🔼: [[⭐️ Emotions]] # Stress I define stress is any unpleasant thought, [[⭐️ Emotions|emotion]], or [[⭐️ Body#Somatic Sensations|somatic sensation]]. We feel stressed when we a demand as beyond our ability to cope. It often arises when we're working hard at something we don't care about. This includes elements of unpredictability, uncontrollability, and feeling overloaded. This is subjective. Something is stressful when a person experiences it as stressful. Stress contributes to [[💡 Emotional Dysregulation|emotional dysregulation]] and makes us more reactive to [[💡 Trigger|triggers]]. The more stressed we are, further we're pulled out of our [[💡 Window of Tolerance|Window of Tolerance]] and (often) the more symptomatic we become. ###### Stress Contributors - Public speaking - Due-dates - The News - [[🛡️ Emotional Suppression]] ###### Effects of Stress - Acid Reflux - [[💡 Inflammation|Inflammation]] - Headaches - [[💡 Fatigue|Fatigue]] - Muscle tension or pain - Chest pain - Change in sex drive - Stomach upset - Grumpiness - Lack of [[💡 Motivation|motivation]] - Restlessness - [[⭐️ Sleep]] problems, [[💡 Insomnia|Insomnia]] - Weakened immune system - High blood pressure - Heart Disease - Stroke - Obesity - Diabetes - [[💡 Anxiety|Anxiety]] - [[💡 Depression|Depression]] - Inhibited [[💡 Neuroplasticity]] ###### Types of Stress There are three kinds of stress – one of which is helpful. [[💡 Eustress]] ➡️ [[💡 Emotional Dysregulation|💡 Distress]] ➡️ [[💡 Overwhelm]] ###### Reduce Stress - [[🧘 Yoga Nidra]] - [[💨 The Physiological Sigh]] - [[⭐️ Life Curation]] - [[🛠️ Goals and Intentions]] - Anything to reduce our [[💡 Cognitive Load|Cognitive Load]] #### Related - [[💡 Chronic Illness]] - [[⭐️ Life Curation]] [^1]: