Why a Busy Brain Is an Unbalanced Brain
“A well-functioning PFC is crucial to your ability to rewrite the negative stories you tell yourself. “
Many of us have at least some familiarity with the 'busy brain” feeling of being overwhelmed. We all have days when instead of catching up, our task list seems to grow ever longer. A new work project lands on our desk even as we rush to complete the previous one. A young child or elderly parent falls sick, with the caretaking burden falling squarely on our shoulders. And then comes the last straw: the transmission on our old reliable car fails, incurring an expense we can't afford.
With all that is on our plate, we feel revved up and in overdrive, perhaps on the brink of a panic attack. Thoughts go around and around, but instead of resting somewhere, they continue cycling: How will I catch up on the job? Take care of my children? Fix my car? Pay my bills?
What's literally going on in our body and brain when we experience these sensations of a busy brain? What does it mean for our brains to be 'revved up,” in overdrive, or, most crucially, unbalanced? A tour of the brain will help us begin to answer these questions.
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