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Cortisol Clarity: Dealing with the Silent Power of Emotions in Our Lives
Taming the Invisible Puppeteer: How Emotional Stress Shapes Our Hormones and Adversely Influence Our Health and Well-Being
Why Is Emotional Stress the Hidden Driver of Chronic Stress?
When I thought about stress in my younger years, I used to visualize work or study deadlines, financial concerns, traffic jams, or challenges of daily obligations and responsibilities. They were sure stressors but more surface level like the tip of the iceberg.
Later, I learned that these external pressures were visible but were just the surface of a more significant challenge that we couldn’t see but experience with felt senses. I noticed that beneath them was a proverbial big iceberg, emotional stress, an invisible undercurrent to the human eye that profoundly shaped my mind and body, helping me increase my emotional intelligence, maturity, and mastery after years of hard work.
With diligence and curiosity, I gained a new and nuanced perspective on our felt senses. Emotional stress happens and accumulates from external events themselves but amplifies how we interpret and respond to them. My thoughts, feelings, perceptions, and unresolved…
