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So firstly, let's break down what is stress and other, and different forms of stress,

because anxiety, for example, is a kind of stress.

Anxiety is stress, obviously, if anyone, we've all been anxious.

Anxiety is a necessary part of our lives.

I've done a whole podcast on anxiety.

And it is a necessary part of our life.

Stress, stress response, fear, all of that is necessary for our survival and for our evolution.

Okay. So it's not something that you want to completely eliminate from your life, but you obviously

want to have the good kinds and the acute kinds and you don't want to have the chronic kinds.

The chronic ones are the ones that are going to cause the issues in your life.

So let's look at the difference. Acute stress is necessary. So it's obviously when you're responding to a stimulus that triggers fear. So back back in the day if you're looking at like

when you're out in the wild. Yes, a lion chasing you. But also something now like it could be a deadline. You could be a sporting if you're an athlete and you're out in the wild. Yes, a lion chasing you, but also something now, like it could be

a deadline, you could be a sporting if you're an athlete and you're about to compete. That

kind of stress is good because you get a surge of all, like you get adrenaline, cortisol,

you get all a surge of all these chemicals that are going to help you perform at your most

intense at that moment.

Okay.

So it is really important.

Even talking on a stage to a set, unless it's paralyzing, it's sometimes quite helpful

to have, you know, acute but not intense stress before you get up because that's what's

going to give you that boost of energy to be in the zone

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