Buying hand strings, watching videos, doing crafts... Some activities with emotional healing effects have become popular one after another
Can "remedy" relieve anxiety in young people?
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Nowadays, many young people are facing pressure such as further education, work, and interpersonal communication, and some people choose to watch decompression videos, buy decompression toys, do handicrafts, etc. to relieve their inner anxiety. Recently, Citywalk, hugging big trees, walking dogs, etc., have also become popular because of their emotional healing effects. Do these decompression methods really work? How can young people fundamentally alleviate anxiety states?
Liu Yan, 24, came to Beijing after graduating from university to work in graduate school training, and in the past two years, the sudden increase in performance pressure has often made her anxious and confused. Under heavy psychological pressure, she chose to often "check in" large and small temple scenic areas in Beijing on weekends to relax.
In addition, some young people choose to watch decompression videos, buy decompression toys, do handicrafts, etc., to relieve inner pressure and anxiety. Recently, Citywalk, hugging big trees, walking dogs, etc., have also become popular because of their emotional healing effects. Do these decompression methods really work? How can young people fundamentally alleviate anxiety states?
An expression of the need for self-actualization
"On weekdays, I have to help students deal with various problems, there are assessment tasks every day, there are many things and the pace is fast, and I go to a clean place on weekends to see the scenery, calm my mind, and temporarily escape from real life." Liu Yan said that at first, she only noticed some videos on social platforms, and after trying it herself, she felt that it could indeed have a certain relaxation effect, so she went to similar places.
Zhang Yumin, director of Beijing Today Psychological Firm and a national second-level psychological counselor, said in an interview with the reporter of "Workers' Daily" that some young people are now facing pressure such as anxiety about going to school, involution at work, and interpersonal communication, which are prone to different degrees of mental internal friction. Properly decompressing can relieve their anxiety to a certain extent and obtain a short period of tranquility.
The reporter learned that there are also many young people who hope to achieve "transshipment" by purchasing hand strings. Shang Kun, who works at the Changsha branch of an Internet company in Hunan Province, is a travel enthusiast who admires a string of "transport beads" whenever he goes to a place. "It's both a souvenir and a psychological comfort."
Zhang Yumin believes that the purchase of "transport beads" bracelets has a certain relationship with the psychology of herd and imitation. "However, whether it is video decompression or buying 'transport beads' bracelet, it reflects to a certain extent that young people do have some needs." Zhang Yumin said that according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, everyone has physical, safe, social, respectful, self-realization needs, in today's relatively rich material life, young people pray for school, career, wealth, peace, etc., is an expression of self-realization needs.
Grasp the "degree" between the virtual and real worlds
The reporter learned that in order to relieve stress and seek comfort, some young people like to watch decompression videos such as washing carpets, repairing horseshoe, cutting soap on social media platforms, or buying decompression artifacts such as kneading music and fidget spinners, and some fall in love with handicrafts such as wood cutting and weaving.
Shi Qingqing, who works in a bank, has the greatest pleasure after work every day, and is scrolling through short videos. "I especially like to watch the healing department, such as 5 minutes, watching others wash a particularly dirty blanket, during the period of washing with a water gun and brush, watching the foam on the blanket turn from white to black, and after several rinses, it turns from black to white, as if I have completed a complex work and the psychological burden has been removed."
Zhang Yumin analyzed that young people's ability to empathize is very strong, and in the process of watching the video, it is easy to project their feelings, such as watching videos of washing blankets and repairing horses' hooves, and they will feel that what is repaired in the video is not dirt, but people and things stuck to themselves like dirt in daily life. This psychological projection allows them to produce an empathetic emotion when watching such videos, from which they get pleasure and release stress.
On an e-commerce platform, a number of decompression products have a monthly sales volume of more than 1,<> pieces, including magnetic cubes, rainbow presses, styrofoam, etc. On the short video platform, the cumulative number of decompression videos has exceeded <> billion times.
Zhang Yumin reminded that watching decompression videos, buying decompression artifacts, etc., in the final analysis, are all to release psychological pressure, in this process the key is to grasp the "degree" between the virtual and real world, as long as it is not too addictive, does not affect real life, through these ways moderate relaxation, harmless.
Struggle is the brightest color of youth
In recent years, the mental health of young people has received increasing attention, and many enterprises and institutions have built employee spiritual stations, hired professional psychological counselors to settle in, or regularly carried out mental health knowledge lectures.
Zhao Shuang, founder of Jilin heard psychology, said that the psychological pressure and negative emotions of employees not only affect physical and mental health, but also affect work efficiency, interpersonal relationships, turnover rates, etc., causing losses to enterprises. "A good company needs to give employees enough psychological support to help employees relieve stress."
Zhao Shuang believes that watching videos and other methods can only play a decompression role to a certain extent, and it is phased and instantaneous. "To achieve long-term results, employers need to regularly carry out psychological mediation and stress reduction activities for employees, or provide one-on-one psychological consultation services for employees and their families, and popularize scientific and effective mental health knowledge."
How to fundamentally relieve stress and anxiety and achieve the goal of active work and happy life? Zhang Yumin suggested that young people can try to stick to exercise and effectively reduce stress. Exercise is a very healthy way to reduce stress. During aerobic exercise, the body releases substances such as endorphins, dopamine, and serotonin, these "happy hormones" that bring feelings of pleasure and reduce tension and anxiety. Not only that, after insisting on fitness, the human body will have plenty of energy, so as to obtain the satisfaction of self-improvement.
In addition, positive psychological cues can help reduce the exhaustion state and regain vitality and self-confidence. Take time out every day, smile in the mirror, and construct a new self with positive language, for example, I just learn a little slowly, but I try hard to catch up; I'm not stupid, it's just that I'm a little bad at this thing, and I can get it done after a few more times; Although I was a little tired from hard work, I gained experience...
Stress often stems from inner confusion about the future. Zhang Yumin suggested that young people who have just entered the society can try to do a good job in career planning, objectively analyze and plan work and life, have confidence in their hearts, and will have the courage to "see tricks and moves" when facing a high-intensity and fast-paced life.
"Young people should realize that struggle is the brightest background of youth, only action can fundamentally relieve stress and anxiety, and a good life can ultimately be obtained by down-to-earth efforts." Zhang Yumin said. (Daily Worker)