All tagged stress

Help! The sky is falling!

When stress starts to feel paralyzing in this way, we can tend to go into escapism mode. In escapism mode, we have to work to actively ignore our stressors. This is not the same thing as making room to experience joy. Escapism says there is only room for ignorance, numbness, and avoidance. Joy is an outlet that allows us to continue to engage in the stress, to continue to fight for what we believe in and continue to hope for a better future. 

Stress and the stress response is a built in safety alarm system. It is not inherently bad. It can be a good thing to find motivation in a deadline, or be encouraged to fight for something we believe in, etc. However, too much of a good thing can also result in something negative and that is especially true with stress.