To reach a goal in life, you need drive and determination, but new research shows how anxiety can impact that motivation. The study looked at how people have different responses to stress and found that motivation to obtain goals after stress exposure depended on the individual’s level of trait anxiety.
The study performed in rats showed that stress could motivate animals with low anxiety, but it hinders the capacity to exert effort in highly anxious animals. These behavioral differences are due to a cell group located in the cerebral region of the brain. The study shows that the expression of these cells is directly connected to the anxiety levels in the rats, leading to boosted or diminished motivation.
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Researchers believe these results can help to explain individual differences in motivation when people are exposed to stress. Previous studies have shown that exposure to stress activates a group of responses that orchestrate behavioral changes for facing threats to one life, such as feeling frightened by a potential aggressor. However, exposure to situations of repeated stress can have adverse effects and trigger psychiatric problems such as depression that could alter motivation.
Studies on this topic have previously provided contradictory results. Some researchers believe that these results may be due to variations in the individual’s personality traits, such as anxiety and depression.
Since the pandemic began, studies on mental health have been at the forefront of understanding how stress may be affecting overall health. This study helps to highlight the possibility of stress hindering motivation for people to reach their goals.
Managing Stress Levels
By focusing on brain function and mental health by consuming a healthy diet, getting regular exercise, and ensuring you are getting the proper nutrients and vitamins, you can help manage stress levels.
Anxiety Rescue is designed to help support mood balance and cognitive function using various ingredients to target multiple aspects of stress. With ingredients such as vitamin D, thiamine, and ashwagandha, it combines unique ingredients to help improve mood and reduce mental fatigue.
Many people live under an enormous amount of stress, and studies such as this are helping to recognize the side effects it may be having on the mind and body. By taking simple steps to help reduce stress and anxiety, you will feel better and stay more motivated to reach your goals.
Sarah began her interest in nutritional healing at an early age. After going through health problems and becoming frustrated with the conventional ways doctors wanted to treat her illness (which were not working), she took it upon herself to find alternative treatments. This led her to revolutionize her own diet to help her get healthier and tackle her health problems. She began treating her illness by living a more balanced lifestyle through healthy food choices, exercise and other alternative medicine such as meditation. This total positive lifestyle change led her to earn a diploma in Nutritional Therapy from Health Sciences Academy in London, England. Today, Sarah enjoys helping others by teaching healthy lifestyle changes through her personal consultations and with her regular contributions to the Doctors Health Press. Also, passionate about following her dreams in life, Sarah moved to France and lived in Paris for over 5 years where she earned a certification in beadwork and embroidery from Lesage (an atelier owned by Chanel). She then went on to be a familiar face sitting front row and reporting from Paris Fashion Week. Sarah continues to practice some of the cultural ways of life she learned while in Europe. They enjoy their food, and take the time to relax and enjoy many of life’s little moments. These are life lessons she is glad to have brought back home with her.
