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What does it mean?
Tension provides structure and alertness.
In plain terms
Stress is keeping you together.
What can you take from it?
Recognize stress's role in functioning.

Where it applies

  • high pressure jobs
  • personal crises
  • anxiety

Putting it to work

  • monitor stress
  • find grounding
  • accept feelings

Questions to consider

  • What holds you together?
  • Is it sustainable?

Another view

It normalizes chronic stress.

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