Stress indicators manifest physically (headaches, fatigue, tense muscles, stomach issues), emotionally (irritability, anxiety, feeling overwhelmed, sadness), cognitively (poor memory, trouble focusing, racing thoughts), and behaviourally (sleep changes, altered eating, social withdrawal, increased substance use). Recognizing these signs, which vary by person, helps you address stress before it escalates.
Objectivity, in this landscape, usually means not a “view from nowhere,” but “as independent of any one person’s quirks as we can practically make it.”
Listening to your body means paying attention to the signals your whole organism is sending, taking them seriously, and responding in a way that keeps you healthy and steady over time
Psychological “flow states” are much easier to enter and sustain when the underlying organismic flow is relatively harmonious and supported.
