Comments on: What to Do When You Feel Alone and Scared http://www.comfortqueen.com/what-to-do-when-you-feel-alone-and-scared Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:13:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Jennifer http://www.comfortqueen.com/what-to-do-when-you-feel-alone-and-scared/comment-page-1#comment-2133 Jennifer Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:34:17 +0000 http://www.comfortqueen.com/?p=1151#comment-2133 @jen thanks for the hormone reminder-- I often joke that we might think it's all about god but really, it's all about hormones.. could just be my age. @Sarah - what a great thought about food and tracking how actual satisfying it is - that is brilliant! @jen thanks for the hormone reminder– I often joke that we might think it’s all about god but really, it’s all about hormones.. could just be my age.

@Sarah – what a great thought about food and tracking how actual satisfying it is – that is brilliant!

]]> By: Sarah http://www.comfortqueen.com/what-to-do-when-you-feel-alone-and-scared/comment-page-1#comment-2130 Sarah Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:32:15 +0000 http://www.comfortqueen.com/?p=1151#comment-2130 Thank you for all these wonderful posts, Jen. Really insightful, tangible pieces. I love David Burns' Feeling Good books. He gives such understanding, so you have words for the feelings. I was thinking that the exercise you described might also be a good way to look at food, especially when overeating ... was that piece of fried chicken really as satisfying as you anticipated? Or, was the apple better than you thought? Might also help with a big old case of the I-don't-want-to's at work. Would be kind of fun to look at each activity as an experiment. And, I know that when I've done similar things, the act of writing down what I expected and how I felt after has served as a way to change behavior ... no, I'm not going to order that fried stuffed chicken at Houlihan's ... I felt so heavy, and had to take a handful of Tums the last time just to make it through the night. Thanks! Thank you for all these wonderful posts, Jen. Really insightful, tangible pieces. I love David Burns’ Feeling Good books. He gives such understanding, so you have words for the feelings. I was thinking that the exercise you described might also be a good way to look at food, especially when overeating … was that piece of fried chicken really as satisfying as you anticipated? Or, was the apple better than you thought? Might also help with a big old case of the I-don’t-want-to’s at work. Would be kind of fun to look at each activity as an experiment. And, I know that when I’ve done similar things, the act of writing down what I expected and how I felt after has served as a way to change behavior … no, I’m not going to order that fried stuffed chicken at Houlihan’s … I felt so heavy, and had to take a handful of Tums the last time just to make it through the night. Thanks!

]]> By: Jennifer Hofmann http://www.comfortqueen.com/what-to-do-when-you-feel-alone-and-scared/comment-page-1#comment-2128 Jennifer Hofmann Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:38:18 +0000 http://www.comfortqueen.com/?p=1151#comment-2128 Awesome. What a great reminder of how much I have, even when I'm focused on how much I lack. I heard of some scientific research last year that showed that when a good deed is done, the oxytocin (the feel-good bonding hormone) levels increase in the receiver, the giver and, remarkably, any witnesses to the kind act. A big gesture or small, it just goes to show how hard-wired we are to care for our neighbor. Thanks for the reminder to get off my duff. Hugs - Jen Awesome. What a great reminder of how much I have, even when I’m focused on how much I lack.

I heard of some scientific research last year that showed that when a good deed is done, the oxytocin (the feel-good bonding hormone) levels increase in the receiver, the giver and, remarkably, any witnesses to the kind act.

A big gesture or small, it just goes to show how hard-wired we are to care for our neighbor. Thanks for the reminder to get off my duff.

Hugs -
Jen

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