The human mind is a powerful source of unnecessary stress, what we might call "wasteful allostasis." Overthinking is a prime example of such an "energy leak", where mental strain can stress the body similarly to continuous high energy expenditures from intense training.
I'm not gonna lie, reading this post certainly contributed to my allostatic load! While this is a term I've not heard before, I clearly put unneeded stress on myself on a daily basis. I'm glad that I came across your post, because it's raised my awareness about the issue of allostatic load, and now I have even more of a reason to try and chill out.
Fascinating! As a triathlete, I find that I have to work to balance training stress with daily stressors. I struggle with overthinking, worrying, and am very routine based so I don’t like changes to my schedule.
Thanks Adam and Brittany. I think having the awareness that even mental stress has an energetic cost attached can help. Just noting the stress and labelling it can help to rationalise and take away some of its "weight".
I'm not gonna lie, reading this post certainly contributed to my allostatic load! While this is a term I've not heard before, I clearly put unneeded stress on myself on a daily basis. I'm glad that I came across your post, because it's raised my awareness about the issue of allostatic load, and now I have even more of a reason to try and chill out.
Fascinating! As a triathlete, I find that I have to work to balance training stress with daily stressors. I struggle with overthinking, worrying, and am very routine based so I don’t like changes to my schedule.
Thanks Adam and Brittany. I think having the awareness that even mental stress has an energetic cost attached can help. Just noting the stress and labelling it can help to rationalise and take away some of its "weight".