Perceived safety, including from nature, physiologically switches off chronic stress responses

Evidence

Indications of safety disarm the stress response and in so doing they mitigate the risks of stress-related diseases like hypertension affective disorders and even obesity.17 — Harriet A. Washington, A Terrible Thing to Waste, 1226

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Harriet A. Washington, A Terrible Thing to Waste, 1226
• XREF: connects to: Hundreds of thousands of minority students attend schools near toxic contaminated sites — Harriet A. Washington, A Terrible Thing to Waste, 1038; Total sensory absence can feel generative rather than merely frightening — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 496; Extreme physical silence can produce deep restfulness rather than only distress — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 496 (+11 more)

Library Connections

• Extreme physical silence can produce deep restfulness rather than only distress #exemplifies (0.80) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 496

Broader Connections

• Extreme near-total silence can trigger panic, disorientation, and physical illness #contradicts (0.75) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 474
• Natural silence is a positive presence felt in the body #expands (0.75) — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 26
• Total sensory absence can feel generative rather than merely frightening #exemplifies (0.70) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 496
• The brain’s evolved vigilance actively forecloses the possibility of true silence #contradicts (0.65)
• Stress-induced shallow breathing becomes the body’s involuntary arousal signal #complicates (0.65) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 171