1 00:00:00,100 --> 00:00:03,087 第二章困于焦虑与担忧前几天我 2 00:00:03,087 --> 00:00:05,437 邀请了几位新朋友晚上七点来家里 3 00:00:05,437 --> 00:00:08,300 吃饭我兴致勃勃地想给他们留下 4 00:00:08,300 --> 00:00:10,836 好印象计划做一道黄油柠檬 5 00:00:10,862 --> 00:00:14,650 罗非鱼加点黄油挤点柠檬汁放 6 00:00:14,650 --> 00:00:20,000 进烤箱十分钟搞定对吧六点钟我 7 00:00:20,012 --> 00:00:22,175 开始动用前额叶皮层来规划 8 00:00:22,199 --> 00:00:25,899 所有步骤米饭大约需要二十分钟再加上 9 00:00:25,925 --> 00:00:29,824 冷却时间烤箱需要预热蔬菜烹饪时间 10 00:00:29,824 --> 00:00:31,625 不长但我得先切好 11 00:00:31,937 --> 00:00:34,399 所以我决定从切菜开始一切 12 00:00:34,411 --> 00:00:37,387 看起来都相当简单我拿出砧板 13 00:00:37,500 --> 00:00:40,186 正准备开始切菜突然意识到我 14 00:00:40,186 --> 00:00:42,825 的公寓一团糟沙发上散落着 15 00:00:42,837 --> 00:00:45,536 报纸地板上堆着衣服咖啡桌 16 00:00:45,536 --> 00:00:47,712 上摆着脏盘子我的朋友 17 00:00:47,712 --> 00:00:50,411 们从没见过我的住处我 18 00:00:50,411 --> 00:00:52,250 可不想让他们觉得我是个邋遢 19 00:00:52,250 --> 00:00:55,899 鬼我得打扫一下没什么大不了的 20 00:00:56,225 --> 00:00:59,149 对吧我开始像规划晚餐那样 21 00:00:59,237 --> 00:01:02,962 规划打扫但五秒钟后我意识到我 22 00:01:02,975 --> 00:01:06,099 还得洗澡和准备糟糕我可以 23 00:01:06,099 --> 00:01:08,236 先开始做饭但如果朋友们来 24 00:01:08,236 --> 00:01:10,637 之前我没时间洗澡或打扫怎么办 25 00:01:11,212 --> 00:01:13,500 我可以先打扫但如果食物没 26 00:01:13,500 --> 00:01:16,262 准备好怎么办如果朋友们迟到呢 27 00:01:16,825 --> 00:01:19,349 食物可能会变凉我不断开始 28 00:01:19,375 --> 00:01:22,125 做一件事然后又改变主意开始 29 00:01:22,150 --> 00:01:25,700 另一件时钟滴答作响所以每一分钟 30 00:01:25,799 --> 00:01:28,349 我没有尽可能高效地开始做事就是 31 00:01:28,361 --> 00:01:31,387 又失去了一分钟最终我浪费了 32 00:01:31,412 --> 00:01:34,575 二十分钟去担心如何按时完成所有事情 33 00:01:34,950 --> 00:01:37,387 为此我经历了一整个情绪的过山车 34 00:01:37,962 --> 00:01:40,750 结果我只迟了十五分钟就完成 35 00:01:40,750 --> 00:01:43,625 了所有事情这意味着如果没有那些 36 00:01:43,637 --> 00:01:46,000 担忧我本可以完美地完成一切 37 00:01:46,575 --> 00:01:49,375 而且在我分心的时候我错过 38 00:01:49,375 --> 00:01:51,387 了朋友发来的短信他们解释 39 00:01:51,387 --> 00:01:55,325 说他们会迟到半小时是的这是一个 40 00:01:55,349 --> 00:01:57,412 关于担忧如何妨碍你生活的愚蠢 41 00:01:57,424 --> 00:02:00,150 例子但话说回来几乎我们所有 42 00:02:00,150 --> 00:02:02,525 的担忧在第三方看来都是荒谬的 43 00:02:03,087 --> 00:02:05,837 很难确切解释你为什么担心某些事情 44 00:02:06,311 --> 00:02:08,300 但你就是会而这会妨碍 45 00:02:08,312 --> 00:02:11,887 你的幸福当然我生活中也有更大 46 00:02:11,887 --> 00:02:14,236 的例子但它们通常遵循相同的 47 00:02:14,250 --> 00:02:18,062 模式比如研究生毕业时我知道我 48 00:02:18,062 --> 00:02:20,500 需要找工作但似乎没什么有趣的 49 00:02:20,824 --> 00:02:23,000 而且我不想被困在一份 50 00:02:23,025 --> 00:02:25,000 不有趣的工作里我可以去 51 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,387 大公司工作但那是不是在出卖 52 00:02:27,387 --> 00:02:29,775 自己我真的会觉得有意义 53 00:02:29,775 --> 00:02:32,900 吗我可以去初创公司工作但 54 00:02:32,900 --> 00:02:35,000 如果那太耗时我没有时间玩乐 55 00:02:35,025 --> 00:02:38,074 怎么办如果它失败了呢也许我 56 00:02:38,074 --> 00:02:40,211 可以教书但我将来能赚到 57 00:02:40,236 --> 00:02:42,300 足够的钱养家吗我能在 58 00:02:42,312 --> 00:02:44,336 哪里找到一份好的教职呢 59 00:02:44,900 --> 00:02:46,973 也许我可以完全做点别的但 60 00:02:46,986 --> 00:02:48,812 大家都会觉得我傻浪费了 61 00:02:48,836 --> 00:02:51,074 这么多时间读博士我预见到 62 00:02:51,074 --> 00:02:53,675 了所有可能出错的事情每当我 63 00:02:53,675 --> 00:02:56,425 试图思考未来时心跳就会加速 64 00:02:56,675 --> 00:02:59,275 只感到不堪重负不去想它 65 00:02:59,625 --> 00:03:02,074 忽略毕业日益临近的事实反而更 66 00:03:02,074 --> 00:03:04,375 容易但这显然只会让情况 67 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:06,861 变得更糟无论是晚宴还是我 68 00:03:06,861 --> 00:03:08,861 的整个未来在每种情况下 69 00:03:09,287 --> 00:03:11,074 我都在预料所有可能出错的 70 00:03:11,074 --> 00:03:13,324 事情而这让我想到了更多 71 00:03:13,336 --> 00:03:15,750 可能出错的事情直到我陷入担忧 72 00:03:16,050 --> 00:03:18,949 焦虑和犹豫不决的循环中感受未来 73 00:03:18,949 --> 00:03:20,949 的重压压在你身上被困 74 00:03:20,949 --> 00:03:22,937 在过去所犯的错误和未来 75 00:03:22,961 --> 00:03:24,973 即将犯的错误之间的短暂时刻 76 00:03:25,336 --> 00:03:28,037 这种感觉令人不适或许你能理解 77 00:03:28,062 --> 00:03:31,187 这种感受担忧和焦虑是抑郁症 78 00:03:31,187 --> 00:03:34,562 的两大症状也是其诱因担忧 79 00:03:34,586 --> 00:03:36,012 主要由前额叶皮层的几个 80 00:03:36,012 --> 00:03:37,800 部分与前扣带回之间的 81 00:03:37,812 --> 00:03:41,762 连接所调节相比之下焦虑则由边缘 82 00:03:41,775 --> 00:03:45,062 系统内的回路所调节因此你 83 00:03:45,062 --> 00:03:48,162 没有理由因为感到焦虑或过度担忧而 84 00:03:48,162 --> 00:03:50,375 对自己感到不安这只是大脑进化 85 00:03:50,375 --> 00:03:53,637 的副产品幸运的是了解与担忧 86 00:03:53,662 --> 00:03:55,812 和焦虑相关的大脑回路可以帮助 87 00:03:55,812 --> 00:03:57,848 你更好地掌控局面你的 88 00:03:57,861 --> 00:04:00,199 大脑为何会担忧如果我们永远不会 89 00:04:00,211 --> 00:04:02,824 感到担忧或焦虑那该多好 90 00:04:03,223 --> 00:04:06,086 但我们的大脑并非如此构造那些 91 00:04:06,111 --> 00:04:09,400 帮助我们规划解决问题和做出决策 92 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:12,461 的神经回路也正是导致我们担忧 93 00:04:12,461 --> 00:04:14,836 的回路而那些让我们远离危险 94 00:04:14,836 --> 00:04:17,475 的回路同样也是引发焦虑的回路 95 00:04:18,050 --> 00:04:20,175 这就像法拉利那些让它驾驶 96 00:04:20,187 --> 00:04:23,262 起来如此有趣的特性例如大马力 97 00:04:23,274 --> 00:04:25,875 发动机也正是导致它油耗极高 98 00:04:25,875 --> 00:04:28,737 的特性并非所有优点都适用于 99 00:04:28,762 --> 00:04:29,536 一切情况 100 00:04:30,100 --> 00:04:33,661 做出决定焦虑和担忧是由可能性 101 00:04:33,673 --> 00:04:37,387 引发的而非确定性事实上许多 102 00:04:37,387 --> 00:04:39,473 人在拥有更多选择时反而更 103 00:04:39,473 --> 00:04:41,625 不快乐因为他们有更多需要担心 104 00:04:41,625 --> 00:04:44,473 的事情1当一切都悬而未决时 105 00:04:44,774 --> 00:04:47,762 杏仁核会变得更加敏感2因此 106 00:04:48,300 --> 00:04:51,125 如果你容易担忧请尽可能减少选择 107 00:04:51,237 --> 00:04:54,187 并迅速做出决定一旦你做出决定 108 00:04:54,449 --> 00:04:56,887 无论多么微小一切都会开始感觉 109 00:04:56,911 --> 00:04:58,987 更容易掌控我们将在第6 110 00:04:58,987 --> 00:05:01,949 章进一步讨论这一点人类之所以 111 00:05:01,961 --> 00:05:05,262 独特其中一个原因在于我们拥有极其 112 00:05:05,274 --> 00:05:07,887 发达的前额叶皮层前额叶 113 00:05:07,887 --> 00:05:09,961 皮层使我们能够解决复杂的 114 00:05:09,987 --> 00:05:13,423 数学问题组装宜家家具将宇航员送 115 00:05:13,423 --> 00:05:16,987 上月球以及成功举办晚宴想象一下 116 00:05:17,012 --> 00:05:20,649 国际象棋对局你如何知道该走哪 117 00:05:20,649 --> 00:05:23,423 一步你会观察棋盘并在 118 00:05:23,423 --> 00:05:26,173 脑海中模拟推演你可以移动你 119 00:05:26,173 --> 00:05:28,125 的马但那样对手可能会吃 120 00:05:28,125 --> 00:05:29,798 掉你的象尽管这也会 121 00:05:29,812 --> 00:05:33,074 暴露他或她的王因此你 122 00:05:33,074 --> 00:05:35,473 应该先移动你的象这样在 123 00:05:35,473 --> 00:05:37,537 你移动马之后对手就无法吃 124 00:05:37,537 --> 00:05:40,236 掉它了所有这些思考都发生 125 00:05:40,236 --> 00:05:42,348 在前额叶皮层中它就 126 00:05:42,348 --> 00:05:44,899 像一台虚拟现实机器让你能够 127 00:05:44,923 --> 00:05:47,387 想象未来并预测自己行为的后果 128 00:05:47,961 --> 00:05:50,162 背外侧前额叶皮层尤其参与 129 00:05:50,187 --> 00:05:52,387 这类规划而内侧前额叶 130 00:05:52,387 --> 00:05:54,375 皮层也与情绪相关的杏仁 131 00:05:54,387 --> 00:05:57,223 核相连在决定你对任何未来 132 00:05:57,236 --> 00:06:00,187 情景的感受方面尤为重要你在 133 00:06:00,199 --> 00:06:03,787 想象那么规划与担忧之间有什么 134 00:06:03,798 --> 00:06:07,012 区别呢答案实际上仅在于内侧 135 00:06:07,024 --> 00:06:09,125 前额叶皮层和前扣带 136 00:06:09,125 --> 00:06:11,000 回中情感和自我导向处理的 137 00:06:11,012 --> 00:06:13,586 程度这些区域对未来潜在情景的 138 00:06:13,598 --> 00:06:16,723 反应有多强烈规划和解决问题 139 00:06:16,836 --> 00:06:18,824 都涉及将你自己或其他信息 140 00:06:18,937 --> 00:06:21,250 投射到未来并评估你对特定 141 00:06:21,262 --> 00:06:24,298 结果会有何感受担忧具有相同 142 00:06:24,298 --> 00:06:27,662 的特征但带有更多负面情绪担忧 143 00:06:27,687 --> 00:06:29,662 会恶化你的情绪而当你 144 00:06:29,662 --> 00:06:31,762 的情绪更糟时你会更加 145 00:06:31,774 --> 00:06:35,274 担忧这是一个典型的恶性循环4在 146 00:06:35,287 --> 00:06:38,687 一项功能性磁共振成像fMRI一种 147 00:06:38,711 --> 00:06:41,211 观察血流的脑部扫描研究中 148 00:06:41,574 --> 00:06:44,361 意大利科学家让参与者思考他们生活 149 00:06:44,361 --> 00:06:47,125 中最令他们担忧的领域他们 150 00:06:47,125 --> 00:06:49,675 同时观察了焦虑症患者和对照 151 00:06:49,675 --> 00:06:52,848 组他们发现对照组和焦虑组 152 00:06:52,961 --> 00:06:54,662 都激活了相同的前额叶和 153 00:06:54,675 --> 00:06:57,037 边缘系统区域背内侧前额叶 154 00:06:57,037 --> 00:06:59,300 皮层和前扣带回5 155 00:06:59,300 --> 00:07:02,562 这表明焦虑症患者与健康人群 156 00:07:02,662 --> 00:07:05,912 拥有相同的担忧神经回路两组之间 157 00:07:05,912 --> 00:07:08,461 的差异仅仅在于有焦虑问题的 158 00:07:08,461 --> 00:07:10,687 人会陷入他们的担忧中无法 159 00:07:10,687 --> 00:07:14,062 自拔本质上前额叶皮层和 160 00:07:14,074 --> 00:07:16,387 前扣带回之间的通信回路 161 00:07:16,387 --> 00:07:18,723 卡在了开启状态当我规划 162 00:07:18,750 --> 00:07:20,899 晚餐的步骤时我的前额叶 163 00:07:20,899 --> 00:07:23,361 皮层与边缘系统正在进行交流 164 00:07:23,937 --> 00:07:25,711 我的前额叶皮层在运行 165 00:07:25,736 --> 00:07:28,625 未来可能的情景模拟然后询问边缘系统 166 00:07:28,949 --> 00:07:30,762 看看我对这些情景的感受如何 167 00:07:31,312 --> 00:07:33,711 第一次当我平静地规划晚餐步骤 168 00:07:33,711 --> 00:07:36,012 时我的前额叶皮层能够 169 00:07:36,024 --> 00:07:39,287 轻松筛选和组织所有信息但随后 170 00:07:39,399 --> 00:07:41,550 我有了一个短暂的念头如果 171 00:07:41,550 --> 00:07:44,175 我不能按时完成所有事情怎么办这 172 00:07:44,175 --> 00:07:46,149 让我从果断的规划陷入了 173 00:07:46,175 --> 00:07:48,762 担忧的循环并进一步滑向焦虑 174 00:07:49,336 --> 00:07:52,324 我们稍后会讨论焦虑但基本概念 175 00:07:52,324 --> 00:07:55,412 是当边缘系统过度活跃时就像 176 00:07:55,412 --> 00:07:57,175 是调高了负面情绪的音量 177 00:07:57,750 --> 00:08:00,211 在那一刻简单的规划变得更加 178 00:08:00,223 --> 00:08:03,348 困难因为正常的额叶边缘系统交流 179 00:08:03,461 --> 00:08:06,425 被边缘系统的叫喊所淹没当 180 00:08:06,425 --> 00:08:08,625 你情绪低落时前额叶皮层 181 00:08:08,649 --> 00:08:11,012 能计算出的几乎所有结果都 182 00:08:11,024 --> 00:08:13,274 带有一丝消极色彩你做出的 183 00:08:13,300 --> 00:08:15,236 任何选择都感觉会把你引向 184 00:08:15,262 --> 00:08:17,774 错误的道路你很快就会被 185 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:19,637 所有可能发生在你身上的坏事 186 00:08:19,662 --> 00:08:23,250 所淹没担忧与焦虑的区别1571年 187 00:08:23,425 --> 00:08:26,723 三十八岁的米歇尔德蒙田退隐到他 188 00:08:26,723 --> 00:08:29,598 的图书馆塔楼花了接下来的十年时间 189 00:08:29,699 --> 00:08:32,636 撰写随笔回顾他的一生他写 190 00:08:32,636 --> 00:08:34,611 道我的生活充满了可怕的 191 00:08:34,625 --> 00:08:38,774 灾难其中大部分从未发生担忧和焦虑 192 00:08:38,886 --> 00:08:40,774 都应为用想象的灾难填满 193 00:08:40,787 --> 00:08:43,524 你的生活而负责担忧和焦虑 194 00:08:43,524 --> 00:08:45,662 是不同但相关的概念你可以 195 00:08:45,662 --> 00:08:47,649 有担忧而无焦虑也可以有 196 00:08:47,649 --> 00:08:50,537 焦虑而无担忧担忧主要是基于 197 00:08:50,549 --> 00:08:53,250 思考的而焦虑则更多与身体 198 00:08:53,261 --> 00:08:56,187 成分相关如身体感觉如胃部 199 00:08:56,187 --> 00:08:59,011 不适或相关行为如回避某种 200 00:08:59,024 --> 00:09:02,125 情境担忧涉及前额叶皮层及其 201 00:09:02,136 --> 00:09:04,850 与边缘系统的相互作用特别是前扣 202 00:09:04,862 --> 00:09:07,649 带回而焦虑仅涉及边缘系统 203 00:09:07,812 --> 00:09:10,699 主要是杏仁核海马体和下丘脑 204 00:09:10,711 --> 00:09:14,125 之间的相互作用本质上担忧是在 205 00:09:14,136 --> 00:09:16,674 思考一个潜在问题而焦虑是在 206 00:09:16,687 --> 00:09:19,437 感受它关注你能够掌控的事物 207 00:09:20,011 --> 00:09:22,461 如果未来完全在我们的掌控之中 208 00:09:22,674 --> 00:09:24,799 或者至少是可预测的那么就 209 00:09:24,812 --> 00:09:27,149 没有什么可焦虑的了掌控感 210 00:09:27,149 --> 00:09:31,086 能减少焦虑担忧甚至疼痛7这些 211 00:09:31,100 --> 00:09:33,162 效果是由背外侧前额叶皮 212 00:09:33,162 --> 00:09:36,125 层介导的因此增强背外侧活动 213 00:09:36,225 --> 00:09:38,912 有助于创造向上的螺旋8你可以 214 00:09:38,924 --> 00:09:41,112 通过简单地更多地关注那些在 215 00:09:41,112 --> 00:09:43,136 你掌控范围内的事物来实现 216 00:09:43,149 --> 00:09:45,187 这一点这有助于调节你的 217 00:09:45,199 --> 00:09:48,424 大脑活动并迅速减轻焦虑无论它们 218 00:09:48,424 --> 00:09:51,299 之间有何差异担忧和焦虑都 219 00:09:51,299 --> 00:09:52,987 会妨碍我们过上美好的生活 220 00:09:53,562 --> 00:09:55,350 当你运用规划和解决问题的 221 00:09:55,362 --> 00:09:57,711 思维回路去担忧时大脑的那 222 00:09:57,711 --> 00:09:59,862 部分就无法用于更重要的事情 223 00:10:00,237 --> 00:10:02,500 比如在工作中表现出色或组织 224 00:10:02,511 --> 00:10:04,687 一场晚宴它让你无法专注 225 00:10:04,687 --> 00:10:07,100 于手头的事情常常使与他人 226 00:10:07,112 --> 00:10:10,112 建立联系变得更加困难最重要的 227 00:10:10,112 --> 00:10:14,049 是它可能令人筋疲力尽焦虑让大多数 228 00:10:14,062 --> 00:10:16,287 情况感觉比实际需要的更困难 229 00:10:16,574 --> 00:10:19,437 从而消耗了你的快乐担忧和焦虑的 230 00:10:19,461 --> 00:10:23,162 另一个问题是它们常常相互触发如果 231 00:10:23,162 --> 00:10:26,211 你已经意识到这是一个恶性循环我会 232 00:10:26,211 --> 00:10:26,961 给你加十分 233 00:10:27,100 --> 00:10:29,325 为什么你的大脑会感到焦虑正如 234 00:10:29,325 --> 00:10:31,774 我们上面简要讨论的焦虑依赖于 235 00:10:31,798 --> 00:10:34,125 恐惧回路的激活这是让我们远离 236 00:10:34,136 --> 00:10:37,136 危险的同一神经回路恐惧激活身体 237 00:10:37,136 --> 00:10:39,599 的应激反应使你准备好面对 238 00:10:39,599 --> 00:10:42,687 危险或逃离危险这由边缘系统 239 00:10:42,698 --> 00:10:45,562 介导主要发生在杏仁核和下丘脑 240 00:10:45,573 --> 00:10:48,236 之间的连接中杏仁核负责识别 241 00:10:48,261 --> 00:10:51,461 危险情况而下丘脑则激活战斗或 242 00:10:51,475 --> 00:10:55,412 逃跑反应也称为交感神经系统触发皮质醇 243 00:10:55,437 --> 00:10:59,261 和肾上腺素等应激激素的释放深呼吸 244 00:10:59,825 --> 00:11:03,649 缓慢地深呼吸吸气然后缓慢呼气实际上 245 00:11:03,673 --> 00:11:06,774 可以平静交感神经系统并减轻压力如 246 00:11:06,787 --> 00:11:08,687 第9章更深入讨论的那样 247 00:11:09,261 --> 00:11:11,636 焦虑和恐惧在大脑和身体中 248 00:11:11,750 --> 00:11:14,625 激活相同的应激反应但焦虑与 249 00:11:14,636 --> 00:11:18,986 恐惧有所不同区别在于实际危险与潜在 250 00:11:18,986 --> 00:11:22,162 危险之间恐惧是对此时此地实际 251 00:11:22,173 --> 00:11:24,611 危险的反应而焦虑则是对 252 00:11:24,636 --> 00:11:27,500 可能发生的事件那些可能不可预测 253 00:11:27,611 --> 00:11:29,575 且你可能无法控制的事件的 254 00:11:29,586 --> 00:11:33,825 担忧换句话说恐惧来自于看到狮子从 255 00:11:33,836 --> 00:11:35,673 草丛中跳出来并开始向你 256 00:11:35,673 --> 00:11:39,423 跑来焦虑来自于看到草丛沙沙 257 00:11:39,423 --> 00:11:41,474 作响并假设那里藏着一头 258 00:11:41,474 --> 00:11:44,336 狮子焦虑与对危险的预期有关 259 00:11:44,687 --> 00:11:46,861 这就是为什么有些人完全避开 260 00:11:46,875 --> 00:11:49,149 草地因为那里可能有一头狮子 261 00:11:49,724 --> 00:11:52,224 焦虑以与恐惧相同的方式激活 262 00:11:52,250 --> 00:11:55,075 边缘系统就像你实际看到狮子 263 00:11:55,086 --> 00:11:57,037 跳出来扑向你一样虽然这 264 00:11:57,037 --> 00:11:59,211 似乎是不幸的但边缘系统的 265 00:11:59,224 --> 00:12:01,974 敏感性实际上是其最大的进化优势 266 00:12:01,986 --> 00:12:05,886 之一追求足够好即可忧虑常常源 267 00:12:05,886 --> 00:12:08,724 于想要做出完美选择或试图 268 00:12:08,750 --> 00:12:11,836 最大化一切买二手车时你希望 269 00:12:11,849 --> 00:12:16,625 它便宜可靠安全性感颜色合适且 270 00:12:16,625 --> 00:12:19,886 省油不幸的是没有哪个选项 271 00:12:19,986 --> 00:12:22,325 能在所有这些方面都是最好的 272 00:12:22,886 --> 00:12:25,173 如果你试图样样都最好你很 273 00:12:25,173 --> 00:12:27,575 可能会因犹豫不决而瘫痪或对 274 00:12:27,575 --> 00:12:30,937 自己的选择不满意事实上这种最大 275 00:12:30,937 --> 00:12:34,500 化已被证明会增加抑郁所以 276 00:12:34,886 --> 00:12:37,524 不要试图做出最惊人的晚餐先 277 00:12:37,524 --> 00:12:39,861 从做一顿好晚餐开始不要 278 00:12:39,861 --> 00:12:42,111 试图成为完美的父母做个好 279 00:12:42,111 --> 00:12:44,549 父母就行不要试图成为最快乐 280 00:12:44,549 --> 00:12:49,000 的自己快乐就好虽然前额叶皮层进化来 281 00:12:49,011 --> 00:12:51,711 处理复杂问题但边缘系统更像 282 00:12:51,711 --> 00:12:54,174 是一个趋势发现者想法连接者 283 00:12:54,287 --> 00:12:58,049 和模式识别者每当发生不好的事情比如 284 00:12:58,074 --> 00:13:01,136 被狮子追赶边缘系统会试图找出 285 00:13:01,236 --> 00:13:03,625 导致该事件的一切因素以便未来 286 00:13:03,649 --> 00:13:06,274 能够避免你的大脑通过杏仁核 287 00:13:06,299 --> 00:13:08,424 和海马体之间的交流来实现 288 00:13:08,437 --> 00:13:10,848 这一点由于海马体负责记忆 289 00:13:11,187 --> 00:13:13,611 当不好的事情发生时你的边缘 290 00:13:13,625 --> 00:13:16,361 系统会试图将这件坏事与 291 00:13:16,361 --> 00:13:18,299 你近期记忆中可能预示它的 292 00:13:18,312 --> 00:13:22,062 事物联系起来这样在未来它就 293 00:13:22,062 --> 00:13:24,461 能在坏事发生之前预测到它 294 00:13:25,024 --> 00:13:27,287 想象你是一名棒球投手你 295 00:13:27,287 --> 00:13:28,625 有一顶总是戴着的帽子 296 00:13:28,961 --> 00:13:30,473 然后有一天你没戴那顶帽子 297 00:13:30,899 --> 00:13:33,537 结果输了比赛并感到羞愧你 298 00:13:33,537 --> 00:13:35,511 的边缘系统想要在未来避免 299 00:13:35,524 --> 00:13:38,937 那种感觉于是它注意到嘿我 300 00:13:38,937 --> 00:13:41,437 忘了戴帽子那一定是我输掉比赛 301 00:13:41,437 --> 00:13:43,586 的原因尽管没戴你的幸运 302 00:13:43,586 --> 00:13:45,711 帽可能并不是输掉比赛的原因 303 00:13:46,062 --> 00:13:48,024 但一旦你的边缘系统假设了 304 00:13:48,037 --> 00:13:50,136 一个可能的联系就很难再忘记 305 00:13:50,136 --> 00:13:53,174 它从那时起不戴帽子就 306 00:13:53,174 --> 00:13:55,899 会引发焦虑焦虑并不总是有意识 307 00:13:55,899 --> 00:13:58,486 的思考成分它可以只是一种感觉 308 00:13:58,736 --> 00:14:02,049 比如胃部不适或呼吸急促通常 309 00:14:02,074 --> 00:14:04,473 当你以为自己生病时那实际上 310 00:14:04,500 --> 00:14:07,236 是焦虑的身体表现为什么担忧和 311 00:14:07,250 --> 00:14:10,287 焦虑可以是好事那些忧虑较少或 312 00:14:10,299 --> 00:14:12,537 焦虑感较低的人并非天生就 313 00:14:12,549 --> 00:14:14,524 更优越这也不总是有利的 314 00:14:15,086 --> 00:14:18,299 有时忧虑和焦虑可以是有用的 315 00:14:18,861 --> 00:14:20,961 你的大脑进化成那样是为了 316 00:14:20,961 --> 00:14:23,437 让你活下去忧虑让你深入 317 00:14:23,437 --> 00:14:26,399 思考问题而不是仅仅接受脑海中 318 00:14:26,424 --> 00:14:29,336 浮现的第一个答案而焦虑则有助于 319 00:14:29,361 --> 00:14:31,774 保护你的安全如果你总是等到 320 00:14:31,799 --> 00:14:34,424 身处危险境地时才激活恐惧反应 321 00:14:34,723 --> 00:14:36,625 那你就会陷入很多危险的 322 00:14:36,636 --> 00:14:40,261 情况一百万年前某个早期人类看 323 00:14:40,261 --> 00:14:42,537 着一个洞穴说我想进去看看 324 00:14:43,100 --> 00:14:45,299 他的朋友则更焦虑一些咕哝 325 00:14:45,299 --> 00:14:47,725 着回应我不确定这是个好 326 00:14:47,725 --> 00:14:50,987 主意你猜怎么着第一个人被熊吃 327 00:14:50,987 --> 00:14:53,424 掉了而第二个人就是你 328 00:14:53,424 --> 00:14:57,049 的祖先所以不要因为自己感到焦虑 329 00:14:57,149 --> 00:14:59,875 而过于沮丧你的大脑正试图 330 00:14:59,886 --> 00:15:02,987 帮助你不幸的是你的焦虑 331 00:15:03,011 --> 00:15:05,336 和担忧回路的具体倾向有时会 332 00:15:05,350 --> 00:15:08,211 干扰你获得幸福的能力问题仅 333 00:15:08,211 --> 00:15:11,461 在于这些回路可能激活得太频繁 334 00:15:11,862 --> 00:15:14,475 或者可能相互影响让你陷入困境 335 00:15:15,037 --> 00:15:17,299 幸运的是认识到你的大脑 336 00:15:17,324 --> 00:15:19,737 如何运作是迈向正念和接纳 337 00:15:19,737 --> 00:15:22,424 的关键一步这有助于对抗担忧 338 00:15:22,449 --> 00:15:25,511 和焦虑焦虑的ABC法则 339 00:15:26,100 --> 00:15:28,787 杰里在飞机电梯和高楼里会 340 00:15:28,787 --> 00:15:31,724 感到不安安雅在与陌生人交谈时 341 00:15:31,724 --> 00:15:34,099 会感到不适也不喜欢参加派对 342 00:15:34,662 --> 00:15:36,750 达娜在工作时需要做演示时 343 00:15:36,750 --> 00:15:39,861 会心悸焦虑有许多不同的类型 344 00:15:40,437 --> 00:15:44,236 有社交焦虑表现焦虑甚至还有广泛性 345 00:15:44,250 --> 00:15:46,698 焦虑让你对一切都感到焦虑 346 00:15:47,274 --> 00:15:49,299 但它们都遵循相同的基本模式 347 00:15:49,674 --> 00:15:52,111 记住它就像记住ABC一样简单 348 00:15:52,687 --> 00:15:55,461 10A代表警报你观察到某些 349 00:15:55,461 --> 00:15:59,048 事情似乎不对劲例如我的心跳加速 350 00:15:59,173 --> 00:16:01,461 或那片草丛似乎奇怪地摇晃 351 00:16:02,037 --> 00:16:04,575 根据情况警报由前扣带回 352 00:16:04,899 --> 00:16:08,125 杏仁核甚至海马体介导前扣 353 00:16:08,136 --> 00:16:10,787 带回控制你的注意力旨在发现 354 00:16:10,798 --> 00:16:12,886 问题我们将在下一章详细 355 00:16:12,899 --> 00:16:15,886 讨论杏仁核也准备好检测威胁 356 00:16:15,899 --> 00:16:19,961 情况最后海马体特别擅长察觉不同 357 00:16:19,961 --> 00:16:23,298 情况之间的细微相似之处这些 358 00:16:23,312 --> 00:16:25,399 区域中的任何一个都可能触发 359 00:16:25,412 --> 00:16:28,062 警报然后你的大脑进入模式中 360 00:16:28,062 --> 00:16:31,961 的下一步B代表信念你评估警报 361 00:16:32,075 --> 00:16:33,974 并对刚刚观察到的现象形成 362 00:16:33,986 --> 00:16:37,173 一种信念我心脏病发作了或草丛 363 00:16:37,173 --> 00:16:40,386 里有狮子这些信念通常是潜意识 364 00:16:40,386 --> 00:16:43,798 的你甚至意识不到它们边缘 365 00:16:43,812 --> 00:16:46,375 系统处理无意识的信念而腹内 366 00:16:46,375 --> 00:16:48,423 侧前额叶皮层处理有意识的 367 00:16:48,437 --> 00:16:51,062 信念为了指导你的行为你不 368 00:16:51,062 --> 00:16:53,136 需要一个像哦那片田野很 369 00:16:53,136 --> 00:16:55,986 危险这样的有意识想法心跳加速和 370 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:58,575 胃部翻腾就足够了接下来发生 371 00:16:58,575 --> 00:17:01,236 的事情将决定这一切是否会 372 00:17:01,250 --> 00:17:05,723 演变成恶性循环避免灾难化思维焦虑 373 00:17:05,750 --> 00:17:08,150 会因设想最坏情况而加剧这 374 00:17:08,150 --> 00:17:11,400 一过程被称为灾难化例如你的朋友 375 00:17:11,423 --> 00:17:14,473 没有立即回电于是你断定他或 376 00:17:14,473 --> 00:17:16,886 她不再喜欢你了它通常始 377 00:17:16,886 --> 00:17:19,186 于一个完全合理的担忧然后通过 378 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:22,737 一个错误的假设像滚雪球一样失控嗯 379 00:17:23,386 --> 00:17:25,662 你无法控制最初注意到警报但 380 00:17:25,673 --> 00:17:29,250 可以减少其负面影响首先提醒自己 381 00:17:29,362 --> 00:17:32,348 更可能且更好的结果也许 382 00:17:32,362 --> 00:17:35,636 我的朋友现在很忙其次无论 383 00:17:35,662 --> 00:17:38,336 最坏情况是否真的可能发生制定 384 00:17:38,336 --> 00:17:40,836 一个应对计划例如如果我的朋友 385 00:17:40,862 --> 00:17:42,561 三天内不回电我就再打 386 00:17:42,561 --> 00:17:44,723 一次甚至如果我的朋友不再喜欢 387 00:17:44,723 --> 00:17:46,662 我那我就和另一个朋友出去 388 00:17:46,662 --> 00:17:49,862 玩为压力情境规划应对方式可以 389 00:17:49,875 --> 00:17:52,875 增加前额叶去甲肾上腺素并平静 390 00:17:52,900 --> 00:17:55,436 边缘系统帮助你感觉更有掌控 391 00:17:55,436 --> 00:17:58,949 感C代表应对应对是你在 392 00:17:58,973 --> 00:18:01,936 信念之后所做的任何事情你 393 00:18:01,936 --> 00:18:04,973 是深呼吸并告诉自己一切都会好起来吗 394 00:18:05,537 --> 00:18:10,400 还是惊慌失措是的惊慌失措也是一种应对方式 395 00:18:10,961 --> 00:18:13,125 但是虽然它给你一种控制的 396 00:18:13,136 --> 00:18:15,574 表象但它并不是最有效的反应 397 00:18:16,150 --> 00:18:19,311 吃冰淇淋和看电视也不是锻炼 398 00:18:19,336 --> 00:18:21,686 是一种更有效的应对方式打电话 399 00:18:21,686 --> 00:18:24,699 给朋友或平静呼吸也是如此但 400 00:18:24,699 --> 00:18:26,924 如果所有这些有效的应对方式已经 401 00:18:26,924 --> 00:18:29,561 成为你习惯回路的一部分你可能 402 00:18:29,574 --> 00:18:31,924 就不会有焦虑的问题了应对 403 00:18:31,949 --> 00:18:34,186 通常是纹状体的领域它 404 00:18:34,199 --> 00:18:36,487 控制习惯我们将在第4章 405 00:18:36,487 --> 00:18:39,025 中讨论这一点如果你试图 406 00:18:39,037 --> 00:18:41,987 改变你的习惯那么前额叶皮 407 00:18:41,987 --> 00:18:44,112 层就会参与进来我们将在 408 00:18:44,136 --> 00:18:45,799 第8章中讨论这一点 409 00:18:46,362 --> 00:18:48,936 创造一个向上的螺旋来对抗焦虑 410 00:18:48,961 --> 00:18:50,824 或担忧一位同事曾向我 411 00:18:50,836 --> 00:18:52,936 吐露苯二氮䓬类药物对 412 00:18:52,936 --> 00:18:55,162 她的焦虑有多大帮助苯 413 00:18:55,162 --> 00:18:57,186 二氮䓬类药物是一种增强 414 00:18:57,211 --> 00:19:00,162 抑制性神经递质GABA并抑制杏仁核 415 00:19:00,162 --> 00:19:03,598 活动的药物但是也有许多方法可以 416 00:19:03,612 --> 00:19:06,261 安抚焦虑的边缘系统而无需处方 417 00:19:06,836 --> 00:19:09,987 事实上你自己的前额叶皮层完全 418 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:12,261 有能力安抚杏仁核并创造一种 419 00:19:12,287 --> 00:19:15,186 向上的螺旋第一步是简单地识别 420 00:19:15,186 --> 00:19:18,662 你何时感到焦虑或担忧意识到自己 421 00:19:18,662 --> 00:19:21,150 的情绪状态会激活前额叶皮 422 00:19:21,150 --> 00:19:23,987 层并使其能够抑制杏仁核 423 00:19:24,549 --> 00:19:27,186 例如在一项恰如其分地命名为 424 00:19:27,211 --> 00:19:29,362 将感受转化为言语的功能性 425 00:19:29,386 --> 00:19:32,162 磁共振成像研究中参与者观看了 426 00:19:32,186 --> 00:19:35,098 带有情绪面部表情的人物图片可以 427 00:19:35,098 --> 00:19:37,049 预见的是每位参与者的 428 00:19:37,061 --> 00:19:39,336 杏仁核都对图片中的情绪 429 00:19:39,449 --> 00:19:41,836 产生了反应但当他们被要求 430 00:19:41,862 --> 00:19:44,250 命名这种情绪时腹外侧前额 431 00:19:44,250 --> 00:19:46,299 叶皮层被激活并减少了 432 00:19:46,324 --> 00:19:50,186 情绪性杏仁核的反应换句话说有意识地 433 00:19:50,211 --> 00:19:53,386 识别情绪降低了它们的影响焦虑 434 00:19:53,386 --> 00:19:55,686 的一个阴险之处在于你可能 435 00:19:55,699 --> 00:19:59,362 存在问题却浑然不觉许多人只注意 436 00:19:59,362 --> 00:20:02,412 到身体症状却未意识到这是焦虑 437 00:20:02,987 --> 00:20:06,148 如果你出现呼吸急促头晕肌肉紧张 438 00:20:06,549 --> 00:20:09,224 胃部不适胸痛或仅仅是普遍 439 00:20:09,224 --> 00:20:12,023 的恐惧感这可能是焦虑意识到 440 00:20:12,049 --> 00:20:14,211 这一点是缓解焦虑的关键 441 00:20:14,211 --> 00:20:16,599 一步因为你无法解决自己不 442 00:20:16,599 --> 00:20:19,750 知道存在的问题有趣的是人们 443 00:20:19,761 --> 00:20:22,224 应对焦虑最常见的方式之一竟是 444 00:20:22,237 --> 00:20:25,949 为此担忧事实上担忧可以通过增加内 445 00:20:25,949 --> 00:20:28,836 侧前额叶活动减少杏仁核活动 446 00:20:28,936 --> 00:20:31,912 来帮助平静边缘系统14这似乎 447 00:20:31,924 --> 00:20:34,811 有违直觉但它恰恰表明如果 448 00:20:34,811 --> 00:20:37,898 你感到焦虑采取行动哪怕是担忧 449 00:20:38,199 --> 00:20:39,349 也比什么都不做要好 450 00:20:39,898 --> 00:20:42,061 但正如你可能猜到的担忧 451 00:20:42,086 --> 00:20:44,549 并非最有效的应对机制它让 452 00:20:44,549 --> 00:20:47,023 你感觉对局面有所掌控尽管这种 453 00:20:47,037 --> 00:20:49,674 掌控感可能是虚幻的但不幸 454 00:20:49,674 --> 00:20:51,500 的是它并不能让你摆脱 455 00:20:51,523 --> 00:20:53,987 螺旋式下降的困境就像冰淇淋 456 00:20:54,174 --> 00:20:56,787 或威士忌可能让你暂时感觉好些 457 00:20:56,898 --> 00:20:58,523 但实际上并没有解决问题 458 00:20:59,099 --> 00:21:01,961 此外我们常常对一件事感到焦虑 459 00:21:02,298 --> 00:21:05,211 却为另一件事担忧例如当 460 00:21:05,211 --> 00:21:07,787 我担心能否按时准备好罗非鱼时 461 00:21:08,150 --> 00:21:11,162 那并不是我焦虑的真正根源我 462 00:21:11,162 --> 00:21:13,662 的焦虑源于意识到晚餐可能会 463 00:21:13,674 --> 00:21:17,311 迟到而且我的住处一团糟那是 464 00:21:17,324 --> 00:21:20,199 警报以及由此产生的信念即我 465 00:21:20,199 --> 00:21:21,936 的新朋友可能会认为我是 466 00:21:21,936 --> 00:21:24,000 一个不顾及他人的邋遢鬼从而 467 00:21:24,011 --> 00:21:26,424 不愿与我为友担忧只是一种 468 00:21:26,449 --> 00:21:29,148 错误的应对方式而将所有希望 469 00:21:29,261 --> 00:21:31,673 寄托在一块罗非鱼上难怪我会 470 00:21:31,700 --> 00:21:35,737 紧张得崩溃活在当下关注正在发生的 471 00:21:35,737 --> 00:21:38,386 事情不要关注那些没有发生的事情 472 00:21:38,950 --> 00:21:41,875 专注于当下有助于减少焦虑和担忧 473 00:21:42,261 --> 00:21:43,950 因为它减少了腹内侧前额 474 00:21:43,950 --> 00:21:45,950 叶皮层的情绪化自我聚焦 475 00:21:45,961 --> 00:21:48,500 处理对当下的关注也增加了 476 00:21:48,523 --> 00:21:50,298 背外侧和腹外侧前额叶 477 00:21:50,298 --> 00:21:53,211 的活动使这些区域能够安抚杏仁 478 00:21:53,211 --> 00:21:55,974 核15提高你保持当下的能力 479 00:21:56,423 --> 00:21:59,336 这种练习被称为正念有助于增强这些 480 00:21:59,349 --> 00:22:02,224 激活并带来焦虑和担忧的长期 481 00:22:02,224 --> 00:22:05,561 改善16虽然担忧可以作为一种暂时 482 00:22:05,561 --> 00:22:08,311 的权宜之计但安抚边缘系统的最佳 483 00:22:08,325 --> 00:22:11,348 方式是理解潜在的焦虑这通常 484 00:22:11,348 --> 00:22:13,886 是心理治疗的主要目标之一我们 485 00:22:13,900 --> 00:22:15,973 将在第12章中详细讨论 486 00:22:16,548 --> 00:22:19,987 现在你可以这样想如果你正在 487 00:22:19,987 --> 00:22:22,761 为孩子策划生日派对却对邀请函 488 00:22:22,787 --> 00:22:24,811 该用哪种纸张而过度纠结 489 00:22:25,173 --> 00:22:27,598 我几乎可以保证真正的问题并 490 00:22:27,598 --> 00:22:29,900 不在于纸张也许是你配偶不够 491 00:22:29,912 --> 00:22:33,125 支持或是你母亲过于挑剔只有你 492 00:22:33,136 --> 00:22:36,037 自己才能找出答案而你可以通过 493 00:22:36,061 --> 00:22:38,000 审视自己的感受来做到这一 494 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:41,098 点这种自我审视会激活前额叶 495 00:22:41,112 --> 00:22:44,700 回路从而安抚边缘系统将情绪转化 496 00:22:44,700 --> 00:22:47,662 为语言无论听起来多么老套实际上 497 00:22:47,686 --> 00:22:49,811 能重塑你的大脑回路让 498 00:22:49,811 --> 00:22:52,162 你感觉更好另一个绝佳的解决 499 00:22:52,162 --> 00:22:55,311 方案是专注于当下因为担忧和 500 00:22:55,325 --> 00:22:57,362 焦虑是将自己投射到未来的 501 00:22:57,375 --> 00:23:00,000 产物当你完全沉浸在当下时 502 00:23:00,186 --> 00:23:03,586 它们并不存在所以请关注此刻 503 00:23:03,612 --> 00:23:06,237 正在发生的事情如果确实存在对 504 00:23:06,237 --> 00:23:08,186 你安全的威胁那就去应对 505 00:23:08,186 --> 00:23:11,000 它但如果只是潜伏在表面之下 506 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:13,424 的焦虑那就记下它然后 507 00:23:13,449 --> 00:23:16,199 继续前进将你的注意力转移到 508 00:23:16,223 --> 00:23:18,586 当前正在发生的事情上这就 509 00:23:18,586 --> 00:23:21,011 是为什么佛教僧侣和瑜伽修行者 510 00:23:21,025 --> 00:23:23,737 练习无评判的觉知即意识到当下 511 00:23:23,737 --> 00:23:26,875 的过程而不附加情感反应这种 512 00:23:26,900 --> 00:23:29,900 正念练习从源头上切断了担忧 513 00:23:29,924 --> 00:23:33,174 和焦虑自从了解了这一切我 514 00:23:33,186 --> 00:23:36,061 变得更加留意自己的情绪如今举办 515 00:23:36,074 --> 00:23:38,924 晚宴时我会尝试觉察忧虑或 516 00:23:38,936 --> 00:23:41,261 焦虑循环的起始迹象不让自己 517 00:23:41,275 --> 00:23:44,537 为此心烦意乱这只是我的大脑按照 518 00:23:44,549 --> 00:23:47,549 其设计机制在运作我承认这种 519 00:23:47,561 --> 00:23:49,775 焦虑根植于比晚宴更深层的 520 00:23:49,787 --> 00:23:53,375 事物而找出根源会有所帮助但 521 00:23:53,386 --> 00:23:56,174 通常我只需深呼吸就能切断这种 522 00:23:56,174 --> 00:23:59,311 情绪提醒自己一切都会顺利即使 523 00:23:59,336 --> 00:24:01,799 不尽如人意一场搞砸的晚宴也 524 00:24:01,811 --> 00:24:04,061 绝非世界末日然后我便继续切我 525 00:24:04,061 --> 00:24:04,636 的西兰花