Two years ago, I was lying in a hospital bed with wires taped to my chest and various parts of my body. Fear pressed heavily on me with each beep of the machine checking my vitals. I felt small and powerless, unsure how the night might end.Test after test was ran, but there were still no answers in sight. Eventually, the doctor sent me home with what felt like nothing more than a shrug and a good look. Now, you may be wondering what put me in this situation.And the short answer is stress. I was experiencing ...

Buonasera a tutti. Per me oggi è un vero onore essere qui a Cassino e a parlare a a voi. La realtà che mi ha visto crescere, formarmi, soprattutto sopravvivere all'adolescenza.Penso questo sia il momento più antifragile di ognuno di noi, no. Ecco, quanti ad oggi si sentono effettivamente stressati. Facciamo ad alzata di mano, io sono la prima, ok.Siate sinceri ed onesti. Ecco. Eppure possiamo dire in generale che lo stress è vita e che anche la vita sia uno stress, ma noi ci rinforziamo nonostante lo stress ...

[Music] [Applause] [Applause] What if I told you that along with those horrendous taxes you pay, you also pay additional ones that turn out to be even more expensive. Crazy, right. Well, I call it the comfort tax.And here's how it works. Every time you neglect an opportunity or a task because it feels way out of your safe space, you pay a tax not with money, but with regret, guilt, and mislearnings. Now, before I explain what this is and give that whole lecture on its importance, I'll get into the technical ...

I cannot remember a single day I’ve woken up and not felt “stressed”Otherwise known as - responsibility.Duty.I have things to do, important things.“Stress” is LIFE.It bothers me zero because I was built to perform.Imagine a stressless life - look how empty it is. ...

Levels of anger, sadness and stress have been creeping up year after year according to polls. That is now changing, but unevenly so. Our charts explain how https://t.co/Z7XRRlBqqZ https://t.co/kRQu4z3P5u ...

Hello everyone, my name is Zoya Rahman and today I will be talking about how pressure impacts society. Somewhere along the line, being good stopped being good enough. You can't just be smart.You have to be the top of your class. You can't just play a sport. You have to win.You can't just be okay looking. You have to be pretty. but not like you are trying too hard.It's like there's no room for average, no space to just be without constantly feeling the need to prove something. And if you're not always improv ...

Core Concept - The presentation introduces the "adolescence of aging" as a distinct and challenging life stage where aging parents require increasing support while resisting assistance, mirroring teenage rebellion [1][3] - This stage is characterized by defiance, denial, and decline, leading to disempowerment for both aging parents and their adult children [3][4] Challenges Faced by Adult Children - Adult children often find themselves in a "squeeze," balancing career, family, and caregiving responsibilities, a situation affecting 37 million (百万) in the United States [1] - They experience emotional turmoil, including frustration, fear, and powerlessness, while navigating the changing roles and needs of their aging parents [1] Psychological and Neurological Basis - The "adolescence of aging" has roots in psychology, referencing Erikson's ninth stage of development and Franco's five stages of aging, which describe the shift from independence to end-of-life [1] - Neuroscience suggests that the prefrontal cortex, responsible for risk assessment and self-regulation, may decline with age, leading to behaviors similar to those seen in teenagers [1] The 3Ds: Defiance, Denial, and Decline - Defiance manifests as resistance to losing independence, such as refusing to give up driving, leading to conflicts over safety and control [1] - Denial serves as a defense mechanism against the uncomfortable truth of declining capabilities, with aging parents downplaying incidents like falls or health issues [1][2] - Decline involves physical, cognitive, and emotional changes that can be gradual or sudden, requiring significant caregiving efforts from adult children [3] Disempowerment and Control - Aging parents may experience disempowerment when they lose control over decisions and routines, leading to emotions like shame and anger [3][4] - Adult children, in their efforts to ensure safety, risk stripping away the autonomy of their parents, creating tension between control and freedom [4] Solutions and Support - The presentation introduces the PACE model (Pause, Assess, Choose, Embrace) as a tool for adult children to manage stress and respond with compassion [4] - It emphasizes the importance of normalizing the challenges of aging, building support systems, and having open conversations [10][11] Impact and Legacy - The journey of caring for aging parents shapes relationships with siblings and leaves a lasting impression on children, highlighting the importance of how one shows up during difficult times [7] - The presentation advocates for shifting the narrative around aging, creating language, tools, and supports to better navigate this life stage [11][13]

So, imagine living in a room with no windows, no sunlight, no fresh air, no way to tell if it's morning or midnight. At first, you think you'll adapt. You breathe the stale air.You keep working. You keep going. You tell yourself it's fine.But after a while, something strange happens. You stop noticing. Time pass.You forget how it felt to feel motivated. You don't crash. You just fade.And that's what burnout is. After my IGCSC exams, I thought the hardest part was over. But I didn't realize how deeply burned ...

Good morning everyone. I am Arman Ahmed and let me begin with a thought I once came across from Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor and a stoic philosopher. Each morning when you rise, you begin a war with your mind.Conquer yourself first and the world is already yours. When I first read that, it struck me because every morning battle begins between comfort and discipline, between excuses and action, between the weaker self and the stronger self waiting inside you to rise. And that realization led me to toda ...

Espero que estén disponibles para imaginarse lo que les voy a proponer. Imagínense un río, un río poderoso, caudaloso, que viene directo hacia ti. Imagínenselo. Este río es como el trauma. llega sin avisar, nos desdibuja, borra nuestros límites. Esos límites no son solo fronteras, son nuestros puntos de encuentro con el mundo. nos ayudan a reconocer, esto soy yo y esto no lo soy. Cuando hablo de trauma, hablo de, no hablo de experiencias trágicas, todos tenemos traumas más simples, más complejos, incluso es ...