Complaining is bad for the brain: science tells us why we should stop!
How many times have you been reprimanded by friends and family for your complaints? And how many times have you realized that you have exaggerated and have promised yourself to give it a break? Well, it looks like it's time to actually do it. If you can't do it yourself, science strongly recommends it ...
If, on the other hand, it is the physical form that you complain about, you should listen to her:
Any examples of complaints? The facebook page Lamentele (Italian Pride) has as many as you want ...
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The word to science: what happens to the brain when we complain
Unfortunately, complaining and gossiping is part of human nature, health and that of the listener. Because? Why complaints burn neurons! The brain activates the same cognitive functions necessary to solve problems but, in the absence of a concrete problem to solve, it literally goes haywire.
When we complain, we emit negative vibrations that create a lethal magnetic field around us and our interlocutor for the neurons of both.
Why do we complain? We live in the homeland of complaints!
If your morning begins by browsing a newspaper or, more likely, by taking a "look at your smartphone and at the news proposed by Google, it is not difficult to understand the common inclination to complain.
Between the tragedies we read about (and which we do not always manage to explain) and the precariousness we experience every day, we are certainly not lacking in material to complain about! Security and stability are not part of this historical phase; work, private life, catastrophes bigger than us ... everything is a source of concern and the media remind us of it every day. But do we really want all of this to end up burning our neurons as well? Do we want to become even easier to condition? If the answer is no, we must say NO to complaints and YES to action.
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How to fight the tendency to complain?
Let's not ruin breakfast, lunch break with colleagues and family evenings like that. Instead of killing them, we make our neurons work through productive reasoning and speech that seeks out solution ideas.
Is it really worth sacrificing good humor, creativity, and problem-solving skills to these energy vampires called grievances?
Don't feed these negative thoughts and the resulting frustration, which risks putting you on the path to depression. Take an example from the Swedish Lagom and build your peace of mind. Maybe it's less easy than complaining but it definitely gives better results. For sure (unlike complaints) it gives results.
Even the Pope hung a sign on the door of his apartment that read "No complaints!". The psychologist Salvo Noè gave it to him and it is an invitation to put an end to victimhood and to leave room for proactiveness by focusing on one's potential.
And now a few pills of happiness, which can only do you good!
