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Originally Posted by brainhi
What stress is and it's affect on the body is an important thing to know. But what to do about it is more important. Maybe her view is to learn to change your thinking...changing your thinking...over time does change your brain. You may not relate to her view or method but the bottom line is learn to change the brain's reaction to stress or what you have learned to view as stress related situations
My brain, regarding stress and depression, has changed for the better with a combination of approaches - and it takes time.
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might as well just get a new and better brain.
See the thing is its not my thinking that is the problem much of the time...if I am under more stress than I can handle it has physical effects and can increase symptoms of my mental conditions...it has nothing to do with how I think.
A cardboard box for example can only handle so much weight on top of it before it collapses or breaks, a person can only handle so much stress or they 'break' so to speak. I have experienced this multiple times and quite certain all convincing myself 'stress is great' would do is make me delusional...since in reality stress can be a bad thing. As I said it really depends on the sort of stress and the level of it and the individuals capacity to handle it...its not a black and white thing that is either all good or all bad.
Anyways not saying its not possible to improve ones mental state or learn better ways of handling stress at all...but to imply people who have trouble handling stress are 'weak' and people who don't are 'strong' is kind of insulting and promotes elitist attitudes which is the main problem I have with the article. I mean I have PTSD, anxiety and aspergers syndrome all of which interfere with my ability to handle stress...I am in therapy and learning some skills but brain plasticity only goes so far so I probably am going to have problems with stress for the rest of my life but should I view myself as a 'weak' person just because I have trouble handling stress and will likely continue to?...I'll say that doesn't do much for my self esteem. I find it better to accept that as a weakness I have...rather than see myself as mentally weak compared to people that don't have as much trouble dealing with stress.