The Biggest Myth About Stress

Hinzugefügt: 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]Biggest lie about stress.

[00:00:02]If I avoid the stress, I'll feel better.

[00:00:07]If you avoid stress, you're actually going to make it worse. And a lot of people believe that if I avoid it, I'll feel better. And it makes sense because the stress makes us [music] uncomfortable. So we avoid anything that's a stressful, a difficult conversation, responsibility, a challenge. But here's the problem.

[00:00:25]If you avoid stress, it may help you in the short term. But you know what happened in the long term?

[00:00:32]Your brain learn >> [music] >> that that is dangerous. I cannot handle it. So next time, the stress actually feels even bigger. Healthy stress is not the enemy. That's actually part of growth.

[00:00:46]The goal is not to eliminate stress.

[00:00:49]The goal is to build capacity to tolerate better. In [music] the next video, I'll teach you three strategies how to manage your stress better.