This might seem like one of those posts that Trisha writes to make herself feel better, but stick with her, because this time, there’s some real science behind the weird things she does (and maybe that you do too) that might actually mean Trisha’s mental health is right on track.
In this case, talking to yourself in the third person when you’re trying to keep your emotions in check might actually be beneficial.
A recent study hooked participants up to brain-scanning machines and placed them into two groups. The first groups was instructed to recall specific negative or stressful scenarios in their lives and then ask themselves the question “what am I feeling right now?”. The machines whirred and recorded all the while. The instructions were similar for the second group, with one little tweak – the participants in group 2 asked themselves, “what is [insert their own name] feeling right now?”.
Basically, participants in the second group spoke to themselves as if they were Elmo or the Incredible Hulk.
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