Have you ever been shown one of those optical illusion images that makes your head spin because of the movement that occurs? Usually, you are told to focus on an image with some sort of pattern for twenty seconds, then to look away for five seconds, then to look back. Interestingly enough, if you focused hard enough on the image just earlier, then when you look back the image should appear to be moving. For some people, the image may appear to be moving rather fast while, to others, it may not appear to be moving at all.
It’s an oddity of the brain that such images can produce an illusion like this, but Japanese psychiatrist, Akiyoshi Kitaoka, has recently come up with an explanation about how what you see can say a lot about how you deal with stress. Apparently, Kitaoka recently performed a series of tests with these “moving images”, and he found that those individuals who viewed the images without seeing much movement were far more likely to be able to deal with stress very well in their lives. Conversely, those who looked at the images and saw rampant movement were much more likely to have stress that was out of control.
So, if you happen to go to Google and pull up some of these “moving images”…and you find that the screen in front of you appears to be shaking, then you will probably want to look at finding new ways to deal with your stress levels. Perhaps you should consider taking up a hobby that you really enjoy, begin trying to get more sleep at night, or consider taking workout classes, stretching, or pursue some other sort of calming methodology. Doing so will, undoubtedly, reduce your stress and improve your life for the better.
