385 Stress and Distress

First the obvious:

Stress is needed and useful in your life.

Now the not-so-obvious:

Distress is the single biggest contributor to shorten your life.

Centenarians (people 100+ years old) overwhelmingly cite being able to effectively cope with Distress, as the MAJOR common denominator to their long, healthy lives.

“The usual recommendations—not smoking, not drinking, plenty of exercise, a well-balanced diet, keeping your weight down— do not apply to centenarians. They are in a class of their own.” Nir Barzilai, Institute for Aging Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York

Dr. Barzilai reports of the 500 centenarians surveyed, when at age 70:

* 45 % were overweight or obese

* 37 % smoked (an average of 31 years!)

* 64 % did only moderate or no exercise

Another Major study (68,222 adults for 14 years) determined a clear association between psychological distress and major causes of mortality. A considerably raised risk of mortality was evident, even at low levels of distress. BMJ 2012;345:e4933

OK, so?

There are many ways to effectively reduce Distress.

These 22 are specifically chosen to help you do this.

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You only wish that reading one Doodle once would do it!

It’s the subconscious cross-indexing of selected different Doodles that

‘side-steps’ your filters to give you what you want.

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To reinforce this, read at least 2 below: If you Read only one

# 7 Disaster – 10 Progress It – 13 Changing Change – 14 Eliminating Triggers

17 Impossible Decisions – 18 Being Triggered – 40 So What! – 45 Problems

96 Habits – 121 Carrot & Stick – 194 F. E. A. R. – 197 Obstacles, Your Key to Success