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When stress hits, you act like you've been pumped with adrenaline; the more urgent it is, the faster you move, crushing difficulties with action. This toughness of 'rising to the challenge and being action-oriented' actually masks your resistance to 'stopping and facing your true feelings'. You fear that once you stop, powerlessness and self-doubt will surge, so you use 'keeping yourself blindly busy and running at high RPM' to escape your true exhaustion. But using stress as fuel will eventually burn out your engine. Try forcing yourself to do nothing and ignore messages for one night after completing an urgent project; when you learn to soothe that anxious heart, your drive will become sustainable and precise.
💡 Did you know?
Problem-focused coping (immediate action) is most effective for changeable stressors — but for unchangeable situations, it can intensify anxiety.
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