Vocabulary

• get stuck in: To become enthusiastically involved in something.
• control tower: A tall tower at an airport from which air traffic controllers can direct aircraft movements.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• file away: To put something in a file for storage.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• burn down: To destroy (usually buildings) by burning
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• feel stuck: To feel unable to progress or change a situation, often leading to frustration or helplessness.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• look around: To explore a place; search for something.
• have to: Must do
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• art therapy: The use of creative methods such as painting, drawing, and sculpture to help people who have mental health problems.
• such as: For example; like
• out of reach: Cannot be touched as it is far away
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
• overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• prefrontal: Anterior to a frontal structure
• tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• hippocampus: A part of the brain that is part of the limbic system and is important for memory
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• amygdala: Almond-shaped structure in the brain's anterior
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• mindfulness: Paying attention to your responsibilities
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• integration: Act of bringing things together into a whole
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• cluster: To come together in a group, flock etc.
• detach: To send away a military unit on a special mission
• fitness: Good physical condition; being in shape
• betrayal: Act of giving knowledge or information to an enemy
• overdrive: Extra gear on a vehicle that allows more power
• sculpt: To carve a material to make an artistic shape
• disconnect: To separate something from something else
• rewire: To put new electricity cables in (a building)
• heighten: To increase the degree or intensity of something
• hum: To make a constant low sound
• somatic: Of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
• overactive: More active than normal, other people
• dissociation: Separation of one part of your life from others