사람을 죽이는 감정 1위는?
사람을 죽이는 감정 1위는?
사람을 병들게 하는 감정엔 두 종류가 있어.
두려움은 몸을 즉각 갉아먹어.
급성 파괴력 1위.
심장은 빨라지고, 면역은 바로 떨어져.
몸이 스스로를 적으로 착각하는 거야.
근데 절망은 달라.
생명력 자체를 꺾어버려.
존재론적 파괴력 1위.
사는 이유가 사라지면,
몸도 따라 무너져.
결국 진짜 강한 감정은
두려움이 ‘종합 최강’,
절망은 ‘생명력 붕괴형’이야.
의학·신경과학
American Psychological Association. 『Stress Effects on the Body』. APA, 2018–2023.
McEwen, Bruce S. 「Protective and Damaging Effects of Stress Mediators」. 『New England Journal of Medicine』 338(3), 1998: 171–179.
Sapolsky, Robert M. 『Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers』. New York: Holt Paperbacks, 2004.
Thayer, Julian F. et al. 「The Role of Autonomic Imbalance in Fear and Health」. 『Biological Psychology』 74(2), 2007: 224–242.
면역·심혈관
Cohen, Sheldon et al. 「Psychological Stress and Susceptibility to the Common Cold」. 『New England Journal of Medicine』 325(9), 1991: 606–612.
Steptoe, Andrew & Kivimäki, Mika. 「Stress and Cardiovascular Disease」. 『Nature Reviews Cardiology』 9, 2012: 360–370.
절망·우울·생존
World Health Organization. 『Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders』. WHO, 2017.
Frankl, Viktor E. 『Man’s Search for Meaning』. Boston: Beacon Press, 1959.
Abramson, Lyn Y. et al. 「Hopelessness Depression: A Theory-Based Subtype of Depression」. 『Psychological Review』 96(2), 1989: 358–372.
Holahan, Carole J. et al. 「Hopelessness and Mortality in Older Adults」. 『Journal of Health Psychology』 16(3), 2011: 357–366.
종합 분석
National Institute of Mental Health. 『Stress, Fear, and Depression』. NIMH, 2019–2022.
Southwick, Steven M. & Charney, Dennis S. 『Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life’s Greatest Challenges』. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012.
