Pressure
F OFF FEAR, COMPARISON AND INSECURITY
As they say ‘pressure makes diamonds’ but too much can crush you! One very prime example is waking up in the morning and scrolling on social media and wishing you had the life your staring at through the screen ‘millionaire’ — ‘good looking’ — ‘nice clothes’ etc and… of course, you compare it to your life! This undoubtably ruins your breakfast and mood. This type of pressure is called ‘distressure’, leaving you with no joy in life — hence the term ‘comparison is the thief of joy’. Lucky you, as you might have some FOMO (Fear of missing out) / FOBO (Fear of better options) when walking round your house or shopping. A diseased mind indeed.
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Let us flip the script and introduce ‘Eustressure’ from the term ‘Eustress’ meaning positive stress, coming from purpose, growth or challenge.
By releasing the pressure and staying relative to YOU! Something magical happens; for one, your shoulders relax and start to flow with a more relaxed mind comes ideas, solutions and smiles. (article on flow coming soon).
So, in summery the next time you open your social media be happy for what others have built with a sprinkle of salt (as nothing is what it seems) and just know what is meant for you, is simply meant for you!
Now look at something relative to you! E.g. Woke up — watched Instagram reels and thought ‘im a failure’ — then went F*** you distressure and introduced and turned the perspective to Eustressure so, i wrote this very article for you and got on with my day for my purpose.
