Amy Nicholson
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Doesn't it seem, though, that, as you pointed out, like it could be your job or it could be some event in your life that's causing you stress, but you're creating the stress, not the event. The event is the event. It's how you deal with it.
Doesn't it seem, though, that, as you pointed out, like it could be your job or it could be some event in your life that's causing you stress, but you're creating the stress, not the event. The event is the event. It's how you deal with it.
Doesn't it seem, though, that, as you pointed out, like it could be your job or it could be some event in your life that's causing you stress, but you're creating the stress, not the event. The event is the event. It's how you deal with it.
And the idea of when people talk about, oh, I'm so stressed, or this is so stressful, I mean, they're never talking about the good stress. They're always talking about what they perceive to be harmful stress, that this is too much, that I can't deal with this, this is really hard. It isn't like, wow, this is great stress.
And the idea of when people talk about, oh, I'm so stressed, or this is so stressful, I mean, they're never talking about the good stress. They're always talking about what they perceive to be harmful stress, that this is too much, that I can't deal with this, this is really hard. It isn't like, wow, this is great stress.
And the idea of when people talk about, oh, I'm so stressed, or this is so stressful, I mean, they're never talking about the good stress. They're always talking about what they perceive to be harmful stress, that this is too much, that I can't deal with this, this is really hard. It isn't like, wow, this is great stress.
No one uses that term and says, God, I'm so stressed today, and isn't it wonderful?
No one uses that term and says, God, I'm so stressed today, and isn't it wonderful?
No one uses that term and says, God, I'm so stressed today, and isn't it wonderful?
So can you take some real life examples? Because we're talking about the stress in response to something going on in life. Let's add in the things that are going on so we get real examples rather than talking in the abstract of here's something that happens and here's how you handle it or maybe how you don't handle it well so we get a better sense of what you're talking about.
So can you take some real life examples? Because we're talking about the stress in response to something going on in life. Let's add in the things that are going on so we get real examples rather than talking in the abstract of here's something that happens and here's how you handle it or maybe how you don't handle it well so we get a better sense of what you're talking about.
So can you take some real life examples? Because we're talking about the stress in response to something going on in life. Let's add in the things that are going on so we get real examples rather than talking in the abstract of here's something that happens and here's how you handle it or maybe how you don't handle it well so we get a better sense of what you're talking about.
But going back to your example of being stuck in a work situation,
But going back to your example of being stuck in a work situation,
But going back to your example of being stuck in a work situation,
So it's not a matter of trying to reframe bad stress into good stress. It sounds like you're talking about you're going to have bad stress and you do what you do with that. The trick is to find the good stress because that will help protect you from those bad stressful things.
So it's not a matter of trying to reframe bad stress into good stress. It sounds like you're talking about you're going to have bad stress and you do what you do with that. The trick is to find the good stress because that will help protect you from those bad stressful things.
So it's not a matter of trying to reframe bad stress into good stress. It sounds like you're talking about you're going to have bad stress and you do what you do with that. The trick is to find the good stress because that will help protect you from those bad stressful things.
And so how do you create good stress in your life? I mean, is it the, that's why I guess what I'm not understanding is like, is it the way you respond to situations or do you go out and seek situations, go get on a roller coaster because that'll give you good, I'm not sure how you bring this into your life.
And so how do you create good stress in your life? I mean, is it the, that's why I guess what I'm not understanding is like, is it the way you respond to situations or do you go out and seek situations, go get on a roller coaster because that'll give you good, I'm not sure how you bring this into your life.