Sandisiwe Nkomazana
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After the breakup
When a relationship ends, it can be especially difficult for someone who is young because the relationship symbolizes their entire future. They know there are other people, but it kind of feels like the world is closing down. It has become even more difficult with social media because people can check up on each other and communicate with each other, whereas in the past, when I was growing up, you just took the phone and called people. It's that motivating state that explains why it's so difficult to resist reaching out to someone you genuinely miss and want to see return. Women tend to be more negatively impacted by breakups, reporting high levels of both physical and emotional pain, but while breakups hit women the hardest, they tended to recover more fully, whereas men, on the other hand, rarely fully recovered. I thought that was very interesting, but I wasn't too sure what that meant. Yeah, it's interesting, and it also shows that women tend to be more positively impacted by breakups. things And here I'm painting with a wide brush, right? You know how comfortable one is feeling, whether their feelings are male or female, is going to heavily affect how quickly one passes from mourning. This is the same thing as trauma. The more willing someone is to face the full depth and intensity of the sensations that they identify with that trauma, the more rapidly they're going to go through it again. I'm borrowing from Paul Conti, so these aren't my words, but you know, individuals employ a variety of methods to avoid feeling the unpleasant emotions or the pain of a breakup, such as diversion, state sublimation, and avoidance of various types. You should know that trying to self-soothe with alcohol, soothe with multiple new partners, or use any other method just prolongs the process because this map of space-time and closeness needs to be fractured, and the only way to do that is for the brain to have to face the fact that by breaking up with them, they are no longer available.You know, you can really see this in animal studies that are kind of hard; they're actually extremely hard. It's like the food on the other side of that wall is gone; it's simply not there anymore, or that the food that was accessible now has a wall in between and you will not go through it. You know, you can see this in animal studies that are kind of hard; they're actually very hard to watch. You'll see the animal persevere and literally damage his own body trying to get through a barrier to something that's highly motivated to see people do that post-breakup; they usually do that by talking to everyone about the breakup; they're just not there anymore; or the food that was accessible now has a wall in between and you will not get through it. I believe that from a very young age, there is a skill that, at least I'm sure, transcends to women as well: learning to pack down feelings. So when are we really talking about packing down feelings? I think that the ability to really feel the full intensity of how sad it is and be able to confront that is probably the key to being, let's just say, effective at dealing with breakups. I'm not a psychologist, but what I've learned about top-down control from the forebrain to autonomic control is similar to how I don't want to jump off a high dive or give a speech, but I'm going to kind of push myself to do it. David Goggins Grief is an autonomic state that, as we say, has a negative valence, but it's high levels of autonomic arousal with a negative connotation because you can have high levels of autonomic arousal with both happiness and sadness, right? You can be alert and aroused and happy, or you may be alert and aroused and sad; it's very alert and arousing, and yet we learn how to tame that down. He was a big supporter of scream therapies; he used to go up into the hills behind Stanford; in fact, he still owns a property there; he was really into catharsis, the cathartic release of internal state; he felt that this would allow him to return a happier, nicer person; however, he was also known for screaming at people in the office, so he obviously had a lot pent up inside. Therefore, I think the more we can lean into the emotional aspect of this, the more I can speak from experience when I say that I would utilize the resentment or unhappiness from a bad experience to work 10 times harder and 10 times longer to just earn that much more. Focus involves taking that autonomic arousal, that narrow aperture, and that energy and applying them to something that advances your life. In some cases, this is beneficial because you still need to function and give, but it can give you the impression that you are working through something because you receive all the benefits and recognition for your efforts. However, what you fail to do is remap that space-time closeness map, which you will then discover, I guarantee. closeness map When people say you haven't coped with the loss, they mean you never genuinely allowed yourself to experience the sensations, but once you do, it's like a valve that releases. This is why you may, five or ten years later, wonder why you're so tired or why certain things in your life aren't going well.
By Sandisiwe Nkomazana3 years ago in Confessions
Invisible dangers in the hotel room
First, as you probably already know, germs are contagious and impossible for humans to eradicate. These tiny organisms strengthen our immune systems by exposing them to bacteria on a regular basis, so don't be alarmed by what you read next. Hotel rooms are one of the favorite environments for bacteria and microbes. Although they appear to be so clean, they can actually be more dangerous than a garbage dump in some ways.
By Sandisiwe Nkomazana3 years ago in Futurism
Antimatter the most expensive substance on Earth
Let's find out what anti-matter is and how we may utilize it to completely upend our lives. Deep inside the cosmos, there lies a mysterious and powerful force that is waiting to be released. This force might revolutionize the world as we know it. Scientists have been investigating antimatter for more than a century. It is the science fiction dream come true that you may have heard about in Star Trek and Star Wars, but what is it precisely and how is it different from conventional matter? So let's start with the fundamentals. You probably already know that protons, neutrons, and electrons are the smallest particles that make up an atom. these elements It may have been mentioned in Star Trek and Star Wars, but antimatter is a genuine phenomenon that scientists have been researching for more than a century. To understand antimatter and how it differs from ordinary matter, let's start with the fundamentals. You probably already know that matter, which is what we are all made of and what makes up everything around us, is made up of tiny particles called protons, neutrons, and electrons. Antimatter is similar to matter, but with a twist. Instead of protons, antimatter atoms have something called antiprotons; neutrons have antineutrons; and electrons almost have positrons almost.A proton has a positive charge, while an antiproton has a negative charge, and while an electron has a negative charge, an anti-electron, also known as a positron, has a positive charge. In general, antimatter is made up of particles with the opposite charge, spin, and other properties of regular matter. get it If you ever wanted to know what it's like to live in a world where everything is made of the opposite, this would be your answer, and here's the best part: when the antimatter and matter particles collide. Antimatter is kind of like the evil twin of regular matter. It's the mirror image of everything that we're all familiar with, just like Batman has the Joker. If you've ever wondered what it would be like to live in a world where everything is made of the opposite, matter has antimatter, and here's the best part: when antimatter and matter particles collide, they essentially annihilate each other, releasing a tremendous amount of energy at the same time. You might be wondering where all the antimatter is or why we don't have more of it. We still don't know why it happened when they started destroying each other, but regularity ultimately prevailed by a hair. It makes you wonder what our universe would look like if regular matter disappeared, but that's a discussion for another day. Antimatter is regarded as one of the most fascinating things in science. It has the potential to revolutionize our understanding of the universe and, of course, possibly provide a new source of energy. Imagine a fuel that could power a spaceship to the stars. If we can solve this puzzle, we can get enough antimatter for an entire city. But how was antimatter discovered, especially given that there was nothing left of it at the beginning of the universe? Well, scientists were able to discover it in a very clever way. First, we have to go back to the early 20th century, when a physicist by the name of Paul Dirac predicted the existence of antimatter. We can obtain enough energy to power an entire city if we can solve this puzzle, but how was antimatter even discovered, especially considering that there was nothing left of it at the beginning of the universe? Scientists were able to discover it in an electron, which was the first known antimatter particle. This discovery was a huge breakthrough in science. Scientists soon discovered more anti-particles, which opened up a whole new field of study called antimatter physics. We're still learning about it today. We can make antimatter in laboratories right now using supercool machines called particle accelerators. The most famous one is Cern's Large Hadron Collider, which is the biggest and most famous collider in the world. These machines shoot tiny particles at super high speeds; it's kind of like a cosmic game of billions when these particles collide. Scientists look for antimatter in space by searching for cosmic rays that are made up of antimatter particles. Now that antimatter has been discovered, we can change the entire world. Scientists estimate that even a small amount of it, such as a couple of ounces, can produce the same amount of energy as burning millions of gallons of gasoline, which means that even with the smallest amount of it, you could power an entire city for a year. Because of this, the scientific community is working to find ways to use this superpower to improve our lives. They want to use it to create things like flying cars and spacecraft. Imagine a rocket that could take us to the furthest reaches of the galaxy, powered by the energy of antimatter. Even a small amount of it could power a spacecraft for a very long time, and that's not all. Antimatter can also be used in medicine; scientists are trying to use it to fight cancer and make images of the inside of our bodies. It's like a super tool that can help doctors in many ways. In short, antimatter is a super substance that has the potential to power spaceships. It takes a lot of energy to create even a tiny bit of antimatter, which makes it very expensive to produce in large quantities. There are also some other issues, such as how to store our tiny amount of antimatter once we have it, since antiparticles are extremely unstable and attract regular matter like a magnet attracts a refrigerator. Fortunately, scientists have developed some inventive ways to store it, such as the triangular resonance structure. Even though producing antimatter is a tremendous scientific challenge, the potential rewards are enormous. For this reason, scientists are currently working to find ways to produce and store it in a more efficient and cost-effective way, and if they succeed, it could become the new ultimate energy source. Antimatter is an enormous scientific challenge, but even though creating it is an enormous scientific challenge, the potential rewards are huge. It's possible that in the future we could be able to use antimatter to power our houses and automobiles, which would be amazing. Antimatter research is an exciting topic that is constantly developing.Let's find out what anti-matter is and how we may utilize it to completely upend our lives. Deep inside the cosmos, there lies a mysterious and powerful force that is waiting to be released. This force might revolutionize the world as we know it. Scientists have been investigating antimatter for more than a century. It is the science fiction dream come true that you may have heard about in Star Trek and Star Wars, but what is it precisely and how is it different from conventional matter? So let's start with the fundamentals. You probably already know that protons, neutrons, and electrons are the smallest particles that make up an atom. these elements It may have been mentioned in Star Trek and Star Wars, but antimatter is a genuine phenomenon that scientists have been researching for more than a century. To understand antimatter and how it differs from ordinary matter, let's start with the fundamentals. You probably already know that matter, which is what we are all made of and what makes up everything around us, is made up of tiny particles called protons, neutrons, and electrons. Antimatter is similar to matter, but with a twist. Instead of protons, antimatter atoms have something called antiprotons; neutrons have antineutrons; and electrons almost have positrons almost.A proton has a positive charge, while an antiproton has a negative charge, and while an electron has a negative charge, an anti-electron, also known as a positron, has a positive charge. In general, antimatter is made up of particles with the opposite charge, spin, and other properties of regular matter. get it If you ever wanted to know what it's like to live in a world where everything is made of the opposite, this would be your answer, and here's the best part: when the antimatter and matter particles collide. Antimatter is kind of like the evil twin of regular matter. It's the mirror image of everything that we're all familiar with, just like Batman has the Joker. If you've ever wondered what it would be like to live in a world where everything is made of the opposite, matter has antimatter, and here's the best part: when antimatter and matter particles collide, they essentially annihilate each other, releasing a tremendous amount of energy at the same time. You might be wondering where all the antimatter is or why we don't have more of it. We still don't know why it happened when they started destroying each other, but regularity ultimately prevailed by a hair. It makes you wonder what our universe would look like if regular matter disappeared, but that's a discussion for another day. Antimatter is regarded as one of the most fascinating things in science. It has the potential to revolutionize our understanding of the universe and, of course, possibly provide a new source of energy. Imagine a fuel that could power a spaceship to the stars. If we can solve this puzzle, we can get enough antimatter for an entire city. But how was antimatter discovered, especially given that there was nothing left of it at the beginning of the universe? Well, scientists were able to discover it in a very clever way. First, we have to go back to the early 20th century, when a physicist by the name of Paul Dirac predicted the existence of antimatter. We can obtain enough energy to power an entire city if we can solve this puzzle, but how was antimatter even discovered, especially considering that there was nothing left of it at the beginning of the universe? Scientists were able to discover it in an electron, which was the first known antimatter particle. This discovery was a huge breakthrough in science. Scientists soon discovered more anti-particles, which opened up a whole new field of study called antimatter physics. We're still learning about it today. We can make antimatter in laboratories right now using super cool machines called particle accelerators. The most famous one is Cern's Large Hadron Collider, which is the biggest and most famous collider in the world. These machines shoot tiny particles at super high speeds; it's kind of like a cosmic game of billions when these particles collide. Scientists look for antimatter in space by searching for cosmic rays that are made up of antimatter particles. W .
By Sandisiwe Nkomazana3 years ago in Earth
