How Stress Causes All-Or-Nothing Thinking (& 3 Solutions)
Do you ever feel like your life is a rollercoaster of extremes with no happy medium? Maybe you’re feeling on top of the world one moment and you’re acing all your projects. Or, you’re messing up every opportunity to shine, never quite meeting your own or others’ expectations? “All-or-nothing” thinking, otherwise known as “black-or-white” thinking, […]
Stress Making You Stubborn? 3 Ways To Be More Flexible
Have you ever been called pig-headed? Intractable? Or stubborn? Standing firm by our beliefs or values can get us far in life, it’s true. We enjoy healthy relationships by setting boundaries, overcome obstacles by persevering, and protect the things we love by defending them. But sometimes, and especially when we’re under pressure, that very same […]
Emotional Overwhelm: What To Do When You Have Too Much On Your Plate
At times, it’s easy to feel like you’ve got too much to handle. You may start with a clean plate—with little to worry about—but for each new challenge or task you encounter, a little weight is added to it. This is manageable at first, but the pressure on you grows as the stressors accumulate. Maybe […]
Ever Feel Like Hiding From The World? This Is The Probable Cause
Picture yourself in a room full of people you barely know at a busy networking event. You came to make new connections, but how do you feel about that now? Are you confident and keen to mingle, or are you nervous and shy? We all handle social situations differently. While some people may feel fine […]
When Stress Makes You Go Quiet
Do you ever struggle to express your thoughts and emotions when you’re under pressure? Or find yourself giving short, minimal answers to avoid potentially stressful discussions? Perhaps you can recall a time when you felt like yelling inside, but instead, you clammed up and became silent while your mind was racing? Withdrawing into silence is […]