Comments on: Curious definition of stress

By: Lee-Anne Ragan

Lee-Anne Ragan — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:11:17 +0000

Hi Julie
I liked the author’s direct link between emotions and stress; so simple & elegant. How did it go this week trying to make the links?

By: Lee-Anne Ragan

Lee-Anne Ragan — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:09:17 +0000

Funny how such a simple thing (taking a deep breath) can help so much and how we forget to do it.

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:22:17 +0000

Thanks for the reminder to take a moment to acknowledge what emotions are causing stress. That’s going to be one of my goals this week!

By: Lee-Anne Ragan

Lee-Anne Ragan — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:58:41 +0000

Hi Isabelle; I love your point about stress being a pointer to something from the past. Very incisive!

By: Lee-Anne Ragan

Lee-Anne Ragan — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:57:51 +0000

Hi Emma-Louise. Hoc pati filias regis – Latin for ‘suck it up princess’ is unfortunately too common these days. I agree about seeing them as cues and signals. Any suggestions for how to have folks acknowledge them more?

By: Emma-Louise Elsey

Emma-Louise Elsey — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:12:20 +0000

Hi Lee-Anne

Undealt with emotions definitely lead to stress – and depression…

Sadly, as a society we’re taught to suck it up – instead of finding healthy ways to express.

Absolutely – we need to acknowledge, acknowledge, acknowledge – how we feel. And then decide what we’re going to do about it.

All too often emotions are seen as weak – rather than powerful signals that tell us where we need to take action!

Thanks for putting this out there Lee-Anne!

Emma-Louise

By: Isabelle

Isabelle — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:25:37 +0000

So true. When I acknowledge my emotions and take a deep breathe…I always feel better instantly.

Being present also really helps as every time I feel stressed…it’s rarely a result of the present. It most often has to do with the past or what I fear about the future…

Thanks for this great definition. It’s a great reminder.

By: Kerri

Kerri — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:31:11 +0000

This is great! I totally agree with the presenter’s definition.