Glass of Water and Stress and Anxiety

                                                     A Glass of Water and Stress and Anxiety

        A Psychologist  paced around a room as spoke about managing stress to an audience .

      She raised a glass of water. Everyone expected she would ask the classic question :" Is  the

     glass half empty or half full ? " .

    But instead , she smiled . " How heavy is the glass of water ? " she asked.

   The audience's guesses ranged between 100 and 500 grams .

   She replied , "The actual weight of this glass has no real significance .

What does matter is  How long I hold the glass . "

   If I hold it for a minute , it doesn't feel so heavy . If I hold it for an hour , I'll eventually start cramping up in my arm ."

  If I hold it for a whole day , my arm will probably numb up and feel paralyzed .

 In each case the glass weight doesn't change , but the longer I hold it , the heavier it gets .

 She continues  , " Stress and Anxiety  are like a Glass of Water. If we stress about things for a

  short while , nothing happens .

 If we think about them a little longer , it starts to hurt .If we think about them all day , we will feel paralyzed-unable to do anything ."

 It's important to remember to let  go of whatever stresses you , so …..

Every evening ,as early as possible, put away the stress you may have carried during the day. Don't carry things throughout the evening and into the night .

            REMEMBER TO PUT DOWN YOUR GLASS OF WATER