The ObservatoryStress is not always the enemy
How you interpret your stress response shapes how it affects you. Try reading it in a different way.
How it works
- Choose a stressWriteChoose
- Feel the bodyListChoose
- Try a reappraisalWrite
- Bearing the uncertainBreatheWrite
- Be honestChooseWrite
Pick a situation that is stressing you right now. Not the worst one in your life, but a current, concrete one. A test, a conversation, a deadline, news you are waiting for. We will look at how you carry it, not try to so …
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Why does it work?
Builds on Crum, Salovey & Achor (2013), who showed that a "stress-is-enhancing" mindset improved well-being and hormonal responses under pressure, and on research on intolerance of uncertainty as a central mechanism in worry and anxiety. Reappraisal does not replace the need to address real overload.
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