A recent statement by a prominent, local politician that stress is a white man’ disease, caused some uproar in my country.
“I don’t get stressed," he declared. “Stress is a white man’s disease and that is why a term such as stress does not exist in the Zulu language." Overhere, where race is a very sensitive topic, most of the reactions to his statement centred around that aspect. But also relevant I thought, is the common mistake of mixing up terminology related to:
And this is where, I think, the politician got it wrong (although there was probably much more to the statement than a lack of physiology knowledge). Make no mistake, this is not the first time I have heard people confusing the two concepts ... whether the word appears in their dictionaries or not. So what is the difference between responding to stress and being stressed out?
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Erika KrugerI am Erika Kruger, self-care skills trainer & mentor. I am here for every person who realises that their wellbeing is THEIR business. Categories
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