Myths & Facts about Stress 👇
📍Myth 1: You just have to shift your mindset.
Stress is not just in your head—it’s in your body and nervous system. While mindset shifts can help, they will only stick if your body feels safe. Stress resilience comes with nourishing foods, breathwork, movement, and deep rest.
📍Myth 2: Intense exercise helps burn off stress.
Movement is amazing for releasing stress—just don’t overdo it. Intense workouts can worsen exhaustion from stress, especially if you’re already running on empty.
📍Myth 3: Coffee helps you power through stress.
Not everyone handles caffeine the same way. Too much can overstimulate your stress response and lead to burnout. If you’re relying on coffee to push through exhaustion, your body may be asking for real rest instead.
📍Myth 4: If you’re not anxious, you’re not stressed.
Stress can show up in all kinds of sneaky ways: things like low energy, brain fog, trouble concentrating, headaches, or digestive upset. Your mind is not necessarily the first place you’ll feel it.
📍Myth 5: Stress is always bad.
Stress is never fun, but it can be a driving force for personal growth and a motivation to take action on things you may otherwise ignore. Stressing that stress is bad will only make it worse.
🤔 Did you know that April is Stress Awareness Month?
Watch my posts for more on ways functional medicine can address stress.
And let me know in the comments:
Which of these myths have you been sucked into? ⤵️
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