, sitting and lying should be maintained without hurry, so that the breathing is even and orderly, “gas” will naturally “and” and “smooth”;.
6, to have a little sense of humor. Humor can bring joy to life, but also can dilute the contradictions, stretch the mind, eliminate the bitterness, so that the nervous tension in the humorous words relaxed, play the role of self-relieving, conducive to maintaining a good mood.
Eat potatoes can prevent “emotional heatstroke”
Potatoes contain vitamin C and are high in calories. People who suffer from “emotional heat stroke” are most likely to suffer from negative emotions such as depression, discouragement and restlessness. Potatoes can help replenish your vitamins A and C and replace the imbalance in food pH caused by excessive meat consumption, keeping you out of bad moods.
Pets can also suffer from “emotional heatstroke”
The recent high temperatures in Chongqing have made pets manic. Mr. Yang was bitten by a large wolf dog that he had for nearly 3 years, and if not for the timely rescue of his neighbors, his arm would probably have been saved. Dogs, like people, can become irritable in the heat. In addition, they do not have sweat glands, mainly by spitting tongue heat, so once there is emotional heatstroke, their own control will be greatly reduced, the chances of biting people will also be greatly increased.