Chris Duffy

Yes.

One of them is you talk about how you had a patient who you described her the difference between framing something as I need to calm down versus I need to get excited and how the exact same moment could be a calm down or get excited moment, depending on how you looked at it.

Can you talk a little bit about that?

You know, that idea of appraisal and reappraisal, you talked about how even though this is such an important skill and one that can really transform it, it also is a really challenging skill.

And you say, just to read from the book on page nine, you say, "...one of the challenges of reappraisal is applying it to different situations.

While participants in studies can actively rethink their stress responses in specific situations, like taking a test or giving a talk, they are not necessarily able to do the same when it comes to navigating a difficult relationship or worrying about a health issue."

And then you talk about how that is actually like a transfer problem.

I find that so much in my own life.

Like I am so, you know, people get really stressed about public speaking.

I love to speak public.

And some of that is just natural inclination.

But some of it is like as I'm about to go out on stage, I like jump up and down.

I move my body.

I'm like, great, great, great, great, great.

And I'm like, then it turns into I'm not stressed.

I'm excited.

But then.

People are often surprised to find out like if I'm going into a room like they had like a meet and greet at the preschool for my my son.

And when I like walked into this meet and greet, which is just like a very friendly, low stakes thing, I'm not expected to do anything.

I was like my heart was pounding and I was so nervous to be like, I have to meet these parents and talk to them and I have to make a good impression.