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Week 12 [12-18.06.2017] How to make stress your friend?

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Stress makes your heart pounding, adrenaline released and skin sweat. Even though stress is accused of causing deaths and diseases, new studies have shown that harmful isn’t  stress but our attitude to it. 

Kelly McGonigal is health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University. She is one of the first in the field of “science-help”. It means she would like to help individuals and society by converting psychological and neurological studies into practical tools. 

In her TED talk she presents new scientific view on stress, changing our perspective. She shows that how we think about stress matters. Mind is powerful and it could make us happy or miserable, depending on its interpretation of our feelings.

Questions: 
  1. How often do you experiencing stress?
  2. How do you interpret your stress symptoms?
  3. What do you think about idea of “science-help”?



Comments

Unknown said…
Given the pre-finals time we are in at this very moment, my stress levels are peak high. I'm even stressed that my comment is going to be the first one under this article and I wonder what did go wrong.
My stress symptoms? I don't care, just need to get this work done that's causing it and it'll be all good, all back to normal level of stress. Science help me, please.
17 June 2017 at 20:34
Magdalena Popek said…
I can't cope with stress and it's always been like that. Almost every situation can become stressful for me (that's really annoying). This strongly influences my personal life. If I'm stressed before a presentation it motivates me. This is the only "positive" stress I experience.
If something has to be done I will do it regardless of stress. I'm trying to cope with it somehow but even if I seem to be okay with the situation I may be really stressed inside.
17 June 2017 at 21:41
Unknown said…
I often get a lot of stress and I bear it hard, but on the other hand, stress also mobilizes me to action. If I think about deadlines then I do a lot of things much faster than when the deadline is indefinite. Of course, I like the positive approach to stress as a social aspect, I mean looking for support or supporting others, but I prefer when oxytocin is secreted in my organism as a result of hugging than stress ;)
18 June 2017 at 10:17
Anonymous said…
Actually I don't experience stress much. I'm rather patient and chill person. In most stressing situations I'm chilled and take everything easy. Almost always I can find a simple solution.
If sometimes I'm stressed it's a result of being helpless. Then I sometimes ask someone for help or just think a lot about solution.
18 June 2017 at 11:44
Unknown said…
We live in such a world where stress is on the agenda. Others experience stress more and others less. I know people who are very stressed. For example, after stress it hurts the heart, chest, head. Stress is very dangerous.
18 June 2017 at 16:47
Kateryna Skachek said…
This works for more things than stress. For example, if you would go sporting and you'd believe that you won't lose weight or gain muscles you won't gain as fast as if you would think you can do it. I really think that your mindset can change your whole life.
18 June 2017 at 16:50
Unknown said…
Great talk! Thanks for sharing it. Actually, I often like to get stress out, the reason is very simple- it helps me to focus better and be vigilant. However, there are so many people who are annoyed by it, thus they manage very badly while being put under stress, my fiancé is this type of person. I believe it's the matter of our powerful mind, I just convince myself that when I'm aroused nothing bad could happen as I'm good at improvising and crisis management with my mind/body. I get the impression that usually well-organized people, who don't like to go off script take the stress badly.
18 June 2017 at 17:50
Unknown said…
I have feeling that I expirenced less stress today than in the past. But maybe it just seems so. Maybe I discover way to fight with stress. Good way to fight with stress is doing some sport. "science-help" is a little strange for me . It is searching for a way for deaths today. People are looking for other reasons to die. In these times most of illnesses are caused by eating habits
18 June 2017 at 18:24
Unknown said…
Well, I believe, that all the problems are in the head and I would be glad to change my attitude. I am only stressed when it comes to some stupid everyday situation, like someone being rude to me, failed exam, lost my keys. When true problem happens I am calm and cold, no panic at all, no depression, just decisions and problem solving. I know it is so stupid to panic because of the wrong bus, but all this small things just drive me crazy sometimes. I wish I could stay calm all the time. It would be such an irony to get a heart attack because of something small and meaningless:)
18 June 2017 at 18:35
KamilG said…
I'm stressed rarely, only when something is important for me and it didn't go as well as I supposed. I agree with Jacek that now I feel less stressed than being younger, maybe because of ability to separate things worth to stress, when it helps us to do things better, from situations where I don't have any influence to what is happening. I think that "science-help" helps people understand themselves better and can benefit us in long-term perspective.
18 June 2017 at 19:06
Mieczysław Szumilak said…
I experience stress a lot. One of my stress symtoms is eating a lot of junk food, like sweets. There are many ways to reduce stress, one of them are cold showers. According to a lot of reasearch, cold showers can cure depression.
18 June 2017 at 20:44
Łukasz Stawiany said…
I don't experience stress a lot. I can fully acknowledged when I'm in stress and I have some ways to fight with it. I think that for stress everyone have their own personal ways to fight with it. Of course from biological point of view stress is just some chemical reaction so we can counteract with it with some medicines.
18 June 2017 at 21:16
Łukasz Domeradzki said…
I'm almost stress-free. There is nothing huge enough to make me really worried about something. Even during most difficult exams that have crucial effect on my future I tend to stay almost 100% calm and just focus on whatever is thrown at me.
18 June 2017 at 21:36
Unknown said…
To be honest, it's very very rarely when I'm stressed. I don't know how it works. People gets angry/stressed before an exam, speech etc. It doesn't work for me. Of course, some important exams do. Then I'm stressed but it's not so often. For example, I was stressed when I passed the driving test :) Exams at the university aren't stressful for me
18 June 2017 at 21:48
Unknown said…
I always try to stay calm even in most stressful situations.
It's not easy but we should "fight" with stress otherwise our lifes could became really boring.
18 June 2017 at 21:57
Łukasz Grzybowski said…
I often experience stress situations. It is a natural thing so I get used to it. Stress usually comes with new situations or if something is important for you. Science help could be helpful for people who can't deal with stress.
18 June 2017 at 22:22
Ihor Ahnianikov said…
Honestly I experience stress pretty often, mainly because of a lack of time - when you have to study and you have some projects at work you just can't relax and forget about everything. I think that it's not possible to deal with stress in the way suggested in this video, lack of stress means that you have less work to do and you can make a pause, rest, exercise, travel etc. Stress is definitely not a friend and it's a pretty normal reaction to intense actions and tasks.
18 June 2017 at 23:18
Shashkov Oleksii said…
Usually I feel it during important tests or exams , or sometimes while making any important decisions , as well sometimes for a couple of hours before the deadline =) Symptoms of stress , I think it's emotion , it's hard to concentrate.
18 June 2017 at 23:30
Krzysztof Skorupka said…
I experience stress very often. Every time I have so much to do that I’m not able to remember all the things and I have to do a long checklist, when I’m in hurry and I know I will be late for an appointment, when it’s 11 PM and I have to comment english course articles - these are just some of the situations which are stressful for me. Fortunately, I’m able to get a grip and cope with this stress. I agree that effects of stress can be mobilising and helpful. Moreover, I think that nowadays there is no way to completely get rid of stress, so it’s better to make it your friend rather than still treat it like an enemy.
18 June 2017 at 23:36
Maciej Główka said…
Stress is a natural part of our life. We experience it all the time in different situations, especially now when most of us has started working or are in search of it. I am still struggling with how to deal with stress. Fortunately in most cases a small stress motivates me.
18 June 2017 at 23:39
Bartosz Łyżwa said…
How many times I'm experiencing stress? I think little stress is a feeling that is experienced everyday but what I mean saying little stress? In my opinion little stress could appear in the situation like... missing tram or bus if we're late. I have the same opinion as Maciek - it's natural part of our file. Little stress is a natural motivation.
19 June 2017 at 00:10
Unknown said…
I'm quite stressed person, I can't don't take things personally and not to care about them. For me the best option is to rest - totally. The only thing to think about should be if I should eat, drink or sleep.
19 June 2017 at 09:12
Krzysztof Lichota said…
When I was younger I experienced stress a lot. Nowadays I feel more stressproof. I'm stressed only in hard work-related situtations and it really motivates me.
22 June 2017 at 01:11
Panharith said…
I have the same opinion as Maciek - it's natural part of our file. Little stress is a natural motivation.





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