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Are You Stressed Out? Prevent Burn Out Before It’s Too Late! · RiseUp - Live Joy Your Way

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  SPEAKER_01: Okay, let's start the show.
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  SPEAKER_00: Rise up, live joy your way.
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  SPEAKER_00: From emotional intelligence through cognitive distortions, certified Life and Wellness Coach Comedy Wood is on a mission to help people see the magnificence of their own unique human spirit.
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  SPEAKER_00: Through these small bites of self-visualization and self-confidence, you can have healthy relationships, success in business and career, and live the life you want to live.
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  SPEAKER_00: Rise Up, Live Joy Your Way.
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  SPEAKER_01: Hi there and welcome to another episode of Rise Up, Live Joy Your Way.
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  SPEAKER_01: Before we dive into today's topic, I just wanted to take a second to say thank you.
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  SPEAKER_01: Thank you so much, whether it be morning, afternoon, or evening when you're tuning in to listen, just thank you for taking some time of your day to share with me.
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  SPEAKER_01: And so today's topic is actually signs that you're too stressed out.
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  SPEAKER_01: Uh I I have seen over the course of the last few months uh people really uh on overload, it seems like.
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  SPEAKER_01: And it's hard to find somebody these days who doesn't feel uh stressed about something in their life or some stress, you know, um uh overstressed, I should say.
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  SPEAKER_01: Because it's true that some stress in life can be productive.
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  SPEAKER_01: Some stress really does motivate us, it per helps us perform better and and helps us reach our goals.
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  SPEAKER_01: I mean, I know my husband will say that when he feels um over when he feels that that um the deadline is approaching, that adrenaline rush causes him to be able to execute on whatever he's working on.
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  SPEAKER_01: But the truth is ongoing and excessive stress can impair your ability to just perform day-to-day tasks or truthfully, uh can cause harm to your health.
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  SPEAKER_01: And I've said it before, and I'll say it again a million times if I have to, that if we allow ourselves to stay in that fight or flight stage for too long of a pro a prolonged period of time, it really does cause trauma.
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  SPEAKER_01: We end up uh ending we end up suffering from PTSD when that happens, truthfully.
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  SPEAKER_01: We we end up uh almost reacting like trauma victims because we are in that high, that high sense of stress and overwhelm for such a duration that our our emotional health and our physical health really does take a toll.
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  SPEAKER_01: I mean, too much stress can lead to burnout, which is which is the the state of complete exhaustion.
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  SPEAKER_01: And um and it can leave us feeling just overwhelmed and and uh in a place of a non-healthy emotional state.
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  SPEAKER_01: Uh and that emotional burnout can cause you to just feel drained, it can cause you to feel unmotivated, unproductive, and ultimately it can have a negative effect on your relationships, and like I said before, it it damages your physical health as well.
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  SPEAKER_01: So uh, you know, yes, fatigue and tiredness is normal from time to time, but when you're under an enormous amount of stress for too long a period of time, that sense of fatigue doesn't ever seem to relent.
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  SPEAKER_01: And so it's really important to just to talk about this topic and to just really recognize what the signs are that you might be too stressed and then just ways that we might be able to avoid it.
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  SPEAKER_01: So too much stress can zap um, or can zap, excuse me, can zap all the energy, um energy that you have, and it can trigger anxiety to depression.
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  SPEAKER_01: So some signs that you might be on the verge of an emotional burnout is when you have, you know, consistent anxiety, depression, lack of motivation.
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  SPEAKER_01: You're noticing your productivity is being reduced, or you're not able to focus and pay attention.
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  SPEAKER_01: Uh, maybe, maybe it's a uh sense of apathy or just restlessness, uh, a consistent, constant state of overwhelm, feeling helpless or worthless, or just not really even finding enjoyment and stuff that you used to enjoy doing.
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  SPEAKER_01: Irritability and anger can also be those psychological signs that you know there there might be something going on.
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  SPEAKER_01: And then, of course, you've got your physical signs, the total lack of energy, the disturbed sleep, the chronic, chronic tiredness.
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  SPEAKER_01: You know, again, a lot of us will say, I'm tired, but it's like that chronic fatigue and tiredness that that um might be a sign that something is going on.
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  SPEAKER_01: When you have chronic pain or chronic headaches, nauseousness, high blood pressure, and then of course you have your behavioral signs of of overwhelm, um, which are social withdrawal.
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  SPEAKER_01: Sometimes we notice that we are um, you know, using alcohol more routinely, you know, uh that a couple of glasses of wine a week turns into every day a few glasses of wine or other substance abuses, binge eating or undereating are another sign of a behavioral sign of maybe being under too much stress, reduced deficiency, those angry outbursts, and then of course relationship issues.
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  SPEAKER_01: So if you notice you're you're experiencing several of the signs, you might want to just take note and just slow it down and and and take uh time to see if there might be something going on there and see about reducing the stress in in your life.
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  SPEAKER_01: So, what are some ways that we can relieve the stress and to you know raise that resiliency factor?
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  SPEAKER_01: Um, you know, we talk about resiliency and it's about how we can bounce back from adverse situations, but also when we're in the sense, when we're in this state of stress and overwhelm, it's also about resiliency and it's about returning back to a sense of calmness rather than staying in that high stress, high stress place.
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  SPEAKER_01: So, what are some tips?
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  SPEAKER_01: Well, mindfulness and meditation are really important.
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  SPEAKER_01: There's a difference between mindfulness and meditation.
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  SPEAKER_01: Meditation is more of that uh really quieting the mind for um and being able some some people are able to meditate for hours and some people only for a few minutes.
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  SPEAKER_01: Either way, when we can quiet our mind, that's great.
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  SPEAKER_01: Mindfulness is the practice of just getting into the present.
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  SPEAKER_01: A lot of times stress and overwhelm come from reliving the past and wanting to fix something that has happened, which we cannot do.
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  SPEAKER_01: The past is done and over with.
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  SPEAKER_01: All we can do is learn from it and grow from it.
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  SPEAKER_01: Uh, or we are busy future tripping.
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  SPEAKER_01: And when we are future tripping, that can definitely cause anxiety, stress, and overwhelm.
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  SPEAKER_01: So mindfulness is really about the practice of getting into the here and now, what is currently happening in my here and now.
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  SPEAKER_01: So that is one really effective way to help bring down the stress, bring down the anxiety.
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  SPEAKER_01: Other ways include journaling or expressive writing, because that allows to remove those mental barriers.
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  SPEAKER_01: It allows for an output channel to just process through what's running through your mind and allows a place to maybe relieve some negative thoughts.
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  SPEAKER_01: Uh, maybe through the journaling comes different ways of looking at something.
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  SPEAKER_01: So you're able to create solutions for problems that you might be facing.
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  SPEAKER_01: Uh, visualization is another great technique to just bring down the stress level because visualization or guided imagery uh allows and involves creating uh images in your mind.
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  SPEAKER_01: So you're able to imagine yourself maybe achieving a certain goal or just overcoming an obstacle, or sometimes visualization is just thinking and bringing to mind the image of just calmness, uh, which can help relax and reduce the stress.
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  SPEAKER_01: And um, when we're in that place, that in inevitably raises our resiliency level, allows for um the uh reduction in anxiety, the thoughts, because anxiety is really an in an anxious thought, anxiousness comes from those thoughts that are running through our mind at rapid rates, and sometimes visualization allows us to focus on that image, which allows the the speed at which the thoughts are running through our mind to just calm down, calm down a little bit.
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  SPEAKER_01: Another one is to get out in nature, you know, just spending time in nature definitely has restorative restorative effects on ourselves because it can help us relax, it can ground us, it allows for just space to truly get those really deep breaths in and to allow us to just feel connected to nature.
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  SPEAKER_01: It it's a great place to practice mindfulness because, you know, again, mindfulness is about getting in the here and now, and so a lot of times when we get outside in nature, we can really invoke what our five senses are experiencing while in nature.
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  SPEAKER_01: You know, what am I hearing?
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  SPEAKER_01: And being able to hear just maybe the birds around us or water running uh in a stream, you know, what do I smell?
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  SPEAKER_01: Because there's just that that fresh air smell.
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  SPEAKER_01: It's just really invoking what our five senses are experiencing.
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  SPEAKER_01: So nature's a great place to do that.
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  SPEAKER_01: So it's a great way to just really also involve that that idea of uh mindfulness.
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  SPEAKER_01: And then, of course, other ways are um exercise.
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  SPEAKER_01: Regular physical activity is definitely a proven way to reduce um stress.
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  SPEAKER_01: It allows for um the release of endorphins that generate those new cells and connections in our brain and allows uh space for that mental flexibility and increased happiness and optimism.
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  SPEAKER_01: Also, regular exercise increases our our immune system.
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  SPEAKER_01: And so when we think about it, when we're under immense amount immense amount of stress, our immune system does take a hit.
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  SPEAKER_01: So by making sure that we're getting regular exercise, we're promoting uh and increasing our immune system, which promotes that um the ability to fight off any um illnesses that might be swarming around.
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  SPEAKER_01: Uh, and it just boosts our own confidence, right?
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  SPEAKER_01: It was you know, just being physically active and and being it it helps increase our energy and we feel more confident about ourselves.
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  SPEAKER_01: And also helps us with our sleep.
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  SPEAKER_01: And that's another one is really when we're under a lot of stress, it's about paying attention to uh making sure we have a very healthy sleep habit because a chronic lack of sleep definitely affects the mind, not just the body.
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  SPEAKER_01: We don't just physically feel tired, our mind also gets tired, and it that in and of itself impairs our ability to focus on things, which then it's like a snowball effect, right?
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  SPEAKER_01: So then we can't focus, we can't get our stuff done, which causes even more stress and anxiety.
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  SPEAKER_01: So sleep deprivation can definitely compromise uh ourselves on not just that physical level but emotional level.
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  SPEAKER_01: So spending time and and uh making a conscious effort to take action to ensure that you are having uh a regular sleep pattern, uh, that it's consistent sleep is very, very important in order to manage stress.
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  SPEAKER_01: And of course, if you are really in this state of overwhelm, getting support.
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  SPEAKER_01: So if if it is from family and friends, that's wonderful.
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  SPEAKER_01: If you need to seek the help of a coach or anybody else, that's really important because uh being able to talk through what's coming up for you and allowing space to process through what's causing the stress, as well as potentially getting some strategies and maybe thinking about things from with that cognitive flexibility can help overcome that that sense of overwhelm um and allow different ways, you know, different ways that we can challenge the thoughts or different ways that we can challenge ways of handling the situation in order to deal with that uh stress and overwhelm so that you don't end up in that state of um just shut down.
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  SPEAKER_01: Hopefully, some of these were helpful.
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  SPEAKER_01: If you are feeling overstressed or overwhelmed and want to talk about it, feel free to reach out at any time.
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  SPEAKER_01: Or if anything else is coming up for you that you would like some support with, I am here at any time.
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  SPEAKER_01: And until next time, I'm Comedy Wood.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you for listening to Rise Up, Live Joy Your Way.
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  SPEAKER_00: For more information, book a chat with comedy at www.chatwithcomedy.com or visit her website at www.comedywood.com.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can also find comedy on Facebook or Instagram.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you for listening.