I have decided to take an entirely different route to blogging than I normally do and write something that may be only interesting to me …. stress!
Well, more importantly the difference between stress and anxiety. I find it so interesting that sometimes the two are so hard to differentiate. Both work in a kind of deadly cycle of “Oh I am so stressed! Oh no now I have stress induced anxiety! Oh no now I am even more stressed.” So on and so forth.
Thats why I think learning to discern the two is so important. Learning to differentiate stress and anxiety is the first step in figuring out how to deal with it, because the two have different remedies.
For stress, (particularly induced by work or school) pacing is key. Learning to manage time and cognitive energy can help to ease stress, while in anxiety there is no particular cure all for every person. Everyone is different so for some people breathing exercises may work, but for others easing an overall sense of anxiety could take medication or meditation.
I don’t know, I just think the way the brain works is fascinating. It is so cool that we are capable of such complex emotions… anyways enough with the boring psychology talk, I’ll let you continue with your blog perusing!
— A
this is such an important subject and more prominent than people may think. i love the way you covered it : )
This gives me an early Conan Gray vibe back when he was still making YouTube videos. I really relate to your explanation a lot and I can value the fact that you took the time to differentiate the two. I really enjoyed this commentary.