Five Ways to Turn Off Adrenaline
I have talked to you before: The key to truly successful people being able to work efficiently during the day and relax at night is
Only by turning off the switch for secreting adrenaline can you smoothly switch from the dominant sympathetic nervous system to the dominant parasympathetic nervous system, and sleep more steadily and deeply. Therefore, the activities you engage in 2-3 hours before going to bed are very important!
Avoid strenuous exercise before going to bed
Many people go to the gym to work up a sweat after work to make up for their lack of exercise on weekdays. This is a good habit! However, if you perform more intense heavy training or aerobic exercise, the sympathetic nervous system will be at an advantage, so do not do intense exercise two hours before going to bed. On the contrary, you can do some simple stretching or yoga before going to bed to relax your muscles and switch the parasympathetic nervous system to its advantage to improve the quality of sleep.
Avoid exciting entertainment
Watching movies before going to bed, especially horror movies or action movies, will make your heart beat faster due to stimulation, or playing video games or singing in KTV will also stimulate the secretion of adrenaline due to excitement. These entertainment activities that can relieve people's stress are all good, but they are not suitable for doing before going to bed.
Gathering with relatives and friends after work
Hanging out with friends after work is a great way to unwind, but who you do it with matters! If you are gathering with colleagues, the content of the chat will be bad words about work or your supervisor, which is not beneficial to the body and mind, because the emotion of "anger" will stimulate the secretion of adrenaline. When gathering, it is best to choose non-working relatives and friends, chat happily and forget about things other than work, so as to achieve a relaxing effect.
Pay attention to the temperature of the bath
Warm baths can help relax the body and mind, especially half-body baths, which can promote the switch to a superior state of the parasympathetic nervous system. However, special attention should be paid to the temperature of the water. High temperatures exceeding 40 degrees will cause the sympathetic nervous system to become stronger.
Slow down and take a good rest
Some people may think that rest = doing nothing = a waste of time, but "emptying" is very important to stop the secretion of adrenaline. Especially when venting, playing your favorite music or enjoying aromatherapy is particularly helpful for relaxing your body and mind. Only when the body and mind are healthy can we work at our fullest. We should pay more attention to rest than work. Only by turning off the switch in a timely manner and taking adequate rest can we effectively perform our work!
