Stress is a part of life, but how each person handles stress can vary greatly depending on many factors.

I spent most of my childhood, teenage and 20s with high stress and anxiety.

I actually only left my home a handful of times in a 3 year period.

I could feel the cortisol running through my body, often sick to my stomach and anticipating a panic attack. It was not how I wanted to live my life.

But, I had to first realize that it was even possible for me to change this. 

I became very determined, obsessed actually, with feeling better somehow some way.

I began to study vitamins, minerals. and herbal remedies.

How to heal and strengthen the human body via alternative methods yoga, qi gong, Chinese medicine etc.

I have experienced so much with my body from a young age.

I could write multiple books about stress, anxiety, and trauma alone.

I’m always curious to be more in touch with my infinite creative powers and how my energy, thoughts, and choices reflect in my world...

Do you ever wonder why you focus on the “bad stuff” so much?

That sometimes no matter how positive you try to be you find yourself bombarded with scary worrisome thoughts. And it all seems so valid and logical to keep hyperfocusing on the terrible things. It’s because, as a survival mechanism we are wired to focus on negative stimuli. 

As a kid I would daydream about any and all scenarios that I might find myself in, especially scary situations.

It was an attempt to keep myself safe.

I thought if I could figure out every possible thing that could happen in life and how I would respond, then maybe I could finally relax.

I was very aware of energy, others moods, and could see spirits from a very young age. All of the things that I see as beautiful skills and gifts now, were very overwhelming then. 

Also, if you are stressed out the tendency to have negative thoughts increases as higher cortisol levels contribute to scary and intrusive thoughts.

You may notice you have weird i...

Do you think it's normal to be stressed out?

Maybe you think it’s even a sign that you’re doing things right.

Ya know, the belief that those who hustle and grind will be successful.

That if you keep pushing even if you feel sick and anxious it will all work out.

Guess what, it doesn’t work in the long run.

Sure, you might be able to maintain that pace for a while, even many years.

But, it's no way to truly live and enjoy life and it will eventually create issues that manifest as physical and mental struggles.

While it's true that even things that are good for us, like exercise/movement, are stressful.

We are not meant to live in a chronically stressed to the max state.

Our bodies are designed to go through stressful events but then to rebalance and stabilize.

All of that is in a perfect world. 

Now for the fun part.

What are you trying to avoid by being chronically stressed? 

What are you trying to gain or prove?

If you immediately feel defensive or think that...