4.a Stress Makes People Crazy

I think that this is an underrated effect of stress. So many times in my life, I can look back on my levels of executive dysfunction ruefully, wondering how on earth I was living my life in that way. And it always comes back to stress. Or at least, mostly always.

Reminds me of why I like books like The Body Keeps the Score, because giving that stress a name and location is super helpful.

It helps me be more compassionate, both with myself and with others, to recognize that there are some people who do some absolutly bonkers things because they're under a huge amount of stress. I can see lots of examples of that in my family, for example, dealing with the knock on effects of poverty and uncertainty.

An added benefit, though, is that because (?)

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X:: 8. The body is the bedrock