ARE YOU STRESSED?

April is Stress Awareness Month, and even though we might be aware that we are stressed, perhaps we have become so used to living in chronic stress that we accept it as normal.

Our relationship with stress has changed over the years. Many thought of stress as a “badge of honor” because it meant we had responsibilities and with that status. I often heard people say how it was normal that someone was stressed because they had such a high position in the company.

Then there’s the stress-judgment. How is that person so stressed, they have everything? Money, a nice home, great partner, cute kids. Assuming that “having it all” aligns with our version of success and what a good life looks like, thereby establishing a connection between ease, happiness and stress free.

However, lately, I also hear that people are hiding their stress, because they don’t want to seem weak.

We really need to pause on this.

THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY

I accepted that bad stress was part of work for a long time, to the point that I burned out, twice.

Read the full article here.

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Originally published on April 4, 2024 at JeanetteBronee.com.