Stress is often defined as the body’s way of responding to any kind of demand or threat. Often it seems to come from a situation that we can’t successfully deal with, such as a job, partner relationship, or family demands.
Stress is not always negative. When a person is in a life-threatening situation, such as an imminent car crash, a robbery, or an animal attack, the fight-or-flight response kicks in and can even save a person’s life. In that type of situation, the nervous system responds, muscles tighten, blood pressure rises, breath quickens, and the mind becomes clearer. These physical changes prepare the person to deal with the life-threatening situation. These physical responses are instinctive.
However, if your body is reacting this way daily to non-threatening situations, health problems will result. Emotions can kick in that exacerbate the problem, and the mind can fixate and might even exaggerate the situation. There are a lot of resources on the net, in print, and in audio material, offering ways to help people combat stress. However, many of these resources fall short as people continue to name stress as their number one problem. Sadhguru relates how the problem is not in our work or life but in ourselves.
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