MANAGING STRESS: MENTAL TOOLS +
HOLISTIC ADAPTOGENS (THREAD)

Everyone feels the strain every now and then, luckily BB
is here to help you out.

FIRST, a few words about 'stress'.

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YES different people are born naturally more stressed/chilled

YES different people have different stress in their lives -

- BUT stress overall is a mental construct that you can learn to control.

There is social conditioning that something 'should' stress you out, that something 'bad' is happening to you.

This is not real, this does not exist.

You are reacting to a mental framework that has been implanted in you.

Only YOU can choose to feel bad or good about things that 'just are'.

Ask yourself: Will this matter in an hour? Will this matter in a day? Will this matter in a month? What about a year from now?

If something is in your control, do something about it. If not, don't worry or stress about it, it is literally out of your hands.

A good milestone of how you're progressing with this concept is if 'Road Rage' affects you any more:

A guy cuts you off: "WHAT THE FUCK, THIS PIECE OF SHIT, HOW COULD HE - GRRRRRR"

A guy cuts you off: "Oh he probably needed to quickly change lanes. I hope he gets there in time"

The same EXACT THING happened outside, but the person in situation 2 has a higher level of consciousness and does not enter the 'stressed state'., does not receive the many negative health benefits of constantly being stressed (sympathetic nervous system arousal, higher cortisol)

Controlling stress is controlling your emotional reaction, and like any skill, it gets easier the more you practice with meditation and mindfulness.

The next time a stressed or angry thought comes to mind - just stop, recognise the thought, and let it drift away.

STRESS BUSTERS

EXERCISE - Joe Rogan mentioned on his Sober OCtober recap that the more exercise he did, the less he hears the mental chatter and bullshit. Next time you're worried or stressed, hit the gym or even walk round the block. Guaranteed to help.

MEDITATE - Most of stress is caused by 'time-travelling'.

Worrying and thinking about the past, or future is 'time-travelling'.

Meditation, or, concentrating on the present moment will help reduce your stress.

Practice Gratitude and Happiness in the present moment OFTEN

WARM SHOWER

Often the only part of the day where you don't have tech with you. This gives your brain a break from constantly being fed things to react to.

The temperature also helps to physically relax your muscles, releasing emotional energy stored in our physical muscles

GROUNDING IN NATURE -

The surface of the Earth is full of negatively charged ions. Walking BAREFOOT on grass, swimming in bodies of water 
(ocean) and being in nature allowing your body to interact with the ground, this allows your body to receive the negatively charged ions -

- "Specifically, grounding an organism produces measurable differences in the concentrations of white blood cells, cytokines, and other molecules involved in the inflammatory response"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3265077/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4378297/

BREATHING - Sinply, this means BREATH DEEPER, MORE OFTEN.

Additionally, there is a specific technique called 4-7-8 breathing recommended by Dr Andrew Weil:

This involves breathing in for 4 seconds, holding the breath for 7 seconds, and exhaling for 8 seconds.

STRESS ADAPTOGENS

"Adaptogens are agents that support the body's ability to accommodate varying physical and emotional stresses".
Avoid toxic anti-anxiety meds, which are the equivalent of throwing a hand grenade at a dartboard.

Ashwagandha - The GOAT anti-stress supp. Very powerful Amazonian root, strong taste. https://www.iherb.com/pr/Starwest-Botanicals-Organic-Ashwagandha-Root-Powder-1-lbs-453-6-g/44088

Turmeric - Curcumin within turmeric is PROVEN to be MORE EFFECTIVE at treating depression than some anti-depressants ( @DejaRu22 ) Take with black pepper.

Goji berry https://www.iherb.com/pr/Navitas-Organics/79889

licorice root - Don't take for longer than 5-6 weeks straight https://www.iherb.com/pr/Now-Foods-Licorice-Root-450-mg-100-Capsules/686

ginseng https://www.iherb.com/pr/Now-Foods-Panax-Ginseng-500-mg-250-Veg-Capsules/717

holy basil https://www.iherb.com/pr/Himalaya-Holy-Basil-60-Vegetarian-Capsules/3721

While it is good to have a few tools in the bank for those super stressful days, you need SOME POSITIVE STRESS in your life, this is what causes you to grow.

But too much of it and over things that don't matter, and you have an issue that needs to be addressed.

STRESS KILLS

RT here to literally ADD YEARS OF LIFE to your followers

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