Vocabulary

• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• lead to: To result in some action
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
• on occasion: Sometimes, but not regularly.
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• light up: To illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• lay it on: To praise or criticize someone excessively or exaggeratedly.
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• mental: Concerning the mind
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• bizarre: Odd or strange
• traumatic: Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
• unconscious: Not aware of what is going on around you
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• occasion: Significant or important event or function
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• prefrontal: Anterior to a frontal structure
• therapist: Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
• hippocampus: A part of the brain that is part of the limbic system and is important for memory
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• sensory: Referring to the physical senses
• amygdala: Almond-shaped structure in the brain's anterior
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
• integration: Act of bringing things together into a whole
• fantasy: Something imagined and very different from reality
• hub: Center of action or interest
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• public: Owned by the government
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• metaphorical: Using words imaginatively to reveal a similarity
• loom: To appear in a large, unclear, or threatening form
• childhood: The time when you are a child
• temporal: Concerning time
• recur: To occur again or repeatedly
• twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
• hum: To make a constant low sound
• peacefully: In a calm and quiet manner; without using force