Work, family, the future: every day, we go about our lives thinking about all sorts of things.
Thinking in itself is by no means a bad thing. However,
• You cannot stop thinking even after getting into bed
• You end up thinking about work even on your days off
• You always feel as if something is being processed in your head
when states like these continue for a long time, they can affect the condition of your mind and body.
Unlike the body, the brain does not show its fatigue visibly, yet it is constantly processing a great deal of information.
In recent years, the amount of information we encounter in a single day is said to have grown dramatically through smartphones, social media, email, news and more.
For this reason, even while the body is resting, the brain keeps working, and it can be hard to feel truly rested.
It is also known that ongoing worry and tension can affect the balance of the autonomic nervous system.
As a result, this can lead to states such as
• Stiffness in the neck and shoulders
• Shallow breathing
• Difficulty falling asleep
• Poorer sleep quality
and more.
In fact, many people who feel fatigue in the head, neck and shoulders tell us, “I feel like my head is more tired than my body.”
In recent years, attention has been growing not only to sleep and exercise, but also to the importance of consciously making time to step away from information.
Reading, taking a walk, enjoying a long bath: methods vary from person to person, but what matters is balancing “time spent thinking” with “time to rest your mind.”
Precisely because life is busy, why not pay attention to resting your brain as well as your body?