3 signs you are WAY too stressed from 17 magazine, and a SOLUTION
1. Everything (*sniffle*) makes you emotional (*SOBSSSS.*)
Everyone has days where a random video on YouTube makes you cry, or you watch a favorite sad movie to provide you with a good cathartic cry on purpose.
But if you're walking this Earth like a timebomb of intense feels,
snapping when your bae [lover] makes a dumb joke or getting extra annoyed at a teammate, something might be out.
Like those times when you chill out afterward and wonder, Who WAS that person? or I can't believe I just said/did that."
When you're super-stressed, the brain stem — the primitive part of your brain — takes over, and the part that anticipates outcomes goes dark," says Hemmen.
So what does that mean?! Think of it this way: Stress shuts down your filter AND turns up your tendency to act on instinct … making your inner rage-beast bubble up in interactions where you'd normally feel fine. In other words, stress makes you QUICK-TEMPERED and angry.
2. Your tummy does weird things on the regs. #awkward
Maybe it's gas or stomach aches or too much/not enough that's got you down — it doesn't matter, because it's: THE. WORST. And it's all stuff that could be caused by sneaky feelings of pressure or worry or dread, says research.
"We have brain cells scattered in every organ system," explains Ehrman. "And for some people, their nervous energy goes straight to their gut." In fact, some experts call your gut a "mini-brain" (wut) because it holds so many neurotransmitters.
3. Sometimes, it's like you forget to breathe … You're sitting there and all of a sudden you're convinced that you've never had, nor do you have, a life and that your present-and-future is over. Your emotions can spiral out so fast that you actually feel light-headed, or slightly tingly, or straight-up shaky. So what's up with that? Sometimes — when you're all worked up — you literally hold your breath to keep the tears down and/or the emotion in. And it's not something you should ignore.
"Research has shown that there is no such thing as a spontaneous panic attack," says Ehrman. "Holding your breath, rapid breathing, a little dizziness — these can and will get worse over time."
So What Can You Do About It?
First off: Make sure to get enough rest and ~breathe~ (deeply! often! Take YOGA lessons or UNDER WATER SWIMMING lessons, both of which use breathing techniques as part of the sport).
"It's important to create space in your day for your brain and body to be in a state of calm," Ehrman explains. "That keeps the stress from piling up."
Aside from catching all of the [sleep] you can, building in five-minute to one-hour brain breaks every day — where you sit and count your breaths or picture yourself in your happy place — will help, too.
or, Join the Catholic channel and do a Rosary with the nuns on TV for 30 minutes a few times per day, you will be amazed how much this simple prayer will clear your head, providing you with something else to focus on that is calm and simple. Singing does the same thing.
Or use DOTS. The dots the indians of India wear between their eyebrows, are symbolic of something they are trying to focus on. Each color of dot, means a different thing. Throughout each day, indians will stop the indian wearing the dot with suggestions about that particular subject, which will help them achieve that goal and provides a short themed break about the subject that is their focus of the moment.
Go to "confession" at any Catholic church. Talking to a priest is FREE and open to EVERYONE - it doesn't matter what religion you are or were or "never been around any of it". The priest will listen to ANYTHING you bring up ANYTIME, and hopefully the priest will look into the index of the bible (or YOU can) if your bible does not have an index in the back, go buy one that DOES. The index of any book, bible included, is the only part of a book that guides you to the ANSWERS. The priest can listen to what is bothering you and tell you passages in the bible that you can read that pertain to what you just discussed with that priest.
Everyone has days where a random video on YouTube makes you cry, or you watch a favorite sad movie to provide you with a good cathartic cry on purpose.
But if you're walking this Earth like a timebomb of intense feels,
snapping when your bae [lover] makes a dumb joke or getting extra annoyed at a teammate, something might be out.
Like those times when you chill out afterward and wonder, Who WAS that person? or I can't believe I just said/did that."
When you're super-stressed, the brain stem — the primitive part of your brain — takes over, and the part that anticipates outcomes goes dark," says Hemmen.
So what does that mean?! Think of it this way: Stress shuts down your filter AND turns up your tendency to act on instinct … making your inner rage-beast bubble up in interactions where you'd normally feel fine. In other words, stress makes you QUICK-TEMPERED and angry.
2. Your tummy does weird things on the regs. #awkward
Maybe it's gas or stomach aches or too much/not enough that's got you down — it doesn't matter, because it's: THE. WORST. And it's all stuff that could be caused by sneaky feelings of pressure or worry or dread, says research.
"We have brain cells scattered in every organ system," explains Ehrman. "And for some people, their nervous energy goes straight to their gut." In fact, some experts call your gut a "mini-brain" (wut) because it holds so many neurotransmitters.
3. Sometimes, it's like you forget to breathe … You're sitting there and all of a sudden you're convinced that you've never had, nor do you have, a life and that your present-and-future is over. Your emotions can spiral out so fast that you actually feel light-headed, or slightly tingly, or straight-up shaky. So what's up with that? Sometimes — when you're all worked up — you literally hold your breath to keep the tears down and/or the emotion in. And it's not something you should ignore.
"Research has shown that there is no such thing as a spontaneous panic attack," says Ehrman. "Holding your breath, rapid breathing, a little dizziness — these can and will get worse over time."
So What Can You Do About It?
First off: Make sure to get enough rest and ~breathe~ (deeply! often! Take YOGA lessons or UNDER WATER SWIMMING lessons, both of which use breathing techniques as part of the sport).
"It's important to create space in your day for your brain and body to be in a state of calm," Ehrman explains. "That keeps the stress from piling up."
Aside from catching all of the [sleep] you can, building in five-minute to one-hour brain breaks every day — where you sit and count your breaths or picture yourself in your happy place — will help, too.
or, Join the Catholic channel and do a Rosary with the nuns on TV for 30 minutes a few times per day, you will be amazed how much this simple prayer will clear your head, providing you with something else to focus on that is calm and simple. Singing does the same thing.
Or use DOTS. The dots the indians of India wear between their eyebrows, are symbolic of something they are trying to focus on. Each color of dot, means a different thing. Throughout each day, indians will stop the indian wearing the dot with suggestions about that particular subject, which will help them achieve that goal and provides a short themed break about the subject that is their focus of the moment.
Go to "confession" at any Catholic church. Talking to a priest is FREE and open to EVERYONE - it doesn't matter what religion you are or were or "never been around any of it". The priest will listen to ANYTHING you bring up ANYTIME, and hopefully the priest will look into the index of the bible (or YOU can) if your bible does not have an index in the back, go buy one that DOES. The index of any book, bible included, is the only part of a book that guides you to the ANSWERS. The priest can listen to what is bothering you and tell you passages in the bible that you can read that pertain to what you just discussed with that priest.
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This is excellent! Thank you, 38! xo