A filter for the strain
Brunch|March 09, 2024
Everybody’s stressed. Few manage it well. Skip the boring advice, ditch what the IG gurus say and do what works for you.
SEEMA GOSWAMI
A filter for the strain

One of the first questions that doctors ask you at a medical examination is whether you are suffering from stress. And given the pressures of modern life, rare is the person who does not answer with a resounding yes. When you do confess to feeling stressed, you are generally asked to do some light yoga or meditation, lighten your workload, develop a healthier lifestyle, and so on.

There’s nothing wrong with this advice, but the methods I have adopted over the last few years to deal with stress are quite different. Here, in no particular order of importance, are what they are.

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