In the first part of this series (see here), I looked at what overthinking was and signs that it is affecting us in a problematic way. You would think that given this is an automatic defense mechanism that it would be useful and helpful to do. Looking at a problem from different angles and thoroughly can be beneficial. And even the right thing to do for big life-changing decision but thinking (or problem-solving) is not […]
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How to reconstruct stress and increase resilience?
After learning to understand what stress is and how to deconstruct it (see here if you missed last week’s post) using the stressors N.U.T.S (Novelty, Uncertainty, Threat to the ego, Sense of loss of control). Now comes the time to reconstruct it in a way that we don’t avoid stress but manage it constructively. Research has shown that the opposite of stress is not actually relaxation, but rather resilience. Resilience is the healthy ability to […]
What is stress and pressure?
As mentioned last week, to change our perceptions of pressure we first need to lower our stress response that is usually triggered by this pressure (see here if you missed it). This is very difficult to do because we essentially must learn to re-program our brains. To understand why we react to certain pressures and not others we have to understand what causes us to stress. Pressure is just another word for stress, and we […]
How to manage pressure?
Pressure – Part: 2 As we saw last week, pressure is usually linked to a mental perception of overwhelm and over-burden linked to perceived internal and external factors. Here, the important word is perceived. It implies that we may have some control over the pressures and types of pressures we feel. I know firsthand how hard it is to change, as when we are feeling that overwhelm, we are usually in full stress-activated mode. Which […]
What is Pressure?
There are many types of pressure that we feel on a sometimes-daily basis. Peer pressure, time pressure, performance pressure, family pressure and social pressure, and financial pressures are only some of the examples of the types of pressure we feel. But what is pressure exactly? Is it the same as stress? Is there anything we can do about it or are we stuck with this feeling? Why can some people turn to diamond under pressure […]