Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• in check: Under control; restrained.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• get it together: To organize your life and become more responsible.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• setting off: To start a journey
• kick in: (Of a medicine, plan, etc.) to start to have an effect; become operative
• in a state: In a particular condition or situation.
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in the moment: At the present time; now.
• tamp down: To reduce or suppress feelings or a situation.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
• mental: Concerning the mind
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• stigma: Mark of shame or disgrace
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• realistic: Looks or appears real; like things really are
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
• prefrontal: Anterior to a frontal structure
• tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
• neural: About the nerves or nervous system
• persistent: Continuing to do something despite challenges
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• hippocampus: A part of the brain that is part of the limbic system and is important for memory
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• vicious: Very dangerous, e.g. an animal or dog
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• amygdala: Almond-shaped structure in the brain's anterior
• mindfulness: Paying attention to your responsibilities
• regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
• pervasive: Occurring or existing throughout all the parts
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• inhibit: To stop a person expressing themselves normally
• almond: Type of long flat nut
• alertness: State of being aware and able to respond quickly
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• hypothalamus: Basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system
• medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• minimize: To make something seem small or less important
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• defensive: Protecting something, yourself from attack
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• cage: Box made of wire or metal bars, e.g. for a bird
• overdrive: Extra gear on a vehicle that allows more power
• incorrectly: In a way that is incorrect or wrong
• uncommon: Not typical; not normal; unusual