Case Example: Allen
Allen was a firefighter for many years. When he had been to a fire, he would come back to the fire station all keyed up and be unable to relax. The adrenalin he needed to fight the fire was still pumping - hours after he was out of the “fight” mode. The “tiger” was gone yet seeing flames destroy people’s property bothered him emotionally. When people were hurt or died in the fires, he was even more keyed up and anxious. He felt sad. Soon he had high blood pressure and was prescribed medication.
Realizing he had to take action, try
to reverse what he was feeling, he started running on the tread milling once he
got back from a fire. His family had a history of heart disease, he was
determined not to sick. He gets on the treadmill for 30 - 45 minutes while
watching TV or listening to relaxing music. He also learned to meditate which
took weeks to master. He does tai chi several days weekly. Within just 4 month
his blood pressure was under control and he was able to come off the medication.
He actively changed his bad stress chemicals to good stress chemicals.