|
A caveman out on a hunt or a soldier on the front line needs the stress response in his body to have the energy to fight; the anticipation of the life-or-death experience puts his whole body into a state of red alert. Stress enables us to meet challenges, to push ourselves through heightening our awareness and focusing concentration. 外出打猎的穴居人或者前线作战的士兵体内都需要应激反应来激发战斗力;预见到非生即死的体验，这让他全身都进入了红色警戒状态。压力使我们迎接挑战，促使我们提高警惕并集中注意力。 But the stress most of us have is not from life-or-death situations, but arises from an accumulation of much smaller issues. If our response becomes increasingly stressful then the body will put out the red alert. We may feel like a steam cooker coming to full pressure, but we are the only one who can turn down the heat. Unfortunately we usually feel powerless to do so. 但我们大多数人面对的压力都不是生死攸关的，而是源于小事的积累。如果我们的反应过度紧张，身体就会发出红色警报，我们会感觉像压力锅压力达到极限，但只有我们自己能把热度降下来。不幸的是，我们总是感觉自己无能为力。 We may have little or no control over the circumstances or stressors we are dealing with, but we do have control over our response. No matter where we go or what we do, the change that's the most effective is the one within ourselves. | 
