#39 - Stress Sucks

With the rise of uncertainty in this challenging world where things are becoming less natural and more chaotic, our lives have been greatly impacted, and for some, turned around. 

Given the current state of the world, it makes it hard for us to view social media positively. In fact, it builds up even more stress that’s toxic for us. The question is: are you effectively dealing with your stressors or are you just coping? 

In this episode, be enlightened as Sammy and Andrew take us along with their personal experiences on how stress negatively and positively affects the different phases of their lives, providing us a sneak peek into how they handle or disconnect with stress and overcome or reconnect with the natural setting of life.

Why we need to talk about stress: dealing or coping (1:32)  Different sources where stress originated from (5:07)  Andrew's personal experience with stress (9:21)  Factors that affect our stress levels:  Social media (11:49)  Factors that affect our stress levels: Sleep (13:22)  Factors that affect our stress levels: Morning Routines (14:13)  Factors that affect our stress levels: Unnatural living cycle (16:15)  Dealing with stress through grounding (18:18)  The domino effect of stress (22:22)  Consequences of not dealing with stress (23:55)  Difference between Eastern and Western approach (25:24)  Porn as an escape mechanism to stress (26:26)  Relationship between stress and sex: Performance Anxiety and Entitlement (27:29)  Abundance vs Scarcity (29:28)  Stress is internal, it's all in the mind (29:28)