The reason humans experience so much more stress than other species isn't just because we think more, but also because we think differently.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It's time we learned the truth about stress. It's time we identified the thoughts that actually create our stress and learned to dismantle them one by one.
Sometimes when people are under stress, they hate to think, and it's the time when they most need to think.
Its not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.
Stress makes us prone to tunnel vision, less likely to take in the information we need. Anxiety makes us more risk-averse than we would be regularly and more deferential.
When you're under stress as a human being, you behave oddly and your relationships with people become strained.
Stress is a byproduct of subconscious beliefs you have about the world. You can't choose not to believe something. You believe it because you think it's true. To eliminate stress, you must learn to challenge these beliefs so that you see them differently.
Stress appears in your life because you have a rigid view of 'This is the way the world should be,' and the Universe pays scant regard to your desires. And you refuse to accept this.
Stress is the negative whirlwind of emotions that gets imposed on top of our stimulation and engagement.
The less you think counterfactually, the less you experience stress. Stress, in this light, isn't a bad thing. It's simply a warning system telling you that your mind has lost touch with what's real.
The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.