DIY – The Stress Game | Brain Games

you live in the jungle around the Great
Plain well if you’re watching this then
probably not you’re probably sitting at
home or at the office modern
conveniences are great but modern life
is really stressful the thing is you can
actually blame a lot of your stress on
how your brain is adapting to your
relatively new surroundings let’s play a
game
I want you to watch this clip how did
that make you feel well if you’re like
most people it’s pretty stress inducing
now quickly take a look at the second
clip how did that one make you feel more
stressed less stressed I want you to
remember that feeling because we’re
going to get back to it in a second okay
I’m sorry to have to do this but let’s
take another look at that first clip now
take a look at this third clip
now that’s pretty relaxing was it more
or less stressful than the city scene
I bet it’s obvious which clip D stresses
you the most but what’s really
interesting is what’s going on in your
brain studies have shown that images of
nature lower levels of cortisol in your
blood
cortisol is a hormone linked to trust
anger and your brains fight-or-flight
mechanism lower the levels of cortisol
the more relaxed your muscles and the
lower your blood pressure our brains
evolved to see patterns motion solve
problems but all in nature so by viewing
images of nature we can tap into our
brains natural stress relief mechanisms
the effect may seem subtle to show the
video to your friends and family and
watch how their stress levels go up or
down and for you why did you go outdoors
once in a while you can’t change the
world you live in but you can change how
your brain adapts to it