Stress
Stress is a mental and physiological reaction to demands, threats or overloads that the body assesses as important.
Definition
Stress can be motivating when it is short-lived and proportionate to the task, but chronic stress increases the cost to the body, emotions, sleep and concentration. It is important to distinguish a stressor from a stress reaction and check whether the body has the conditions to regenerate after stress.
Key ideas
- Response to a requirement
- Mobilization and cost
- The importance of regeneration
Practice and life
For a week, write down your biggest stressor of the day, how your body reacts, and how you recover. Check if the voltage has closure.
Common misconceptions
It is a mistake to treat stress only as an enemy. It is also a mistake to normalize chronic overload.
> Stress is information about demand, and the problem begins when the demand lasts longer than recovery.
> — Guru Element
Questions for self-reflection
- What is a stressor and what is my reaction?
- Do I have time to recover?
- Which voltage can I reduce systemically?