Stress!
It could be the emblem, the flag of our century. Who hasn’t experienced stress at some point in their life? And the why is very simple. 

We have a brain that is designed and adapted to living in caves and breathing open air. As much as we like to feel far from the caves, the truth is that we are much closer than it seems. Our brains haven’t strayed that far from that programming. 

And yet, today we live in a world full of events, deadlines, work, family and personal demands. Time that feels faster and faster and a tendency to self-demand that consumes us at gigantic speeds. 

Who in their right mind can take care of their partner, be the best worker, make time to eat healthy, play sports, take care of their children with time to play with them, etc… 

The answer is simple: There is no physical time to meet everyone’s needs or to meet all our expectations. 

Stress arises when the brain “overheats” like a computer that can’t handle any more tasks. 

Why is it important to rely on a professional?
A psychologist knows how stress works. The mechanisms that trigger it and maintain it, and he knows how to help his patients manage it in the right way. He knows how to provide solid and reinforcing support to the patient so that they feel able to move forward and get rid of stress. It is able to accompany you on the path of changing the way you manage life, time and demands to reduce it.

I don’t know why, but when it comes to a broken engine, no one doubts having a mechanic. It’s almost inevitable.

In American movies, the father of a family who wants to be a plumber to save a few dollars is always ridiculed and in the end ends up with water up to his ears. 

The problem is that all our lives we are invited to self-manage. To know how to control ourselves and keep ourselves stable. But if you notice, we haven’t been taught to do that at any point!

In my head it sounds as absurd as if someone expected me to know how to fix my car without touching a mechanics book… I don’t even try, and if I tried I would get frustrated and waste a lot of time in vain before calling a professional. It may even have broken my engine even more. 

Your engine is the mind that comes without instructions from birth. It’s totally normal to have someone who already knows how it works and can make things much easier and more enjoyable for you.