Stress is the Side-Effect

The Daily Wake Up Micro-Podcast

Episode 681 - Stress is the Side-Effect

Stress isn’t a feeling or emotion. When stressed, people admit to feeling overwhelmed, anxious, angry, panicky, frustrated, and confused however, stress is a side-effect of the physiological changes going on. It’s not the feeling.

The reason we sigh after stress isn’t because we are relieved; it’s because we are literally gasping for breath. When we are stressed, we go into fight or flight mode right, well, when we are relaxed, listen to what happens in contrast to being stressed.