DIY – The Stress Game | Brain Games

you live in the jungle around the Great

you live in the jungle around the Great Plain well if you’re watching this then

Plain well if you’re watching this then

Plain well if you’re watching this then probably not you’re probably sitting at

probably not you’re probably sitting at

probably not you’re probably sitting at home or at the office modern

home or at the office modern

home or at the office modern conveniences are great but modern life

conveniences are great but modern life

conveniences are great but modern life is really stressful the thing is you can

is really stressful the thing is you can

is really stressful the thing is you can actually blame a lot of your stress on

actually blame a lot of your stress on

actually blame a lot of your stress on how your brain is adapting to your

how your brain is adapting to your

how your brain is adapting to your relatively new surroundings let’s play a

relatively new surroundings let’s play a

relatively new surroundings let’s play a game

game

game I want you to watch this clip how did

I want you to watch this clip how did

I want you to watch this clip how did that make you feel well if you’re like

that make you feel well if you’re like

that make you feel well if you’re like most people it’s pretty stress inducing

most people it’s pretty stress inducing

most people it’s pretty stress inducing now quickly take a look at the second

now quickly take a look at the second

now quickly take a look at the second clip how did that one make you feel more

clip how did that one make you feel more

clip how did that one make you feel more stressed less stressed I want you to

stressed less stressed I want you to

stressed less stressed I want you to remember that feeling because we’re

remember that feeling because we’re

remember that feeling because we’re going to get back to it in a second okay

going to get back to it in a second okay

going to get back to it in a second okay I’m sorry to have to do this but let’s

I’m sorry to have to do this but let’s

I’m sorry to have to do this but let’s take another look at that first clip now

take another look at that first clip now

take another look at that first clip now take a look at this third clip

now that’s pretty relaxing was it more

now that’s pretty relaxing was it more or less stressful than the city scene

or less stressful than the city scene

or less stressful than the city scene I bet it’s obvious which clip D stresses

I bet it’s obvious which clip D stresses

I bet it’s obvious which clip D stresses you the most but what’s really

you the most but what’s really

you the most but what’s really interesting is what’s going on in your

interesting is what’s going on in your

interesting is what’s going on in your brain studies have shown that images of

brain studies have shown that images of

brain studies have shown that images of nature lower levels of cortisol in your

nature lower levels of cortisol in your

nature lower levels of cortisol in your blood

blood

blood cortisol is a hormone linked to trust

cortisol is a hormone linked to trust

cortisol is a hormone linked to trust anger and your brains fight-or-flight

anger and your brains fight-or-flight

anger and your brains fight-or-flight mechanism lower the levels of cortisol

mechanism lower the levels of cortisol

mechanism lower the levels of cortisol the more relaxed your muscles and the

the more relaxed your muscles and the

the more relaxed your muscles and the lower your blood pressure our brains

lower your blood pressure our brains

lower your blood pressure our brains evolved to see patterns motion solve

evolved to see patterns motion solve

evolved to see patterns motion solve problems but all in nature so by viewing

problems but all in nature so by viewing

problems but all in nature so by viewing images of nature we can tap into our

images of nature we can tap into our

images of nature we can tap into our brains natural stress relief mechanisms

brains natural stress relief mechanisms

brains natural stress relief mechanisms the effect may seem subtle to show the

the effect may seem subtle to show the

the effect may seem subtle to show the video to your friends and family and

video to your friends and family and

video to your friends and family and watch how their stress levels go up or

watch how their stress levels go up or

watch how their stress levels go up or down and for you why did you go outdoors

down and for you why did you go outdoors

down and for you why did you go outdoors once in a while you can’t change the

once in a while you can’t change the

once in a while you can’t change the world you live in but you can change how

world you live in but you can change how

world you live in but you can change how your brain adapts to it