One of the main problems of modern man - the inability to cope with stress. When appropriate we will either start to panic or try to suppress their emotions, leading to discomfort. Meanwhile, recently psychologists from the University of California in Los Angeles came to the conclusion that the verbal expression of stress reduces its level.

Scientists conducted an experiment: asked 88 volunteers who, according to them, afraid of spiders, to approach the open container with live tarantulas and touching them. While all of the subjects were divided into four groups. The first group was asked aloud to describe the emotions that arise when approaching the tarantula, for example: "Oh, what a terrible and scary spider, as he disgusting to me!"

The participants of the second group had to use only neutral expressions that are not related with fear and disgust towards the huge spiders. For example, they could encourage yourself by saying: "I do not fear him!" A third suggestion was to speak only on abstract themes, and the fourth - to remain silent.

After a series of experiments it was found that representatives of the first group coped with the task much better than volunteers from the other three groups. They managed to come to the containers is much closer and they less frequently than the other, was observed sweating palms - reaction, which is one of the main indicators of stress.

Having studied vocabulary that was used by the subjects, the researchers found that the more negatively they spoke of spiders, for example, calling them a terrible and disgusting, the less was their fear of these insects.

"Verbalization of emotions arising allows you to experience arising frightening situation, saying, "I'm scared and I'm here" - says one of the study's authors, Professor of psychology Michel Paint. They are not trying to alienate the situation, saying that everything is fine. It goes deep in the moment and in the feeling. The region of the brain involved in the process of describing our current state, somehow mutes our emotional reactions, at least in some situations".

According to scientists, this approach can help people in any psychologically traumatic situation, for example, violence or involvement in hostilities. Fixing the situation, it is easier for us to experience it and move on, whereas "positive thinking"in which we tell ourselves that we don't care what happens and we're stronger than this, or complete ignorance of the situation leads to the fact that the problem remains in our lives.

Experts also attempted to explain why some people cope with stress better than others. According to specialists of the College of business name Mendoza at the University of Notre Dame, it depends on genetic inheritance.

Scientists observed 300 pairs of twins, which was raised and grew up together, and came to the conclusion that living in the same environment does not affect the ability to control themselves in times of stress. But in people with identical genes was about the same level of control over stress.

"The conducted research is focused on the recognition of hereditary predisposition to the stress, " says judge. It means that regardless of the characteristics of our environment, stress depends on our genetic code". According to the scientist, most of the stress that we are overcome, associated with problems at work. Many people wanting to avoid stressful situations, change jobs, but at a new place voltage is not abating. It should first of all to determine their susceptibility to stress, the expert believes.

Another study recently conducted by scientists from the Canadian Institute for health and work together with colleagues from Institute of clinical trials in Toronto. According to their findings, stress in the workplace doubles the risk of developing diabetes in women, but it does not have such influence on representatives of the stronger sex. However, men in the soil stresses more frequent oncological diseases, as well as heart attacks and strokes. Because women are accustomed "talk" negative emotions, at least in communication with relatives and friends, while men tend to hide their feelings...