ARE WE BORN TO BE stressed or anxious? What’s the difference and does it even matter?
Anxiety and stress are the most common difficulties I see in my practice. People experiencing both anxiety and chronic stress come to me after they have travelled down many psychological treatment and self-help paths, as well as visiting their GP and sometimes specialist consultants. For some, these therapies help to a point or in certain situations, for others, they arrive at my office with little hope that there might be something that can substantially help free them from the debilitating effects of anxiety and stress.
For quite a few people, the difficulty arises because we tend to conflate and use the terms “stress” and “anxiety” interchangeably. However,