Is the word “stress” part of your everyday vocabulary? If so, it may well be that by saying so, you are increasing your stress level. Interviewed by the site Well + Good, Seth Swirsky, clinical psychotherapist and author of a book entitled 21 ways to be happier in depression (21 Ways to a happy depression in VO), declared:“The simple fact of saying that one is stressed can cause a cascade of chemical reactions in the body […] and in the brain that makes one super stressed. The heart beats faster, the breathing accelerates, the blood pressure increases, we can no longer think properly and we are suddenly seized with fear and anxiety. » It does not make you dream…
Behind this apparent bad news lies good news:by changing our language habits, we can have a positive impact on our stress level. Pratima Raichur, Ayurvedic doctor, explains to the site that “everything we repeat, our beliefs, our intentions and even the words we use, we end up seeing the manifestation in our lives and our bodies”. It is moreover an almost instinctive reaction of the brain which is preparing to react. A good thing when you need an adrenaline boost to react, but not terrible if you use the word stress on a daily basis. Indeed, chronic stress can lead to health problems ranging from headaches to fatigue, poor digestion, and even variations in menstruation and fertility concerns.
What if we banished the word stress from our vocabulary?
