[hirvi74]

I have never understood how one supposed to reduce stress. For me, stress is a signal that there is some threat in my environment. Such threats are often outside of my control. How is one supposed to reduce something that he or she has little control over?

[IncreasePosts]

Well, not with that attitude. Surely you've seen people on life that you felt overly stressed themselves. It's not just a natural bodily reaction, how you react to the reaction. Some people can spiral out of control with stress, amplifying it. Other people can relax and not let it get to them.

Try meditation? Not the religious stuff, just breathing exercises and trying to clear your mind

[hirvi74]

> Some people can spiral out of control with stress, amplifying it. Other people can relax and not let it get to them.

That is what I have never been able to figure out. At face value, I believe some people are just 'built' more resilient that others, but that is purely conjecture.

I've tried meditation, but it never really provided any relief. Sure, in the moment, it might reduce stress or a bit, but at least for me, the relief isn't really persistent. If I mediate for 10 minutes, then I get 10 minutes of relief and then after 30 minutes, I am back to where I was before meditating. Same with any other methods I have attempted. How do you reduce stress? How effective are your methods?

[gardnr]

It is more complex than just a threat in our environment.

Huberman has done a few episodes on it: https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/tools-for-managing-stres...

[hirvi74]

I have heard of this man before, but I am not well versed in his podcast. Thank you for sharing this though. I will check it out.