Their anxiety levels went down. Learning that they reach the same level as before, they continue to go down.
他们的焦虑水平降低了,达到了原来的水平,还持续下降
And the most important thing is that they stabilized below the previous level.
最重要的是,在原来的水平之下保持稳定
They stabilized below the previous levels of anxiety, when he followed these participants over a longer period of time up to a year.
在原来的焦虑水平之下保持稳定。他密切留意着这些参加者一段很长的时间,长达一年
4 times, 15 minutes- that's total of an hour. That's very little. And long lasting results.
四次,15分钟,足足一小时,时间很短,效果是持续的
Think about it: this is also what we saw before. Sometimes, brief interventions are extremely effective.
想想:我们之前也知道,有时候,简单的干预是很有效果的
Think about the shyness study that I spoke about last week after 12 sessions of 12 minutes with women who were interested in them,
想想我上周说过的害羞研究,12次,每次12分钟,让男士们与对他们有好感的女士们独处
these shy heterosexual men change radically. So change can come in a relatively brief period of time if we know how to intervene.
这些害羞的异性恋男士发生了很大的变化。所以改变其实可以发生在极短的时间内,关键是我们要知道如何干预
And journaling is one of these interventions. Now this is not going to be one of your response paper- it's too personal.
而日记就是其中的一种干预方式。我不会要你们写这个作业,因为太私人了
I don't think it's appropriate to assign it, but I certainly do recommend that you do it. Follow specifically Pennebaker's instructions.
我觉得不该布置给你们,但我强烈推荐你们试一下,严格按照Pennebaker的指示
Doesn't take that long. Do it on 4 days, 15 minutes, 20 minutes each time, just write whatever comes to mind.
不会占很长时间,连续四天都做,每次15到20分钟,想到什么写什么