Diego F. Chiluisa LMHC

10/20/2025

PARTE 1
El estrés y la ansiedad pueden afectar múltiples partes del cuerpo, ya que ambos activan la llamada respuesta de lucha o huida, liberando hormonas como el cortisol y la adrenalina que alteran funciones corporales esenciales.

SISTEMA NERVIOSO Y CEREBRO
El estrés crónico impacta directamente al cerebro, afectando la memoria, el sueño, la concentración y la regulación emocional. También puede contribuir a desarrollar trastornos de ansiedad, depresión y agotamiento mental. La sobreproducción de cortisol puede incluso reducir el volumen del hipocampo, una zona relacionada con la memoria y el aprendizaje.

SISTEMA CARDIOVASCULAR
El corazón late más rápido y aumenta la presión arterial para preparar el cuerpo ante una amenaza, lo que a largo plazo puede provocar hipertensión, arritmias y un mayor riesgo de infarto o accidente cerebrovascular.

SISTEMA MUSCULAR Y ESQUELÉTICO
La tensión muscular es una de las respuestas más comunes. Muchos experimentan rigidez en el cuello, hombros o espalda, y dolores de cabeza tensionales. Si es persistente, puede derivar en dolor crónico o contracturas.

10/06/2025

More than ever, there is a growing need to prioritize our mental health. Let me share some tips with you. Comment MIND to learn more and follow this page for additional content.

04/05/2022

Para los que quieran asistir un poco de la introducción a lo que es Salud Mental.
Fue un placer compartir con Estamos Unidos US y esperamos que haya sido de ayuda e información para la comunidad hispana

En esta platica con Diego aprenderemos a entender mejor nuestras necesidades emocionales y diferenciar entre un desorden y un trastorno mental. Despejarem...

04/11/2020

F = Focus on what's in your control - You can't control what happens in the future. You can't control other's opinions or the way the world is. And you can magically control your feelings, eliminating all that perfectly natural fear and anxiety. But you can monitor what you do - here and now. And that matters. The reality is, we all have far more control over our behavior than we do over our thoughts and feelings. So our number one aim is to take control of our behavior - right here and now - to respond effectively to this situation.
This involves both dealing with our inner world - all our stressful thoughts and feelings - and our outer world - all the real problems we are facing. How do we do this? Well, when a big storm blows up, the boats in the harbor drop anchor - because if they don't, they'll get swept out to sea. And of course, dropping anchor doesn't make the storm go away (anchors can't control the weather) - but it can hold a boat steady in the harbor until the storm passes in its own good time. Similarly, in an ongoing crisis, we're all going to experience 'emotional storms': unhelpful thoughts spinning inside our head, and painful feelings whirling around our body. And if we're swept away by that storm inside us, there's nothing effective we can do. So the first practical step is to 'drop anchor,' using the simple ACE formula:
A = Acknowledge your thoughts & feelings -
C = Come back into your body
E = Engage in what you're doing

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04/01/2020

Anxiety rises proportionally to how much one tries to get rid of it. Or as Carl Jung put it, "What you resist persists."
Struggling against anxiety can take many forms. People might try to distract themselves by drinking, eating or watching Netflix more than usual. They might repeatedly seek reassurance from friends, family, or health experts. Or they might obsessively check news streams, hoping to calm their fears. Although these behaviors can help momentarily, they can make anxiety worse in the long run.
Avoiding the experience of anxiety almost always backfires.
Instead, allow your anxious thoughts, feelings and physical sensations to wash over you, accepting anxiety as an integral part of human experience.
When waves of coronavirus anxiety show up, notice and describe the experience to yourself or others without judgment. Resist the urge to escape or calm your fears by obsessively reading virus updates. Paradoxically, facing anxiety in the moment will lead to less anxiety over time.

Source: BetterHelp, inc.

03/27/2020

We are living in uncertain times...
The growing tension and fear about the future are more real than ever. It's scary to wake up another day and not know what news developed overnight. The anticipation can imprison us between the growing fear and anxiety, leaving us in a state of hopelessness and helplessness.
We can't avoid those thoughts because they keep coming back.
When facing a loss, it's vital to have healthy ways to cope with those situations and news.
The acronym TEAR can help us put things into a manageable perspective.

T= To accept the reality of the loss
E= Experience the pain of the loss
A= Adjust to the new environment without the lost person
R= Reinvest and engage again in the new reality.

If distress is impacting activities of your daily life for several days or weeks, talk to a clergy member, counselor, or doctor. It's okay to seek help when is needed

03/25/2020

Life is uncertain
Nobody can ever be 100% sure about what is going to happen next. Some people are OK with uncertainty, while others find it unpleasant.
It is very human to try to control or avoid unwanted experiences.
People who are intolerant of uncertainty often worry to feel more certain about what lies ahead (asking ’what if...?’ questions and planning for possible unwanted events)
But worry can increase uncertainty.
Worries have a habit of ’chaining together’ and developing into ever more unlikely and anxiety-provoking scenarios.

There are more helpful strategies for managing uncertainty:
Accept that uncertainty is part of life. Once you have accepted that something is present, you no longer need to fight it. You can even start to be curious about it.
Embrace uncertainty. It can be helpful to face your fears and embrace uncertainty to learn that you CAN cope. You might even find that you enjoy it.
Rethink your attitude to uncertainty. What life would be like if there was no uncertainty? How would it feel if you knew exactly what was going to happen at every moment if there were no surprises? How would it feel to watch a movie or read a book if you already knew the ending?

Text from PsychologyTools Limited