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Posted - March 22, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Saved - March 23, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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I share 7 ways to dismantle chronic stress at the root: 1) walk 20 minutes without phone or music; 2) silent walking to let your brain process stress; 3) close stress loops—decide, have the talk, complete the commitment; 4) reclaim agency with choice phrases; 5) brutal honesty with yourself; 6) calibrate your alarm to actual danger; 7) reset your nervous system at the root. Energy = safety. Free workshop this Wednesday 8:30pm ET.

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Chronic stress is destroying your body faster than any disease. Insomnia, brain fog, weight gain, and anxiety. Here are 7 ways to dismantle chronic stress at the root (share this with someone you care about) 🧵 1. Walk without your phone or music (20 min) https://t.co/mwnocT4WOF

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Most people can't do this. Your nervous system never gets a break from stimulation. Silent walking = your brain finally processing stress instead of suppressing it. Try it today. Notice how hard it is.

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2. Close open stress loops Most stress isn't from workload—it's from unresolved decisions. Your nervous system keeps tabs running in the background. Close the loop: Make the decision Have the conversation Complete the commitment Your body relaxes when truth lands. https://t.co/lb88KDQyH9

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The speaker describes a concept called “death by a thousand to dos” or “a thousand open loops,” focusing on everyday tasks and thoughts that stay unresolved. These open loops include items like the email you haven’t sent, the Amazon return you have to process, the need to visit UPS, a conversation you need to have with someone, a new sports team to sign your kid up for, or something your partner asked you to do. The central point is that these open loops are constantly present in our minds and are perceived by the brain as potential threats. Because the brain treats each open loop as a threat, it generates a stress response. This stress response is designed to mobilize resources and increase energy so we can assess and address each open loop. The key insight is that if we fail to assess and address these open loops, they continue to accumulate. Over time, they do not go away; instead, they start to turn into “these little arrows, these little daggers,” because the stress system remains turned on. This ongoing state contributes to a chronic stress cycle. To break this cycle, the speaker emphasizes the necessity of having a system to navigate the thousand to dos and open loops. The recommended approach is to write everything down on paper—the open loops and the tasks that need solving. This externalization helps transfer the burden from the mind to a physical list, making it easier to manage. Importantly, the speaker prescribes a daily limit: identify no more than three each day that are truly critical to solve. The speaker states, “There should never be more than three, critical open loops that you have to solve for each day.” Any tasks or activities done beyond these three are considered bonuses. This constraint helps prevent the brain from perceiving every open loop as an imminent threat and supports reducing the chronic stress response. The speaker concludes by noting that in the next video, the discussion will address “the bigger open loops that can really create damage and really create a never ending chronic stress,” and invites the audience to watch the next installment.
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Speaker 0: I call this death by a thousand to dos or a thousand open loops. So let's talk about these open loops. These open loops, these little everyday open loops, are all the things that I'm sure are even on your mind right now. This is the email you haven't sent. This is the Amazon thing you have to send back. Right? You gotta go to UPS for that. This is that conversation you need to have with somebody. This is that, new sports team you have to sign your kid up for that you forgot about. Right? This is that thing you, your husband or your wife asked you to do. All of these are open loops that are happening in our brain all the time. And every single one of these open loops, our brain perceives it as a potential threat, which means it creates a stress response. K? And this stress response is designed to mobilize the resources, increase the energy our body's making so that we can assess and address each one of these open loops. Now this is the key right here because if we don't assess and address these open loops, well, as we all know, they just keep coming. And eventually, these open loops start to turn into these little arrows, these little daggers. Okay? Because they're not going away and your stress system is is staying turned on all the time. And this is one of those things that keeps us in the chronic stress cycle. We have to learn. We have to have a system for navigating these thousand to dos and open loops. And the best way to do this, okay, is the way you assess these things is you got to get them all written down on a piece of paper. All the things, all the open loops, all the things that you need to solve for, you gotta write it all down. And then this is where our skills come in. You have to identify no more than three every day. There should never be more than three, critical open loops that you have to solve for each day. Every day, I have three things that are the most critical things for me to get done, and anything I do outside of that is a bonus. This is a way that your system can start to not perceive every open loop as a threat. You got to assess and you got to address. In the next video, we're going to talk about the bigger open loops that can really create damage and really create a never ending chronic stress. I'll see you in the next video.

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3. Reclaim agency over obligations Every "I have to" drains your battery. Energy = exercised choice. Start saying: "I choose to..." "I want to..." "This matters to me because..." Power comes from choosing, not obligating.

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4. Practice brutal honesty (with yourself first) You can't relax into a lie. Your body knows when you're gaslighting yourself about: • How satisfied you are • What you actually want • Whether you're aligned with choices Humility = direct contact with reality. https://t.co/h7voNmxM8W

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The speaker urges immediate honesty, telling you to “not lie,” to “stop lying,” to “stop saying things you believe to be untrue,” and to “stop doing things you know to be wrong.” By starting with that honesty, you’ll get closer and closer to the truth. The speaker characterizes truth as “the adventure of life,” noting that the truth has the world on your side, because “if you're lying about things, you're opposing reality.” The message culminates in a provocative question: “Who are you? Who are you to oppose reality?”
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Speaker 0: One way to increase the probability that things will unfold for you properly is to is to not lie. Just stop lying. Stop saying things you believe to be untrue. Stop doing things you know to be wrong. Just start with that. You'll get closer and closer to the truth. And the truth is the truth is the adventure of life. That's the advantage to the truth. You have the world on your side, because if you're lying about things, you're opposing reality. Who are you? Who are you to oppose reality? Good luck.

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5. Calibrate your alarm system (ant vs break-in) Your nervous system can't tell difference between missed email and tiger. Train it to match threat level to actual danger. Ant = ant response. Break-in = break-in response. This isn't suppression. It's calibration. https://t.co/qkkMn2nj2l

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6. Reset your nervous system at the root Most stress "solutions" manage symptoms: Meditation = pause Breathwork = temporary Supplements = treats branches They help briefly. Don't reset system sending threats 24/7. Free workshop THIS WEDNESDAY 8:30pm ET ↓ https://t.co/gjXgsmZEEG

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In this discussion, the speaker describes a cycle they label as the stress cycle within a so-called new normal. This cycle generates a range of new symptoms that can feel overwhelming and persistent. The speaker lists specific manifestations that commonly accompany this stress state: headaches, low libido, overweight, irritable bowels, poor sleep, and hormone imbalance. These are presented as frequent, reactive outcomes of the ongoing stress environment rather than isolated, unrelated issues. The speaker then notes that there are many approaches people reach for in response to these symptoms. They acknowledge that pills, supplements, meditation, and deep breathing techniques are among the available options. The speaker emphasizes that these modalities in themselves are not inherently problematic. However, the central point is that if these approaches are used without addressing the underlying problem driving the entire cycle, the situation tends to devolve into a repetitive “whack a mole” pattern. In other words, treating one symptom triggers another, and the cycle continues rather than resolving the core issue. To illustrate the cycle, the speaker describes a sequence: a libido issue is addressed, followed by attention to a headache through meditation, and then new or worsening concerns emerge—such as the thyroid becoming imbalanced. The narrative suggests that even after medical testing, such as blood work, people may find themselves going down a path of starting multiple supplements and medications. This sequence is framed as a loop that can become costly and exhausting, with repeated shifts from symptom to symptom and corresponding treatment adjustments. The overarching message is a call to shift focus away from the symptom-by-symptom approach and toward stepping out of the cycle altogether. The speaker hints at a shift in strategy by signaling that, in a forthcoming post, techniques will be shared to help initiate this exit from the cycle. The implication is that addressing the root cause—rather than continually chasing individual symptoms with separate remedies—will be essential, and that practical methods will be introduced in the next installment.
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Speaker 0: Okay. So here we are in our stress cycle. Right? This quote unquote new normal that creates a ton of new symptoms. Right? These new symptoms very easily become whack a mole. Right? We've got headaches. We've got low libido. We got overweight, irritable bowels, poor sleep, hormone imbalance. But don't worry, we got pills, supplements, we got meditation we can do, deep breathing techniques, all these different techniques and modalities that in themselves aren't bad. Okay? I don't want you to hear me wrong. They're not bad. But if we don't address the actual problem here, it literally becomes whack a mole and we are hitting a libido with something. Then we're like, Oh my God, my headache. Let me go meditate. Right? And then the next thing happens and the next thing happens. My thyroid's in the tank. I just got my blood work. And now I got to go on all these supplements and medications and round and round we go. And are we talking about lots of money here? When what we need to, what you need to start to focus on is how do I step out of this cycle? And in the next post, you're gonna see some techniques on how to start.

@matthew_labosco - Matthew LaBosco

I'm teaching professionals the exact system to dismantle chronic stress at the root—so you can sleep through the night, think clearly, and actually switch off. No meditation. No meds. Just neuroscience that actually works. 🎟️ go.matthewlabosco.com/workshop-l8-xp…

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7. Identify your primal loop You're operating from one: "I'm not enough" "I'll be abandoned" "I must prove my worth" These aren't conscious beliefs—they're nervous system patterns. Once you see yours, you can interrupt it. That's when real change begins... https://t.co/Pc2ESvBIcj

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The speaker discusses two primal open loops that everyone experiences, rooted in childhood: safety and worth. 1) Safety open loop: The question is, am I safe? This includes physical safety and emotional safety, such as whether it’s safe to open my heart, be vulnerable, or be who I am. The need to know how to keep oneself safe drives daily behavior. 2) Worth open loop: The question is, what do I have to do to be loved and accepted? What is the game I must play to be loved and accepted? These loops influence how people orient to safety and to worth. Examples of how these loops manifest: - Some people believe that to stay safe, they must keep in motion and never slow down. - Others feel they must keep producing to remain valuable. - For some, value is tied to how much money they make. The two primal loops determine how much someone feels they must perform or remain in motion to be safe and valued. These loops generate pervasive stress and influence daily life and survival, creating a chronic stress response when not addressed. The speaker argues that identifying and addressing these primal loops is essential to avoid remaining in a chronic stress loop and to reduce the constant stress associated with daily life.
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Speaker 0: Alright. In the last tweet, talked about the everyday open loops. The death by a thousand open loops, which are all these little open loops that we all deal with day in and day out. Just the to do list. Right? But I wanna talk about these two primal open loops that are prevalent for everybody. There's no exception to this. Okay? These primal open loops are actually open loops that develop in our childhood. And the two questions, the two open loops that every single person is asking and trying to solve for each and every day are, number one, is am I safe? Right? What do I have to do to keep myself safe? And I mean literally at a level of safety, at a primal level of safety. And part of keeping yourself safe, only physically, but also emotionally safe, my heart safe, is it safe for me to open my heart, is it safe for me to be vulnerable, is it safe for me to be who I am? Right? All of those things are are questions that feed this huge open loop of safety. And then the other monster open loop is our worth. Right? That's the other question. What do I have to do to be loved and accepted? Right? What are what what's the game that I have to play here to be loved and accepted? Because those two open loops, if we don't have clarity on those two things and we haven't identified the way in which I orient to safety and how I orient to worth, for example, somebody might have this belief that in order to stay safe, have to keep in motion. I can't slow down ever. Right? I have a lot of people, myself included, who live in that side of that framework. The other one is, well, I just have to keep producing. I still have to I have to in order to be valuable, I have to keep producing. I have to keep contributing. Some people are like, well, my only value is tied to how much money I'm making. Right? We have to start to pay attention to what are these monster primal open loops that have to do with our feeling of safety as being ourself, and are we worthy? What do we have to do to be accepted in love? Because these open loops these open loops create much larger daggers that are coming at us on a regular basis, and you wanna talk about something that activates a stress response, these open loops have everything to do with our ability to survive at a very basic level. And so addressing these primal loops is absolutely essential to making sure that you that we're not in this chronic stress loop on a daily basis.

@matthew_labosco - Matthew LaBosco

Here's what most people don't realize: You don't have an energy problem. You have a safety problem. Your nervous system thinks you're being chased 24/7. Until you teach it otherwise, symptoms keep coming back: • Sleep issues • Brain fog • Weight gain • Anxiety https://t.co/abEiYfpOH6

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Speaker 0 describes how the body prioritizes survival over thriving. In moments of stress and in the survival loop, the body remains focused on staying alive rather than pursuing meaning or purpose. Thriving—defined as the ability to aim up, pursue what’s meaningful, feel inspired and motivated, and live a meaningful and purposeful life—becomes secondary when the body feels it is under threat. When thriving activates, all systems are online: digestion functions well, reproduction occurs, thinking is clear, and there is greater composure and access to grace. However, once the stress loop takes hold and survival becomes the priority, the body conserves resources and non-essential processes are downregulated. Digestion is deprioritized because the body is worried about being eaten rather than eating, leading to digestive issues such as bloating, IBS, and Crohn’s disease. Reproduction is neglected as well, with the libido diminishing and hormone balance and fertility deteriorating. These effects are described as byproducts of the chronic stress loop. In the realm of cognition and emotion, when in survival mode, clear thinking gives way to reactive thinking. People are more reactive and experience more anxiety, and their perspective narrows. The speaker emphasizes that in survival mode, the big picture is lost because individuals are constantly reacting to immediate threats, and everything can feel catastrophic or overly dramatic. The core message is that to move away from these symptoms, one must turn off the chronic stress response. By reducing or eliminating the survival-focused state, the body can re-enter thriving, restoring digestive health, hormonal balance, reproductive function, cognitive clarity, and emotional composure. The speaker underscores the importance of shifting from a reactive, survival-centered mindset to a thriving-centered approach that enables meaningful living, with the goal of aligning physiological processes and mental state toward long-term well-being rather than short-term survival.
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Speaker 0: Your body will sacrifice long term health to survive in any moment. And what that means is, as long as you're surviving or in that stress cycle, that loop, your body's good. It's not concerned about thriving. Thriving is not as important as surviving. And thriving is the ability to pursue what's meaningful and purposeful. It's the ability to aim up. It's able to have a meaningful and purposeful life. It's to feel inspired and motivated. If your body feels like it's fighting for survival, this is the last thing that it can step into is this mechanism of thriving. And so when the body's thriving, which is what it's designed to do, all systems are online. Your digestion is working really well, reproduction is happening. You're able to think clearly, there's clarity, you have composure, you know, you're more accessible to grace. Like there's so much your body was designed inside of thriving. But as soon as that stress loop, right? As soon as we get caught in the stress cycle, and we're in survival mode, the body has to start to conserve resources. So anything that's not survival dependent, right? We eliminate, right? Hey, we don't have to worry about digesting right now because we're worried about being eaten. We're not worried about eating. So queue up bloating, IBS, Crohn's disease, and all the other digestive issues that everybody seems to have these days. Reproduction. Who cares about reproducing? I'm just trying to stay alive. So bye bye libido, all kinds of hormone issues and infertility. All of these things are a byproduct of that stress loop and clear thinking who can have perspective when our hair is on fire. We're gonna be more reactive. We're gonna have more anxiety. And what's so important to understand is we lose perspective. We lose perspective of the big picture when we're in survival mode because we're just reacting to what's in front of us. Constantly reacting, reacting. Everything is catastrophic. Everything's a big deal. Massive overreaction when we're in survival mode. And so we've got to take a step back and stop treating all these things and start orienting to how do we turn off this chronic stress response so we can start to thrive again.

@matthew_labosco - Matthew LaBosco

I've spent 20+ years helping high performers who tried everything: Therapy, meditation, biohacks, supplements. The turning point wasn't another hack. It was addressing the ROOT: nervous system stuck in survival mode—running threat signals even when safe. https://t.co/cdGQVfS5xa

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You can't meditate out of a nervous system stuck in survival mode. Free workshop THIS WEDNESDAY Mar 25, 8:30pm ET: the 5 patterns keeping you stuck + what actually resets your system. 🎟️ go.matthewlabosco.com/workshop-l8-xp…

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I hope this helps you become stronger and more grounded. If you recognized even one pattern, don't wait another year. Follow @matthew_labosco for daily nervous system tools. Free workshop THIS WEDNESDAY: go.matthewlabosco.com/workshop-l8-xp…

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@MetabolicPrime These are very helpful tools!

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Posted - March 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Saved - November 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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I’ve learned from Crum that stress isn’t just in your body or head—it’s in your beliefs. The Stress Mindset Theory shows that viewing stress as enhancing reshapes biology: lower cortisol, better heart rate, sharper thinking, and even better health. In studies, simply reframing stress changed outcomes—from students to doctors. Stress becomes a coach, not an enemy, and yes, belief can fuse with biology to guide growth.

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You’ve been lied to. Stress isn’t just in your head or body. After 15 years of research, Stanford Professor Alia Crum discovered that your beliefs about stress can rewire your biology—your heart, brain, and even your lifespan. Here’s what no one ever told you about stress: 🧵 https://t.co/17SPkiqUiB

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Most of us see stress as the villain. We try to “manage” it. Avoid it. Medicate it. But Crum discovered something radical: It’s not the stress that harms you. It’s what you believe about stress that shapes its impact. https://t.co/C69p71XYfn

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Speaker 1 described findings from a study of Navy SEALs. They reported that SEALs, on average, exhibited a stress-enhancing mindset. This was observed as a notable characteristic among individuals who were on the path to becoming SEALs, given the demanding nature of the field. The researchers measured this mindset at the outset of SEALs’ basic training, specifically during BUDS training, and then tracked how well these individuals progressed through the program, which is known for its extreme rigor. The core result was that the measure of a stress-enhancing mindset predicted the rate of progression through the program. In other words, SEAL candidates who, within the observed range, possessed a higher tendency toward viewing stress as a potential source of strength were more likely to complete the training successfully and eventually become SEALs. Additionally, the researchers found that those with a more stress-enhancing mindset showed faster performance on obstacle course times, indicating quicker or more efficient physical task execution during testing. They were also rated more positively by their peers, suggesting a higher level of peer-perceived performance or character during the training period. In summary, the study indicates that among SEAL candidates, a stress-enhancing mindset at the beginning of basic training was associated with higher completion rates, faster obstacle course performance, and more favorable peer evaluations as they progressed through the rigorous BUDS program.
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Speaker 0: This is probably a good opportunity if there's anything interesting to extract from the study on SEAL teams, what was it? Speaker 1: We found that they on average had stresses enhancing mindset, perhaps not surprisingly, right? If you're going into devote your whole life to being a Navy SEAL, you must have some inclination that stress is a source of strength for you. But what we found with them, we measured this at the beginning of their basic training of BUDS training, and then looked at how well they succeeded through that program. So as you know, this is an extremely rigorous program. So what we found was that our measure predicted that rate. So people who even within that range had a more stress enhancing mindset were more likely to complete training, become a SEAL. They also had faster obstacle course times, and they were rated by their peers more positively.

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She calls it the Stress Mindset Theory. And it boils down to this: → If you believe stress is bad, your body treats it like a threat. → If you believe stress is enhancing, your body adapts and grows. Same stress. Different belief. Totally different outcome. https://t.co/5uwqZXUBcI

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In one of her landmark studies, Crum split participants into two groups: One watched a video about stress being dangerous. The other watched one showing how stress can boost performance. Then, both were exposed to a stressful task. The result? https://t.co/DmyiuX7l23

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The “stress-is-enhancing” group had: → Lower cortisol levels → Better heart rate regulation → Sharper cognitive function In just a few minutes, their biology began shifting—based only on what they believed. https://t.co/13rdHvtSrs

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Speaker 0 described designing a measure to test people's mindsets about stress. The measure uses simple questions, such as to what extent you agree or disagree with statements like "stress enhances my performance and productivity" and "stress heightens my vitality and growth." They found in a number of correlational studies that a more enhancing stress mindset was linked to better health outcomes, better well-being, and higher performance.
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Speaker 0: Originally, we designed a measure to test people's mindsets about stress. Simple questions like, what extent do you believe or agree or disagree with statements like, stress enhances my performance and productivity. Stress heightens my vitality and growth, things like that. And we found in a number of correlational studies that that more enhancing stress mindset was linked to better health outcomes, better well-being, and higher performance.

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She repeated this in high-stakes environments: → College students showed improved GPAs → ER doctors reported less burnout → Sales teams hit higher quotas All because they reframed stress as something that could help—not hurt—them.

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And it wasn’t just performance. Crum’s research found that stress mindsets affected long-term health, too: People with a stress-is-enhancing belief had lower inflammation, stronger immunity, and even increased longevity. Your beliefs are literally programming your body. https://t.co/WQ5l84cj6B

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Speaker 0 outlines a three-step approach to adopting a stresses-enhancing mindset. First, acknowledge and own your stress, being mindful of it. Second, welcome the stress, because in it there is something you care about, using it as an opportunity to reconnect to what you care about. Third, utilize the stress response to achieve the thing you care about, rather than spending resources trying to get rid of the stress.
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Speaker 0: We've developed a three step approach to adopting a stresses enhancing mindset. And briefly, the first step is to just acknowledge that you're stressed, to own it, see it, be mindful of it. The second step is to welcome it. Why would you welcome it? You welcome it because inherently in that stress is something you care about. So you're using it as an opportunity to reconnect to what is it that I care about here? And then the third step is to utilize the stress response to achieve the thing that you care about, not spend your time, money, effort, energy, trying to get rid of the stress.

@matthew_labosco - Matthew LaBosco

Here’s the wildest discovery from her research: Stress itself isn’t toxic. But believing it is? That’s what makes it toxic. The science is clear: your body amplifies what your mind expects. This is a psychological placebo effect—but for your stress response.

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That means stress isn't your enemy—it’s your coach. A signal your body uses to rise, adapt, and grow. If you lean into it instead of fearing it, your brain rewires, your heart responds, and your health strengthens. Yes, from belief alone. Use stress to find the root cause. https://t.co/PRRuKuXgmF

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People are largely trapped in a stress loop, where the nervous system is basically on fire. The experiences of overwhelm, anxiety, frustration, and franticness come from this fight-or-flight loop. Because of this, people focus on every aspect of their life—relationships, children, careers, money, health, and the never-ending to-do list—and perceive each element as an emergency. As a result, they can’t gain perspective on how to start solving these issues. The pattern is: we’re putting out fires, but we don’t realize the fires are being created by the stress loop itself. All of the fires—whether in relationships, careers, money, or health—are caused by these stress loops, because the nervous system can only perceive threats. To solve all of these areas, we must step out of this cycle of stress. This stress cycle is what leads to health issues and ongoing overwhelm. No supplement, no amount of meditation, is going to correct it, because those approaches only help us manage relationships from within the stress loop rather than address the root cause. In other words, managing the symptoms through temporary relief fails to resolve the underlying dynamic driving problems across life domains.
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Speaker 0: What I've realized working with people and through my own experience is most people are just caught in the stress loop, meaning their nervous system is basically on fire And the experiences of overwhelm, anxiety, frustration, and just franticness is caused by the nervous system being caught in this fight or flight loop. And what it does is it has us basically focused on everything in our life, whether it's our relationships, our children, our careers, money, our health, and the never ending to do list. All of these things are overwhelming and they all look like crises. They all look like serious problems. And because every single thing that we are perceiving in our world looks like an emergency, we can't really gain perspective on how to start to solve for these things. And what we're doing is we're just putting out the fires, putting out the fires, putting out the fires, putting out the fires, but not realizing that this stress loop is what's creating all the fires. All the fires are caused by these stress loops that we're in because our nervous system can only perceive threats. And so the only way to solve all of these things, relationships with our kids, careers, money, our health, and the never ending to do list is we got to step out of this cycle of stress. This stress cycle is what is going to lead to all of the health issues, all of the overwhelm, no supplement, no amount of meditation is gonna correct that because all that does is allows us to manage these relationships from our stress loop, as opposed to getting to the root cause.

@matthew_labosco - Matthew LaBosco

Dr. Crum’s work is now being applied across medicine, education, and business. Why? Because it's trainable. → One video → One workshop → One mindset intervention That’s all it takes to start changing biology from the inside out. https://t.co/wEyITCngyD

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So the next time you feel stressed, don’t run from it. Pause. Breathe. Ask yourself: “What if this pressure is preparing me—not punishing me?” Because your answer might just change your heart, your brain, and your life.

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My take: There are great takeaways from Crum’s work. But in personal development (and my clinical practice), I’ve seen this idea taken too far. Even Alia, I think, pushes it a bit. Mindset is powerful, but it can’t override reality...

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You can believe the stress of touching a hot stove is good—but you’ll still lose your hand. The real takeaway? You have the agency to fight for what’s worth it—and your stress response is your ally. But sometimes? Flight is wiser. Disengaging is courageous.

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While believing stress is helpful increases the positive effects, it doesn't necessarily reduce the negative effects. From her 2013 paper on rethinking stress: https://t.co/eianvca98w

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If this thread resonated with you... You'll love this one on how chronic stress silently rewires your life and the exact tools to reverse it (for good): https://t.co/vOtpIQVl1I

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If you're stuck in chronic stress, your brain is working against you. Neuroscience proves your brain can get addicted to the stress loop—rewiring you for survival, not growth. Here’s how stress hijacks your life—and how to finally escape the cycle: 🧵 https://t.co/0VfhRo0EuD

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What’s Your Experience With Chronic Stress? Have you ever felt stuck in fight-or-flight mode, like your body’s constantly on edge? Share your experience and any questions in the comments, and I'll respond to every single one.

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