PSYCHOLOGY OF US

Stress is our brain’s way of protecting us. While stress overload is harmful, hindering us in the face of difficult life events, other forms of stress invigorate us to rise to the challenge. This positive version of stress is known as eustress. Whether we find a situation distressing or eustress-ing has less to do with […]

The problem is that stress is the result of caring about something; it is human and it is inevitable.

– Donald Meichenbaum

Because stress is an inevitable part of life, these steps help us to live with it better. Click the link to access a worksheet that you can use with the following steps: Get Better at Stress Worksheet.   Name it to Tame it. Stress is an umbrella term (both broad and vague). Lack of clarity […]

Why We Experience Stress Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio has been studying emotions for over 30 years. Damasio suggests that all emotions, positive and negative, have evolutionary functions geared towards our survival (1). Emotions are motivators that have evolved over millions of years. Each emotion is made up of neurochemicals that motivate us to fulfill certain basic […]