This week’s QUOTE FOR STRESS comes from Frederick Saunders.
“Brain cells create ideas. Stress kills brain cells. Stress is not a good idea.”
When one looks at the brain and all its capabilities, one cannot but stand in awe and admiration! And the brain also has a warning system to tell us to change some of the unhelpful things we do. There are chemicals in the brain that are used for thinking. Stress causes these chemicals to get used up, to become depleted and the brain gets sick. Yes, the brain can get sick, just like any other organ in the body. This illness caused by stress is called depression or burnout.
After a stressful event, the brain needs time to recover. Relaxation, or chilling out allows the brain chemicals to return to their normal levels. Sometimes this is not possible and the person needs medical treatment for depression. A typical characteristic of depression is uncharacteristic negative talk.
“Stress is not a good idea” says Saunders. I couldn’t agree more! The solution is to learn how to handle stress in a different way. For more about stress take a look at my other site, Overcoming Depression. This gives much more information about the effects of stress and how to handle stress.