A stress-free life, does that even exist?
Our body is designed to deal with stress; we need some pressure in our lives. You might be thinking: “Why?” Remember when you had to present, or when you had to do a test or had that interview? Maybe you experienced stress on a first date?
When you feel stressed during those moments, it’s positive. This kind of stress is the stress that is helping you to adjust to that situation, be alert, get the motivation, and do it!
Stress is also there to help you in dangerous situations, avoid having them, and face them when they arise. So a stress-free life is a utopia.
It is normal that you experience moments of stress; however, if you can’t shake it off, it becomes a problem.
After each stressful moment, you should have a stress-free moment to compensate and to get ready for a future challenge that might give you stress. Now here, it often goes wrong.
Is it that you can’t seem to stop and have a break? Do you often feel the need and the pressure to continue, and you can’t seem to stop “doing”? Did you try to talk about it?
Let me tell you that often people don’t dare to talk about being tired, exhausted, or overwhelmed. If we talk about it…. we get to hear that the other person experiences the same, and it’s a similar story, just phrased in different wordings.
Also, we often deny that we are overwhelmed. The other person or we-ourselves see it as a weakness, so we continue to work and support others and forget our own needs. We don’t know how to stop this behavior, so we continue to work hard.
Our family, friends, colleagues, or employers often do not support us in stopping overworking. They might say they work a little bit less but in the end… You are helping them; yes, they are essential, but so are you!
Your 1st priority should be you. Imagine you have a healthy, happy, and balanced life. You will have the energy to do more, undertake nice things, and occasionally work a bit harder or more. But you will not work non-stop anymore or sacrifice certain things that you like to do for others, as you will be able to balance your life.
So many people are selling you a stress-free life, and I don’t do that. Why not? Because it simply doesn’t exist. However, I do believe in positive stress and that you can build resilience to stress. Now, this is important!
Are you curious about which steps to take? Please reach out to me or another professional when you feel lonely, overwhelmed, taken for granted, exhausted, tired, numb, and isolated or when you are sick at home with burnout.
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